Retail Sales Assistant

YOURS; Bedford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

YOURS in Bedford is seeking a warm, energetic retail team member with a passion for fashion to deliver top customer care and promote our brand. You will handle till transactions, assist with stock replenishment, deliveries and housekeeping in a fast-paced setting.

Join a busy team, develop your skills, and enjoy minimum guaranteed hours with flexibility during peak trading periods in a store that values service and style.

Qualifications

• Previous customer service experience is essential.
• Retail experience with a quality fashion brand is desirable.
• Willingness to work flexible hours during peak trading periods.
• Knowledge of High Street fashion is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Optimise sales and individual customer purchases.
• Deliver first-class customer service to engage shoppers.
• Operate till and handle financial transactions.
• Replenish stock with products and brands.
• Assist with deliveries and stock handling on busy days.
• Undertake cleaning and housekeeping duties.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures.
• Take responsibility for personal development and improvements.
• Support Health and Safety within the store.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Retail experience

Face-to-face sales

Job description

Are you passionate about fashion and love giving the very best levels of customer care so that you leave everyone happy, wanting to keep coming back and telling all their friends?

Do you want to be the best and to be part of a wonderful team who display a huge amount of passion and knowledge about our product range in order to promote our brand?

If so, then we want YOU!

KEY DUTIES:

• Optimise sales and individual customer purchases
• Engage the customer by delivering a first class customer service
• Operate till and handle financial transactions
• Replenish stock with our fantastic products and specialist brands
• Assist with deliveries and stock handling on a regular basis - we are busy!
• Undertake cleaning and housekeeping duties
• Ensure compliance with all company procedures
• Take responsibility for personal development and actively seek opportunities for improvement
• Responsible for Health and Safety

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM OUR TEAM MRMBERS?

• A warm, friendly and engaging personality is essential.
• To be highly motivated and a desire to be the best with an energy and enthusiasm to succeed.
• A proven ability to work well within a team and to use own initiative.
• Ability to adapt to frequent change and a high pressure environment - you will need to work hard and smart.
• Experience in a customer service role with face-to-face customer contact is highly desirable.
• Experience in a retail environment with a quality brand is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge and understanding of High Street fashion.

The contracted hours stated above are a minimum guaranteed number of weekly hours but there is an expectation to work more hours and flexibly is required especially during peak trading periods

Pay Rates: £12.90 per hour regardless of age