Sales Assistant - Postmark

Battersea Academy for Skills & Employment (BASE); Greater London; On-site; GBP 3,900 - 5,200; Part time

Job summary

Postmark is recruiting a Sales Assistant for London Battersea Power Station. Hours: 6 per week. Salary: £12.50 per hour. Immediate start: Fully flexible able to collect heavy deliveries on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Greet customers, merchandise the shop, assist shoppers, and handle payments. You will also help with deliveries and keep the store tidy while balancing cash registers on closing shifts. A friendly, team-oriented approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Friendly and engaging personality.
• Confident working with the public.
• Able to work in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Interest in cards and stationery and willingness to learn products.
• Smart appearance and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers who enter the shop.
• Merchandising and tidying to keep the shop appealing.
• Assisting shoppers to find items and answering queries.
• Replenishing stock and assisting with deliveries.
• Processing payments and balancing cash when needed.
• Closing/opening the shop and maintaining a clean store.

Skills

Friendly personality

Customer service

Team player

English proficiency

Confident with public

Job description

Postmark is recruiting.

Location: London Battersea Power Station

Position: Sales Assistant

Hours: 6 per week

Salary: £12.50 per hour

Immediate start: Fully flexible able to collect heavy deliverieson Wednesdays and Sundays

About us

At Postmark we love cards, and we love happy customers. We are unashamedly determined to bring our customers the widest range of quality greeting cards and stationery on the UK high street.

Our sales staff are at the heart of everything we do and play a hugely important role in bringing our vision to life.

General day-to-day Sales Assistant duties

• Greeting customers who enter the shop
• Merchandising and tidying at every opportunity to ensure the shop floor looks its best and has a great selection of cards, especially bestsellers, available.
• Assisting shoppers to find items they are looking for.
• Answering queries from customers.
• Replenishing stock
• Assisting with deliveries
• Processing payments
• Keeping the store tidy and clean by completing key daily and weekly tasks as set by your manager
• Pricing merchandise
• Closing and opening the shop as required
• Balancing cash registers with receipts if you are on a closing shift.
• Reporting any discrepancies and problems to your supervisor or Manager
• Keeping up to date with special promotions and putting up displays

The personal skills we are looking for in a Sales Assistant

• A friendly and engaging personality.
• Confident working with members of the public.
• An approachable manner.
• Helpful and polite.
• Able to handle the fast-paced retail environment
• An interest in cards and stationery and an ability to learn about all our products
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Smart appearance and articulate.
• Great English