Stock Assistant

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

An excellent contributory pension

38 days of annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Discounted bus travel and SeasonTicket

Job summary

The Ashmolean Museum, part of the University of Oxford, invites applications for a part-time Retail Merchandising role within the Commercial Department. You will help with stock reception, pricing, storage and replenishment across the Museum shops and stockrooms, ensuring accurate records and smooth operations.

They seek someone with GCSE English and Maths, excellent organisation, and IT literacy, including experience with retail systems and MS Word, Outlook and Excel.

Qualifications

• GCSE-level education in English and Mathematics.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong IT literacy, including experience of retail systems and Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist with stock acceptance, pricing, storage and replenishment across shops and stockrooms.
• Maintain stock records and move stock between locations; support stock counts and report discrepancies.
• Assist online and wholesale order fulfilment, update product listings and communicate with customers.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

IT literacy

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Retail systems

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

About the Role

You will join the Retail Merchandising team at the Ashmolean Museum, the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology. The Museum’s Commercial Department supports its collections, research and operations through retail and other commercial activities.

You will help ensure that stock is received, processed, priced, stored and replenished accurately across the Museum’s shops and stockrooms. Working with the Merchandising & Ecommerce team, you will maintain reliable stock records, move stock between locations, support physical stock counts and promptly report discrepancies. You will also assist with online and wholesale order fulfilment, update product listings and communicate professionally with customers.

This is a permanent part-time post, working 1,300 annualised hours, averaging 25 hours per week (0.685 FTE). The working pattern varies with operational demand across a seven-day period and may include early starts, evenings, weekends and some Bank Holidays.

About You

You will have GCSE-level education or equivalent in English and Mathematics, excellent organisational and time-management skills, and a strong eye for detail. You will be confident working independently, prioritising competing tasks and meeting deadlines in a busy environment. You will have effective communication skills, a service-focused approach to problem-solving and strong IT literacy, including experience of retail systems and Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

What We Offer

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] .