Retail Sales Assistant

About Us

South Pacific Welding and BOC are members of Linde plc, we are known as one of the world leaders in gases, engineering, and healthcare. We develop safe, sustainable, and innovative solutions for customers in many specialty sectors, heavy industry, and medical environments. For more than a century, the company's gases and expertise have contributed to advances in industry and everyday life, including steelmaking, refining, chemical processing, environmental protection, wastewater treatment, welding and cutting, food processing and distribution, glass production, electronics, and health care.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to join a leading welding and industrial supplies company? We are seeking a talented full-time Sales Assistant Industrial / Trade to join our team in our Palmerston. In this role, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service and sales support to a diverse range of industrial and trade customers.

This hands-on role includes order entry, stock management, customer service, problem-solving and some heavy lifting. You'll need to be accurate, show good initiative and be comfortable handling sales both in person and over the phone. Strong computer skills are essential and experience with SAP is a bonus.

What you will enjoy doing

• In this role you will deliver technical support and solutions with outstanding customer experience
• Provide resolution of customer complaints effectively and in a timely manner is part of th is function
• Further you will build strong collaborative relationships with your team as well as other departments
• Identify and communicate local growth opportunities and maintain efficient warehouse processes
• You will also contribute to the overall branch performance
• Additionally, you are in charge to accurate and timely process orders in SAP
• Comply with SPW Safety policies and procedures is required

What makes you great

• You have experience in a retail sales environment
• In addition, you are confidence in presenting our wide product & service range to our customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary
• SAP skills are desirable
• Welding, Fabrication or similar trade knowledge would be highly regarded
• Forklift Licence would be highly regarded
• Industrial and safety equipment knowledge would be highly advantageous or willingness to learn is key for anyone without Industrial experience.

Why you will love working with us

At Linde we identify ourselves with our products – either working for the technical or medical gases business. Being a company with a long tradition in the gases business, we not only care about our customers and high-quality products, but most importantly about our employees. While working with us, expect a safe workplace, high safety standards and a true commitment from our managers to safety.

What we offer you

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.  

SPW is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from diverse demographics including Indigenous Australians.   

SPW offers a diverse range of employment opportunities, training programs and enhanced career development for outstanding employees, including the possibility of career advancement opportunities with BOC and the global Linde Group. We also have a variety of employee appreciation programs to recognise solo and collaborative team efforts.

Have we inspired you? Lets talk about it

So, what are you waiting for? The opportunity is yours. Are you ready to take the lead?

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, resume, relevant certificates and / or licenses) via our online job market.

In order to apply, you must have full work rights in Australia.

South Pacific Welding acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.