Sales Assistant

Mountain Warehouse; Great Chesterford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outdoor retailer is seeking a passionate individual to join their team in Great Chesterford. The role involves creating a great shopping experience, maintaining store replenishment, and upholding visual standards. Candidates should be enthusiastic with excellent people skills. This position offers great benefits including a monthly bonus, a significant employee discount across the retail range, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Monthly bonus

50% Employee discount

28 days annual leave

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• A passion for selling and engaging with customers.
• Hands-on attitude and enthusiasm for the role.
• Ability to maintain high visual standards.

Responsibilities

• Create a great shopping experience for customers.
• Replenish and maintain store stock.
• Uphold housekeeping and visual standards.
• Learn and share product knowledge.
• Act as a Brand Ambassador for the company.

Skills

Customer Service

Great people skills

Enthusiasm

Attention to detail

Timekeeping

Job description

Overview

Animal has arrived in town! Monthly bonus • 50% employee discount • employee referral incentive • leading outdoor retailer

Responsibilities

• Customer Service; creating a great shopping experience
• Replenishing the store
• Housekeeping
• Visual standards
• Learning, developing and sharing your product knowledge
• Being a Brand Ambassador

About you

• A passion for selling and talking to people
• Enthusiasm, and a hands-on attitude
• An eye for detail, and with high standards
• Excellent timekeeping
• Great people skills
• An interest in what we sell and what we do

About us

We are Animal, acquired by Mountain Warehouse and relaunched in the Summer of ... , initially with an online presence only, before we moved to showcasing a range in some of our stores. We are opening our first few stores, with the first one in Pitlochry, Scotland. The new Animal in-house design team has taken inspiration from Animal’s board sports heritage to create a range of authentic, trend-led, and eco-friendly products. We work with sustainable material partners and have increased the use of Organic Cotton and recycled materials. We have partnered with reGAIN, supporting circular environmental retail. Mountain Warehouse has + stores globally and over employees; we are a leading outdoor retailer focused on sustainability and ongoing innovation. Check out our Inside the Outdoors section for expert advice and charity ventures.

Why join us

• Monthly Bonus scheme
• 50% Employee Discount across Mountain Warehouse and Animal, with a twice-yearly uniform allowance
• 28 days annual leave, pro-rata to your contract, including Bank Holidays
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme, and a Colleague Hardship Scheme
• Employee Referral Incentive…unlimited
• Pension scheme
• A stable, successful and supported environment…so many of our team have grown their career here