Sales Assistant - Livingston

BARBOUR; Livingston; On-site; GBP 1,240,000 - 1,653,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Discount

Healthcare Cash Plan

25 days holiday pro‑rata

Job summary

Barbour is seeking a Sales Assistant for the Livingston store to cover the Christmas period on a part-time 8-hour contract. You will deliver excellent customer service, promote the Barbour brand, and help drive sales in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires flexibility in working hours and the ability to represent Barbour positively across the local community. Training and development opportunities are available as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer care and advanced selling skills.
• Target-oriented mindset and ability to meet personal sales targets.
• Professional and respectful demeanor with all customers.
• Understanding current fashion trends and how they relate to Barbour products.
• Strong time management to organise self effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to build relationships.
• Strong data interpretation from basic internal data for action.
• Ability to implement visual merchandising standards.
• IT literacy including EPOS systems and MS Outlook.
• Flexibility in working hours is essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute positively towards sales and profitability budgets by achieving personal sales targets.
• Deliver outstanding customer service at all times.
• Act as a brand ambassador promoting Barbour within the locality.
• Maintain shop floor standards both front and back of house.
• Follow accurate Company administration procedures and security measures.
• Support store management procedures in line with Company policy.
• Ensure Health & Safety regulations and Company procedures are followed.
• Process transactions accurately through the till system.
• Undertake other reasonable activities as required by senior management.

Job description

Position Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sales Assistant to join our Livingston Store on a 8-hour part time temporary contract covering the Christmas period. You will be reliable and hardworking and have a passion for delivering excellent levels of customer service. The ideal candidate will be confident developing selling opportunities and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. You will act as a brand ambassador and will be responsible for representing the Barbour brand in a positive and professional manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute positively towards the sales/ profitability budgets for the store through achieving personal sales targets.
• Deliver outstanding customer service at all times.
• Be a brand ambassador promoting the brand within the locality.
• Maintain shop floor standards both front and back of house.
• Undertake and apply accurate Company administration procedures.
• Comply with Company security procedures.
• Actively support store management procedures, in line with Company policy.
• Ensure all Health & Safety regulations and Company procedures are adhered.
• Accurately process transactions through the till system.
• Undertake any other reasonable activity, as may be required by senior management.

Skills and Experience

• Excellent customer care and advanced selling skills.
• Understanding of requirements to work in a target orientated environment
• Acting with a professional and respectful manner to all individuals.
• Understanding current market trends in relation to clothing/ fashion.
• Effective time management skills for organising self appropriately.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build strong relationships internally at all business levels.
• Time management skills for organising self appropriately
• Able to analyse basic internal data and could translate into actions.
• Understanding and ability to implement visual merchandising standards.
• Information Technology skills including experience of EPOS systems, MS Outlook.
• Flexibility with working hours is essential.

Additional Information

• This is a temporary role covering the Christmas period.
• Contracts available:
  • 1 x 8hrs

Benefits

• Staff Discount
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays (pro’rata’d to contracted hours, and contract length)
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Wellbeing support
• Refer a friend bonus scheme