Christmas Retail Associate

Dckgroup; Oxford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free jewellery – from £25 - £55 per mo

Pension Scheme with DCK contribution

Life assurance

Training & Development opportunities

Long Service Recognition scheme

Job summary

DCK is hiring for a Christmas Retail Associate in Oxford Cowley for the peak festive period. The role requires you to be on-site, with own transport and a full driving licence, and starts as soon as possible. Shifts cover Monday to Friday across the peak period.

You'll work with a Team Leader, using apps to streamline tasks, and benefit from staff perks including jewellery discounts, pension and life cover during the temporary assignment.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a customer-facing setting is required.
• Fashion brands experience is a plus.
• Sales or retail sales experience preferred.
• Access to a smartphone with up-to-date OS.

Responsibilities

• Merchandising products according to visual guidelines.
• Put out deliveries of new stock.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in-store.
• Set up promotional activities.
• Collaborate with host management to improve sales.

Skills

Customer-facing

Face-to-face service

Teamwork

Tech savvy

Job description

Role Title - Christmas Retail Associate - Oxford Cowley - 25 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 Monday, 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 Festive 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!

• Pension Scheme with DCK contribution

• Life assurance

• Training & Development opportunities

• Long Service Recognition scheme

You will be based in Oxford Cowley 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 required, fashion brands are 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