Temporary Sales Assistant

Starbucks Coffee Company; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading coffee retailer in Banbury is seeking a Merchandising Assistant to drive sales through effective merchandising strategies. The successful candidate will analyze customer buying behaviors and work closely with suppliers and buyers to optimize product offerings. This role requires regular weekend hours and a proactive mindset in a fast-paced retail environment. The compensation is £13.27 per hour.

Benefits

Discounts on products

Flexible working hours

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze customer buying behaviors using data.
• Experience working collaboratively with suppliers.
• Motivated self-starter with problem-solving creativity.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute merchandising strategies.
• Track sales performance and respond to trends.
• Coordinate with the buying team to optimize sales.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Data interpretation

Agility and flexibility

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

As a Merchandising Assistant in this incredibly fast-moving environment, you'll be part of the team that builds and executes a unique to George product proposition across all channels to meet our customers' needs and deliver commercial value. Using data, you will analyse the past buying behaviours of our customers and then track and react to the current sales performance of George products in our stores. Working closely with suppliers and alongside our Buyers, you'll agree budgets and trading plans to optimise sales and deliver stylish and affordable pieces that have the power to inspire joy and bring an unexpected smile to our customers.

15 hour's per week, covering weekends.

As a Sales Assistant you'll provide exceptional customer service and work independently or as part of a team to deliver our fantastic store standards. We want you, our customers, and our colleagues to be proud to share their journey.

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• Commercially aware and driven by financial success.
• Ability to interpret data and focus on what will deliver value to the business.
• Agile, flexible, open to change and with a test-and-learn mindset, comfortable working at pace.
• Self-starter, happy taking accountability and creative in problem solving.
• Confident, inclusive and engaging in communication.

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Department: UK Retail

Location: Banbury Gateway (BBU)

Compensation: £13.27 / hour

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Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do. “Everything you’ll love”

• Discretionary bonus - Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit - Looking forward to the future.
• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays - Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
• 4 weekly pay - which means you get an extra payday a year.
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions - Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year - really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
• Right stock, right place, right time – it's a merchandising thing! It's all about the numbers; what you see, the decisions you take and how you impact that bottom line.
• Are you a business or fashion graduate looking to take your first step with an inspiring retailer?
• You may currently be working in fashion retail looking for a head office opportunity?
• Or an existing Merchandising Assistant looking to further your career?
• Discretionary company bonus.
• Company pension up to 7% matched.
• 15% colleague discount in store and online.
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated.
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

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