Sales Assistant - Swansea

Smyths Toys; Swansea; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Maternity and Paternity Payments

Special Life-Event Gifts

Equal Opportunities Employer

Job summary

Smyths Toys Swansea is recruiting a Sales Assistant for a temporary 20-hour-per-week contract starting in November and ending December 25th. Shifts spread across Monday to Sunday with full flexibility. The rate is £12.90 per hour for over 21s and £11.00 per hour for under 21s, in a busy retail environment.

You’ll deliver friendly customer service, help customers find products, keep the store tidy, manage tills, price changes and shelf replenishment while learning about our vast product range.

Qualifications

• Retail experience preferred but not essential.
• Customer service skills and a friendly approach."

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

Retail experience

Job description

Career Opportunities: Sales Assistant - Swansea (26296)

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!

• Hours: 20 hours per week.
• Schedule: 5 shifts of 4 hours each, spread across Monday to Sunday.
• Availability: Must have full flexibility to work any shift times as required.
• Duration: Temporary contract starting in November and ending on December 25th

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:

Nursery

Software & Gaming

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

A benefits package inclusive of:

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Maternity and Paternity Payments

Special Life-Event Gifts

Smyths Toys is an Equal Opportunities Employer