Retail Sales Administrator | Maternity Cover

Sewell Group; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Retail Sales Administrator for maternity cover to support day-to-day sales operations. This role involves driving sales performance, ensuring excellent customer service, and managing product categories. The successful candidate will work full-time, visiting various sites and will receive a competitive salary with additional benefits.

Benefits

Annual Bonus opportunity

30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)

Auto Enrolment pension

Staff discounts

High Street & Retail discount schemes

Bike 2 Work Scheme

Technology Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous retail experience, preferably within a convenience store.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data.
• Full Driving licence, valid in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and drive sales performance against KPIs.
• Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service.
• Review and adjust product mix based on customer preferences.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Team Player

Tools

EPOS Systems

Microsoft Packages

Job description

Retail Sales Administrator | Maternity Cover

Retail Sales Administrator | Maternity Cover

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Location: Mobile/roaming role, visiting all Sewell onthego sites. Based employment location will be Sewell Head Office, HU7 0DG

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annual (depending on experience) plus bonus opportunity of up to 10% based on personal and company performance

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, working around 8.00am - 5.00pm to meet the needs of the business

Maternity cover ending 26 January 2026

Role Overview

The Retail Sales Administrator is responsible for supporting the day-to-day sales operations of the retail sites and business. This role is key to driving sales performance, ensuring excellent customer service, and compliance with site-based merchandising plans.

The successful candidate will be responsible for category management, implementing sales strategies, analysing sales data, optimizing store layout, and supporting the Sales team and Site Managers to achieve sales targets.

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Key Responsibilities

Sales & Business Development

• Sales Performance: Monitor and drive sales performance against KPIs, ensuring the store meets or exceeds sales targets
• Customer Experience: Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service, ensuring the store provides a well-stocked collection of products to customers, relevant to the location and customer profiles
• Product Mix Optimisation: Review and adjust product mix based on customer preferences, local trends, and seasonal demand, ensuring the product offering is competitive
  
  

Category Management

• Product Range & Merchandising: Support the management of in-store product categories (e.g., snacks, drinks, grocery and dry goods) to maximize sales, ensuring products are well-merchandised and displayed according to company standards
• Stock Replenishment & Inventory: Work closely with suppliers and the logistics team to ensure stock is replenished in line with customer demand, avoiding gaps, stockouts or excess inventory
• Promotions & Pricing: Support the implementation of promotional activities and campaigns to drive sales, adjusting prices in line with market trends and competitor pricing
  
  

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Sales Data Analysis: Review and analyse sales data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Present findings to senior management and suggest action plans
• Forecasting: Use historical sales data to forecast future demand, adjusting the sales strategy accordingly to meet targets
• Report Preparation: Regularly update and present sales and inventory reports to senior management, identifying key insights and recommendations for improvement
  
  
  

Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:

Essential Skills

• Full Driving licence, valid in the UK and own transport
• Previous retail experience, preferably within a convenience store or similar environment
• Experience in managing product categories and developing effective merchandising plans
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Be computer literate, comfortable with Microsoft packages
• Be able to work both as a team member and alone in a busy working environment
• Be a team player, with a hands-on approach and a flexible outlook towards hours
• Have a flexible attitude towards hours worked and interest in supporting the wider team during holiday and sickness periods
  
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience working with EPOS systems
• Previous experience in a sales or supervisory role within the retail industry
  
  

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience
• Annual Bonus opportunity
• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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