Part-Time Sport Advisor (Sales Assistant)

Decathlon UK; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading sporting goods retailer is seeking a Sales Assistant in Portsmouth, combining a passion for sports with customer service. The ideal candidate will assist customers with expert advice, manage stock levels, and thrive in a team environment. This role requires flexible hours, including evenings and weekends. Opportunities for career advancement in a dynamic retail environment are available.

Qualifications

• Looking to combine a passion for sport with work.
• Prepared to go the extra mile for customers.
• Able to work flexible retail hours including weekends.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with technical advice for sports products.
• Manage stock levels and merchandising autonomously.
• Work as part of a team to ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

Responsibilities

• Customer Service - Through your own passion for sport, you\'ll share your tips and experiences with users and through our hands-on product training you will be able to give the best technical advice for the sports you are responsible for. Decathlon has shifted over the last year into an omnichannel business so its essential that our sales assistants are able to assist customers in all aspects of retail shopping, whether thats in store or online.
• Merchandising - Whether full time or part time, every Sales Assistant is encouraged to take responsibility to autonomously manage stock levels and pricing and to provide a high level of merchandising so that each customer can easily find the right product for their sporting practice.
• Team Player - You will be part of a shop floor team of like-minded Sales Assistants, practicing sport and celebrating victories together, so its important that you are able to work well within a team environment as well as independently.

Who Are You?

• Someone looking to combine a passion for sport with work.
• A people person who is prepared to go the extra mile.
• Someone looking for a retail career with a difference.
• Problem solver with excellent communication skills.
• Able to play as part of the team during the busiest times (weekends and holidays).

Additional Information

As a Sports Advisor or Sales Assistant, you will be required to work usual retail hours including evenings and weekends. Please note this vacancy is not for immediate start and contract hours are flexible between 8-24hrs.

About Decathlon

International. Lovers of sports. Team players. Stronger together through our love of sports. At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the DECATHLON Group, one of the world\'s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, DECATHLON specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery. Were an international sports retailer with 2080 stores in 56 countries, and if you look a little closer, youll see were so much more. Decathlon is dedicated to helping, inspiring and guiding you through your sports experiences. We believe that discovering new sports and being active well, its an important part of life and living well shouldn\'t just be for a privileged few.