Sales Assistant – Postmark

Battersea Academy for Skills & Employment (BASE) C.I.C.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Postmark is seeking a Sales Assistant for its London shop at Battersea Power Station. The role is fully within a small team and requires a friendly, engaging manner, and the ability to handle a fast-paced retail environment.

You will greet customers, assist with finding items, process payments, and help with deliveries and stock replenishment. Immediate start available.

Qualifications

• Friendly and engaging personality required.
• Confident working with members of the public.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Interest in cards and stationery and willingness to learn products.

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers who enter the shop.
• Merchandising and tidying to keep the shop floor looking its best.
• Assisting shoppers to find items and answering queries.
• Replenishing stock and assisting with deliveries.
• Processing payments and balancing cash registers on closing shifts.
• Keeping the store tidy and clean with daily/weekly tasks set by the manager.
• Reporting discrepancies to your supervisor or manager.
• Keeping displays up-to-date with promotions.

Skills

Friendly personality

Confident with public

Helpful and polite

Fast-paced retail

Interest in cards & stationery

Job description

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.
• 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