Area Senior Sales Assistant - 20 hours per week

Regatta; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A retail management company in Canterbury is looking for a part-time Area Senior Sales Assistant to deliver exceptional customer service and ensure sales maximization within their area. Applicants should have prior retail experience and a full UK driving license, and will benefit from a supportive environment, competitive pay, and various employee perks including discounts and development programs.

Benefits

Starting pay £12.60 per hour

Quarterly bonus based on performance

Up to 70% discount on all Regatta Group brands

28 days annual leave

Long service awards

Wellbeing initiatives and support

Qualifications

• Previous retail experience is essential.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Ability to travel frequently to other concessions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a first-class customer experience tailored to individual needs.
• Maximise sales within your concession area.
• Maintain an inviting and friendly atmosphere.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Job description

Do you love meeting new people, tending to ask lots of questions and get a buzz from giving personalised advice?

Want to take full ownership of your Concession and really make it your own, whilst looking after other unstaffed concessions local to yours?

If so, then you would love to hear more about our exciting opportunity for an Area Senior Sales Assistant to join our South East team working 20 hours per week to include Saturdays.

Previous retail experience is essential, however training will be given. A full UK driving licence is required as well as the ability to travel to other concessions within your region frequently as needed.

People love working in our Concessions - and we have the employee engagement results to prove it. You’ll find members of the regional teams as diverse as the customers who love shopping in them. It’s a friendly, supportive family business - a place where bakers, dog walkers, book worms, students, parents, travellers, movie buffs, foodies, festival goers, musicians and more come together to create experiences consumers really appreciate.

The difference you’ll make :

• You will deliver a first-class customer experience, tailored to people’s individual needs
• Help to maximise sales within your concession area within the host store
• With your warm personality and enthusiasm, your Concession will always be friendly and inviting to both regular and new customers
• Deliveries will be processed and clothing and accessories will be replenished and displayed with your intuitive merchandising skills
• Your in-depth product knowledge of feature and benefits allows you to provide expert advice on what customers need for all their adventures

Our investment in YOU!

We understand that everyone’s career path and ambitions are different, which is why we have created our bespoke Trailblazers retail development programme that is available for all Concessions & Retail employees. You will develop transferable skills and gain valuable experience when part of the Regatta Family, whilst working with a diverse group of people across your region who share the same core values of Great Relationships and Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Our investment in the environment!

Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, and you will have the opportunity to support our Group wide sustainability committee and put ideas into action and really make a difference to the world we live in!

What we can offer you :

• Starting pay £12.60 per hour
• Additional pay increases in line with our Trailblazers development programme - earn as you learn!
• A quarterly bonus based on targets and sales performance
• Brand new kit provided twice a year to wear on your concession
• Up to 70% discount on all Regatta Group brands
• Fantastic monthly and annual awards to recognise individual and regional achievements
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays & pro‑rated for weekly hours)
• Holiday pay based on your average hours worked
• Long service awards, including meals and trips away as well as an extra day of annual leave!
• Meaningful internal and external wellbeing initiatives and support available
• A charity fundraising matching scheme as well as long standing partnerships with charities such as the Alzheimer’s society
• High employee engagement results
• Be part of a great regional team, yet take full ownership of your concession