Sales Assistant - Gillingham Christmas Temp

Smyths Toys Superstores; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

In-store discount

Maternity/Paternity Payments

Life-Event Gifts

Job summary

Smyths Toys Superstores in the United Kingdom is hiring for a Sales Assistant on a temporary contract. You will deliver high levels of customer service, help customers find products, and work as part of a fast-paced team.

Pay rates are £12.90 per hour for over 21 and £11.00 per hour for under 21. The stores are open 7 days a week, so flexibility is essential, with opportunities for varied shifts and in-store training.

Qualifications

• Retail experience in Outdoor/Bikes, Nursery, Software & Gaming, or Backdoor/Warehouse is highly desirable.
• Stores operate 7 days a week, so flexibility is important.

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

Skills

Outdoor/Bikes

Nursery

Software & Gaming

Backdoor/Warehouse

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!

This is a temporary contract, with a rate of pay of £12.90 per hour for over 21 and £11.00 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:

• Outdoor/Bikes
• Nursery
• Software & Gaming
• Backdoor/Warehouse

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