Seasonal Store Colleague

JD Sports Fashion; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a motivated Sales Assistant to enhance customer experiences and drive sales in a dynamic retail environment. This role offers the chance to develop your skills and career while contributing to the company's growth and success. With a focus on exceptional service, you'll engage with customers, maintain stock standards, and collaborate with your team to achieve targets. The company values its employees and offers fantastic benefits, including staff discounts and personal development opportunities. If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Staff discounts

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Positive attitude in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Ability to see challenges as opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional service to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Drive sales to meet and exceed financial goals.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Job description

JD Sports- 0952 Walworth Rd, Ground Floor And Basement, Walworth Rd, Southwark, United Kingdom Req #824

03 April 2025

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role overview:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Sales Assistant to play a vital role in delivering an exceptional shopping experience for our customers. With affluent opportunities for career development, JD Group is the place to be if you are motivated by progression and interested in developing your career.

Responsibilities:

1. Providing a knowledgeable and seamless customer experience for all customers that enter the store.
2. Continuously maintaining clean and tidy stock standards on shop floor for customers at all times.
3. Collaborate with your team members to achieve sales and KPI targets through being knowledgeable on current trends, in-store promotions and continuously evolving store processes.
4. Drive sales, ensuring that targets are achieved and, where possible, exceeded.
5. Utilise the in-store devices, offering the customer the whole product range.
6. Provide alternatives and add-on sales at every opportunity.
7. Replenish stock levels when needed, making sure the full-size range is on the shop floor where possible.
8. Ensure that product is priced correctly.
9. To deputise for other staff, work within departments, or carry out other duties as required.
10. Always represent JD Sports in the most professional manner.
11. Conduct your work in a safe and responsible manner.

Role objectives and KPI’s:

1. Provide exceptional service to ensure customer satisfaction and retention.
2. Actively drive sales to support the store in meeting and exceeding the store's financial goals.
3. Ensure the timely and accurate replenishment of stock on the shop floor to maintain optimal product availability.

Skills and Experience:

1. A positive attitude towards a fast-paced, customer-focused retail environment.
2. An ability to enthusiastically look at a challenge as an opportunity to develop yourself, your career, and learn new skills.
3. Confident interpersonal and communication skills who thrive in social situations through engagement with customers.
4. Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays, based on store needs.

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff discounts on JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.