Christmas Retail Associate

DCK Group; Waterford; Hybrid; EUR 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay €14.15

Jewellery discount ￡25–£55 monthly

Pension scheme with DCK contribution

Life assurance

Training & development

Long service recognition

Job summary

DCK Group is seeking a Christmas Retail Associate for Waterford to cover our peak Christmas period. The role is 12 hours per week with shifts including Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and starts at 9:00am. It is a temporary position until 26/12/2026, with potential travel to stores in the area.

The role focuses on customer service, merchandising, stock deliveries, and promotional activities, with coaching from a Team Leader and some tech usage for store operations.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a customer facing setting is required.
• Sales and/or retail sales experience is preferred.
• Access to either an Apple or Android smartphone with the most up to date operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Merchandising our product to our visual merchandising guidelines.
• Putting out deliveries of new stock.
• Maintaining housekeeping standards.
• Setting up promotional activities.
• Working with the host management teams to build great relationships and identify opportunities to improve sales.

Skills

Customer service

Retail sales

Smartphone familiarity

Job description

Role Title - Christmas Retail Associate - Waterford - 12 hours per week

Due to the nature of the role, please ensure you have access to your own vehicle and have a full driving licence.

Shift Pattern - 4 Monday, 4 Tuesday, 4 Friday

This is a temporary role until 26/12/2026

Working hours:

The required start time for this role is 9:00am

DCK is one of the world's leading fashion jewellery companies, working with many well-known retailers and high street fashion brands. Some of our hosts include River Island, M&S, Matalan, Tesco, and many more!

Please note - this is a Christmas Retail Associate role covering our stores during our busy peak Christmas period. The Christmas period is our busiest time and therefore we are unable to authorise any leave in December, please bear this in mind when applying.

Our Retail Assistants provide face to face contact and merchandising expertise within our retail stores. In return, we provide:

• 14.15 Euro per hour
• Free jewellery – from £25 - £55 per month!
• Pension Scheme with DCK contribution
• Life assurance
• Training & Development opportunities
• Long Service Recognition scheme

You will be based in Waterford butmay berequired to travel to different stores within your zone. We are looking for those who are available to start as soon as possible.

You will be working alongside a Team Leader, who will provide you with coaching and ongoing support. Being tech savvy is desirable as we use quite a few apps to make working here as smooth as possible.

Job role:

You will need to be customer-focused, with a friendly, polite, professional and positive attitude.

You will complete various instore activities which include:

• Merchandising our product to our visual merchandising guidelines
• Putting out deliveries of new stock
• Maintaining housekeeping standards
• Setting up promotional activities
• You will be working with the host management teams to build great relationships and identify opportunities to improve sales.

Requirements;

• Prior experience in a customer facing setting is required, fashion brands are a plus.
• Sales and or retail sales experience is preferred
• Access to either an Apple or Android smartphone with the most up to date operating systems