Customer Assistant - Visual Merchandiser - Belfast

Marks and Spencer; Belfast; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail organization in Northern Ireland is seeking a Visual Merchandiser to create eye-catching displays and enhance customer shopping experiences. The role involves serving customers, maintaining store standards, and engaging with customers to understand their needs. Successful candidates will have strong communication skills, be digitally savvy, and ready to adapt to changing environments. Join our dynamic team and help shape the retail landscape with creativity and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Ability to create visually engaging displays that attract customers.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
• Flexibility to adapt to different areas in the store.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers efficiently on the shop floor.
• Maintain cleanliness and product stock throughout the store.
• Engage customers and recommend products based on their needs.
• Monitor daily sales targets and promotions.

Skills

High levels of customer service

Strong communication skills

Good level of digital capability

Adaptable to changing situations

Tools

Sparks App

Job description

All the details

Work Pattern

Week 1
Sunday 1100-1730
Wednesday 0900-1600
Thursday 0700-1500

Week 2
Wednesday 0900-1600
Thursday 0700-1500
Friday 0900-1530

Join our team at M&S as a Visual Merchandiser in our Clothing & Home section, where you'll become a champion of our stylish products, and influencer of the latest trends. We're seeking passionate individuals who take pride in their eye for fashion and want to delight our customers every day.

Your primary focus will be on creating remarkable visual displays that attract and engage customers, ensuring that our products are presented in the most eye-catching way. You'll also actively collaborate with the team to implement effective merchandising strategies.

Being digitally confident is essential. You'll utilise our digital tools, such as the Sparks App, to enhance both the customer experience and ensure they get the products they want when they need them.

Efficiency and effectiveness are key aspects of your role. You'll be a skilled operator, maintaining high standards in visual presentation consistently. You'll be ready to roll your sleeves up, work hard and go above and beyond every day.

Being a team player is crucial. You'll take responsibility for creating a great inclusive store environment, supporting and respecting your colleagues and our customers.

Flexibility is also vital. You should be confident to work effectively across multiple areas within the store and adapt to the changing demands of the retail environment seamlessly.

Are you ready for it? Take your marks and get ready to apply.

Purpose

To deliver a great shopping experience for our customers, we are looking for colleagues who put customers before tasks every time whilst championing and promoting our brilliant products. As the face of the business, you will be the voice of our customers helping us to continually improve.

Key Accountabilities

• Serve our customers efficiently, both on the shop floor and at service points
• Keep the store clean and tidy, ensuring that our shelves are always stocked with product
• Monitor and deliver on the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions and selling opportunities
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs, make recommendations and deliver remarkable service throughout their visit to store.
• Build expert product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services
• We'll give you the training to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to deliver for the customer every time

Key Capabilities

• High levels of customer service
• Committed to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail
• Open to and acts upon feedback, asking for this regularly
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own workload efficiently
• Strong communication skills
• Adaptable to changing situations
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener
• Good level of digital capability

Everyone's Welcome

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.