Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant

The Works Stores Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A retail company is seeking a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant to inspire customers during the holiday season. The role involves providing excellent service, managing deliveries, and organizing stock. The ideal candidate is positive, resilient, and a strong communicator. This temporary position offers a fixed-term contract with potential for permanent employment after the festive season and includes a 25% colleague discount and access to training opportunities.

Benefits

25% Colleague Discount

Exclusive online discounts

Development courses and training

Access to wages ahead of schedule

24/7 support for you and your family

Qualifications

• Positive and passionate about the brand and products.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Willingness to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly service and inspire customers with products.
• Manage deliveries and maintain stockroom organization.
• Follow planograms and creatively attract attention to products.

Skills

Strong communication

Creativity

Resilience

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Become a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant. As a Seasonal Sales Assistant, you’ll join our merry crew and help make this holiday season the best one yet. Supporting our busy peak period leading up to the holiday, you will be the heart of our retail store, welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create, or play. The role involves managing deliveries and seasonal stock and can be physically demanding (stairs and heavy stock). Our supportive team will be there to help. Joining us during this period is a great way to benefit from our 25% colleague discount.

Our culture at The Works is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic you. We value teamwork and a hands-on approach to inspiring our customers and supporting each other.

Your Festive Mission

• Excite and Delight: Provide friendly service and inspire customers to read, learn, create, or play with our products.
• Loyalty Ambassador: Help customers craft a Christmas well spent and show them value at The Works.
• Merchandising Marvel: Follow planograms for key product areas and, where allowed, use your creativity in non-planogrammed spaces to attract attention.
• Deliveries: Manage deliveries, price & label products, sort items onto shop floor displays, and keep the stockroom organized.
• Have fun: Be your authentic, festive self and connect with our brand, colleagues, and customers to create a joyful store environment.

Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• Genuine and authentic: Positive, creative, and passionate about our brand and products. Strong communicator who helps customers with recommendations.
• Resilient champion: Thrive in a fast-paced retail environment, handle busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with calm confidence.
• Stock magician: Sort, price, and merchandise deliveries effectively and efficiently.
• Adaptable teamwork: Willingness to roll up sleeves and work as part of a collaborative team.

Contract & Perks

Temporary / Seasonal role with a Fixed Term Contract ending on 31 December 2025. There is potential for seasonal colleagues to move to a permanent basis after the initial festive contract.

• 4-hour contract
• 25% Colleague Discount
• My Works – exclusive online discounts
• Can-Do Academy – development courses and training
• Stream – access to wages ahead of schedule
• 24/7 support for you and your family via Retail Trust Employee Assistance Programme