Sales Assistant

Card Factory; Manor Royal; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading greetings card retailer in the UK is seeking Sales Assistants who are enthusiastic and friendly to join their team. The role involves providing exceptional customer service, making shoppers feel welcomed, and keeping the store looking fabulous. No previous retail experience is required as full training will be provided. The ideal candidates should be friendly, approachable, and flexible with their time. There are many benefits available, including a pension scheme and employee discounts.

Benefits

15% colleague discount in-store and online

Pension

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

Qualifications

• No retail experience needed; full training provided.
• Must be friendly and ready to help.

Responsibilities

• Put customers at the heart of everything you do.
• Make shoppers feel welcomed and wowed.
• Serve at the tills with a smile.
• Keep shelves stocked and looking fabulous.
• Recommend gifts and more.

Skills

Friendly

Approachable

Comfortable on your feet

Flexible with your time

Job description

Job Introduction

Do you take pride in creating great experiences for others and enjoy working in an environment where no two days are the same. We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic, friendly, and celebration-loving peopleto join our team asSales Assistants.

Our stores are places of celebration, creativity, and connection—every day of the year. As things get busier, we’re looking for extra hands and friendly faces to help keep everything running smoothly. If you enjoy being part of a vibrant, welcoming environment, we’d love to have you on the team.

Role Responsibility

What You’ll Be Getting Up To

• Put our customers at the heart of everything you do — it’s our promise to them.
• Make every shopper feelwelcomed, wowed, and won over— that’s the cardfactory way!
• Serve at the tills with a smile, making sure everyone finds what they came in for (and maybe a little extra).
• Keeping our shelves stocked and looking fabulous.
• Recommend our amazing range of gifts, wrap, and more — we’re so much more than cards!

The Ideal Candidate

No retail experience needed, you’ll be working with a friendly team and receive full training. What matters most is that you’re friendly, approachable, comfortable on your feet (it gets busy, but it’s all part of the fun!) and ready to help. If you’re flexible with your time — we may even offer shifts across nearby stores if you’re up for it.

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: [e-mail] (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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