Sales Assistants

Smyths Toys; Botany Bay; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

In-store discount

Company Maternity and Paternity

Special Life-Event Gifts

Job summary

Smyths Toys is seeking Sales Assistants for temporary contracts at Smyths Toys Superstores. The role offers hourly pay of £13.20 for over 21 and £11.30 for under 21, with stores open seven days a week.

You will provide excellent customer service, assist with tills, price changes, and stocking while learning product ranges to help customers. Candidates with retail experience in Outdoor/Bikes, Nursery, Software & Gaming, or Warehouse are welcome.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is helpful but not required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to learn and talk about products.

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

Customer service

Cash handling

Teamwork

Retail experience

Job description

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 £13.20 per hour for over 21 and £11.30 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.

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.

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