Christmas Retail Associate

DCK Group; Croydon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£12.71 per hour

Free jewellery

Mileage and parking expenses paid

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Training & development

Long service recognition

Job summary

DCK Group is seeking a friendly, customer-focused Christmas Retail Associate to join our Croydon stores for the peak holiday period. The role covers 35 hours per week with start times around 9:00am and a drive-to-store element; you may travel to other stores within your zone.

You will work alongside a Team Leader offering coaching and using apps to streamline tasks. An emphasis is on merchandising, stock deliveries and promotional setup to drive sales during the busy season.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Role Title - Christmas Retail Associate - Croydon - 35 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 - 7, Monday, 7 Tuesday, 7 Wednesday, 7 Thursday, 7 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!

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 Croydon 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