Job Ref: 213979770

Date: 2021-06-15 12:24:25

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About Bensons for Beds No ‘one size fits all' when it comes to finding the perfect sleep experience for customers and that's why at Bensons for Beds we put Sleep Wellness™ at the heart of everything we do.  With nearly 70 years of retail and 100 years of manufacturing experience in sourcing the best quality beds, frames and mattresses, at Bensons we understand how to design the perfect, tailored sleep experience.  

We have 190+ locations across our retail, manufacturing and distribution sites, employing c 1800 colleagues. Under new ownership of Alteri Investors we have an ambitious 3 year plan to grow the business further and achieve our mission of becoming the market leading bed retailer with a strong omnichannel presence.
 
Our Benefits! In return for your contribution to the store's performance, we offer a competitive base salary of £21,000 p.a. plus uncapped individual commission (paid monthly on top of your salary) once your minimum target is achieved. On Target Earnings c. £25,000 p.a.

Monthly store bonus potential when your store achieves its target
*Employee discount scheme for Bensons products
*‘Perks' discounts from numerous high street and online retailers and service providers to save you money on your everyday purchases and bigger expenses such as holidays and travel, electrical goods, motoring and leisure products etc.
*Pension scheme – provided by Legal & General
*Healthshield cashback options for Health and wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other hospital services and more)
Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)
Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills
Career progression – access to internal opportunities to build your career within Bensons for Beds
*Long service awards and ‘Love to Shop' voucher rewards to spend as you like
28 days holiday, rising to 31 after 2 years' service

We are a business with a flexible approach to working which means we can offer full time (40 hrs/wk), part time and flexi working with hours to suit most requirements, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Please feel free to discuss flexible options at your interview.

(*qualifying periods apply)
  
The Role – Administrator We are currently looking for an Administrator to join our team. You would play a significant role in helping us to achieve our vision, by providing efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the Store Manager and ensuring all administrative tasks are completed to a high standard.

Your role as an Administrator will involve:

Provide administrative support to the store team using a variety of Benson's & mainstream software.
Provide professional and timely customer service through a variety of communication channels and deal with enquiries in a timely manner.
Maintain the store order book.
Provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative service to all members of the team and management. 
Undertake all necessary learning and development.
Work flexibly to meet the needs of the business, supporting the team in line with flexible working arrangements.

Working closely with your store colleagues to ensure we offer every customer an outstanding in-store experience, we will give you extensive product training, and ongoing coaching and support throughout your time with us, giving you every opportunity to succeed, progress and build your perfect career!

It should be noted that due to the nature of our products being large and sometimes heavy, the role will involve you and your colleagues moving products around in-store to position them to sell, and some cleaning tasks will be necessary to ensure the store and our products are in the best possible condition for our customers.
Skills needed We are looking for an Administrator with pride, passion and a positive ‘can do' attitude, devoted in providing efficient administration support to the Store Manager and Team with professionalism. Driven to achieve your targets. You will enjoy engaging with a wide variety of people and can adapt your approach as appropriate to build rapport and establish their needs. 

Ideally you will have worked in an administration previously and have confident communication skills, both verbally and written and be resilient and resourceful when you need to be. You will be able to work under pressure and have the ability to meet the required deadlines.

Apply now!! If you love meeting new people, engaging with a variety of customers, being part of a team, growing your skills and developing new ones then our Administrator role could be for you.

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There is a brief online application process to complete, to tell us about yourself, answer some questions and confirm your eligibility.  We'll reply to you asap

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