Retail Sales Assistants

Mamas & Papas; Bedford; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (up to 40 with service

Buy & Sell holiday schemes

Company Bonus Schemes

Employer pension contribution from day

Staff discounts

Benefits Hub discounts

Subsidised health & life insurance

Family-related leave policies

Foster Care & Carers Leave

Loss & Bereavement support

Menopause Friendly Employer

Employee recognition schemes

For the Future commitment

Great colleagues to work with

Job summary

Mamas & Papas Bedford is recruiting a Sales Assistant to join our Bedford store. The role offers 8 or 4 hours per week, including weekends, with shifts arranged to suit you. If you come from retail or customer service, you’ll help create magical moments for families and ensure customers receive expert product guidance.

We value inclusivity and offer a strong benefits package including holiday entitlement, pension, staff discounts and bonus schemes. Join a friendly, values-driven team today.

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail/sales environment is preferred.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Able to communicate clearly and work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in-store with product knowledge and guidance.
• Support personal shopping experiences and service with a friendly approach.
• Provide excellent service during busy periods, including weekends.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Mamas & Papas at NEXT Home
Interchange Retail Park,
Race Meadows Way,
Kempston,
Bedford
MK42 7AZ

Our store teams, are that warm arm of reassurance, that friendly face to offer incredible product insight, product knowledge & trust. Whether it be our in-store personal shopping experiences, car seat consultations, in-store parent to be events, or someone to help guide our customers along their own unique parenting journey, our amazing store teams are there to make sure buying that first pram, cot, baby changing table or outfit for baby's 1st birthday, whatever it may be, magical moments they'll cherish forever.

THE ROLE of Sales Assistant / Consultant

Our SALES CONSULTANT / SALES ASSISTANT Teams are our ambassadors of these magical moments, & the heart of our business. Here at Mamas & Papas we are expanding our own family through continued growth by looking for some amazing SALES ASSISTANT (S), to be based at our beautiful Mamas & Papas Bedford store

This Sales Consultant / Sales Assistant vacancies covering 8 & 4hours per week, including either Saturdays, Sundays or both

(Apply to chat through what shift patterns would work best for you)

If you come from a retail assistant, sales assistant, or customer service background & love putting a smile on a customers face, leaving them with magical moments they'll never forget, then we'd love to hear from you.

No agencies please: We do not accept unsolicited CVs from Recruitment agencies or alike, nor any terms & conditions associated.

We at Mamas & Papas are committed to championing people of all cultures, ethnicities and gender preferences, and celebrating diversity in all its forms through our campaigns and our actions. We strongly believe in the power of inclusivity to help us all move forward in life.

We're a Business that cares, so here's just some of our Benefits on offer:

• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes
• Company Bonus Schemes
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
• Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
• Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
• Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
• Support for Loss and Bereavement
• A Menopause Friendly Employer
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
• At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that’s sustainable – one that’s full of opportunity and hope - want to see how we are going about it? Visit our website and view our "For the Future" commitment
• Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.

(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)

We're Award Winning!!

WINNERS: 2023 Retail Week – "Best Retailer" under £250m

WINNERS: 2022 Retail Gazette – "Best Game Changer Retailer" under £500m