Christmas Retail Associate

Dckgroup; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free jewellery – £25–£55 per month

Mileage and parking expenses paid

Pension scheme with DCK contribution

Life assurance

Training & Development opportunities

Long Service Recognition scheme

Job summary

DCK is seeking a Christmas Retail Associate in Canterbury for a temporary peak period until 26/12/2026. The role is 20 hours per week with a 9:00am start, includes weekend patterns including Tuesdays to Fridays. Access to your own vehicle and full driving licence are required.

You will support store merchandising, deliveries, and promotional activities. Based in Canterbury, you may travel to other stores within your zone.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a customer-facing setting is preferred.
• Merchandising experience is a plus.
• Experience in retail or with fashion brands is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Merchandise products according to visual guidelines.
• Handle deliveries and stock replenishment.
• Maintain store housekeeping standards.
• Set up promotional activities.
• Collaborate with host management to drive sales.

Skills

Customer service

Merchandising

Sales experience

Tech savvy

Job description

Christmas Retail Associate - Canterbury - 20 hours per week

Due to the nature of the role, please ensure you have access to your own vehicle and have a full driving licence.

Shift Pattern - 5 Tuesday, 5 Wednesday, 5 Thursday, 5 Friday

This is a temporary role until 26/12/2026

Working hours: The required start time for this role is 9:00am

DCK is one of the world's leading fashion jewellery companies, working with many well-known retailers and high street fashion brands. Some of our hosts include River Island, M&S, Matalan, Tesco, and many more!

Please note - this is a Christmas Retail Associate role covering our stores during our busy peak Christmas period. The Christmas period is our busiest time and therefore we are unable to authorise any leave in December, please bear this in mind when applying.

Our Retail Assistants provide face to face contact and merchandising expertise within our retail stores. In return, we provide:

• £12.71 per hour

• Free jewellery – from £25 - £55 per month!

• Mileage and parking expenses paid (subject to T&C’s)

• Pension Scheme with DCK contribution

• Life assurance

• Training & Development opportunities

• Long Service Recognition scheme

You will be based in Canterbury butmay berequired to travel to different stores within your zone. We are looking for those who are available to start as soon as possible.

You will be working alongside a Team Leader, who will provide you with coaching and ongoing support. Being tech savvy is desirable as we use quite a few apps to make working here as smooth as possible.

Job role:

You will need to be customer-focused, with a friendly, polite, professional and positive attitude.

You will complete various instore activities which include:

• Merchandising our product to our visual merchandising guidelines

• Putting out deliveries of new stock

• Maintaining housekeeping standards

• Setting up promotional activities

• You will be working with the host management teams to build great relationships and identify opportunities to improve sales.

Requirements

• Prior experience in a customer facing setting is preferred, working in retail or with fashion brands is a plus.

• Sales and or retail sales experience is preferred

• Access to either an Apple or Android smartphone with the most up to date operating systems