Sales Assistant - Crawley

Smyths Toys Superstores; Crawley; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

In-store discount

Company Maternity and Paternity Pay

Special Life-Event Gifts

Job summary

Smyths Toys is hiring Sales Assistants for our stores in the United Kingdom. This temporary role pays £13.20 per hour for those over 21 and £11.30 per hour for those under 21. You’ll provide a high level of customer service, assist customers, work on the tills, pack shelves, and help keep the store tidy.

Flexible working hours are required as our stores are open seven days a week. Retail experience in nursery or shopfloor & tills is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience is desirable.
• Retail experience is desirable.
• Experience in nursery or shopfloor & tills is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service.
• Ascertain customers’ needs and wants.
• Work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team.
• Keep the store clean and tidy.
• Pack shelves and merchandise.
• Work on the tills.
• Learn about and keep up to date with products.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Nursery

Shopfloor & Tills

Job description

Smyths Toys

Smyths Toys is one of the world's largest specialty retailers of children's toys. We operate both online, and via our physical retail stores, with hundreds of stores spread across Europe and the UK. We source our product range from an extensive array of UK, European, and international suppliers.

About The Role

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to be part of an expanding business, filled with fun & exciting opportunities? Come and join our team of superheroes, as we are on the search to recruit our next generation of Sales Assistants, for Smyths Toys Superstores!

Temporary Contract Details

This is a temporary contract, with a rate of pay of £13.20 per hour for over 21 and £11.30 per hour for under 21.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service
• Ascertain customers’ needs and wants
• Work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team
• Keep the store clean and tidy
• Pack shelves and merchandise
• Work delivery and complete price changes
• Work on the tills
• Learn about and keep up to date with our products in order to help customers

The Ideal Candidate

Retail experience in the following areas is highly desirable, but not essential:

• Nursery
• Shopfloor & Tills

Our stores are open 7 days a week so we need our Sales Assistants to be as flexible as possible.

Benefits

• A benefits package inclusive of:
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-store discount
• Company Maternity and Paternity Payments
• Special Life-Event Gifts

Smyths Toys is an Equal Opportunities Employer