RETAIL ASSISTANT

Primark; Cork; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sunday premium

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Well-being programme

Generous holidays

Career progression internationally

Job summary

Primark in Ireland is seeking a Retail Assistant for a fixed 24-hour weekly schedule, Sunday to Saturday, 7am-11pm. Roles include customer service, stock and till duties, with flexible shifts across seven days.

You’ll earn €14.65 per hour plus Sunday premium, with a generous employee discount, pension, and wellbeing benefits. This is a great entry to progress your career with Primark internationally.

Qualifications

• You’re passionate about people and creating amazing customer experiences.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Team player with motivation and willingness to learn.
• Interested in fashion and current trends.
• Experience in busy retail environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help customers with sizes, purchases, or returns to create a great experience.
• Maintain a neat shop floor, tidy fitting rooms and stockroom.
• Operate till points with fast, friendly service and handle queries/returns.
• Receive deliveries and price items, ensuring high standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Fashion interest

Flexibility

Job description

Here at Primark, we love to do things our way. Because we help our customers keep up with high fashion at affordable prices. We do everything with passion, high standards and care around here. And if that sounds like you, join us as a Retail Assistant.

This is a Fixed Purpose Retail Assistant role offering up to 24 hours per week - Sunday to Saturday from 7am-11pm. We are looking for colleagues who can provide full flexibility across all 7 days of the week and are available to work a variety of shift patterns including weekdays, evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays.

You can commit to working up to24 hours per week and have full flexibility across all 7 days, including morning, daytime, evening, weekend, and Bank Holiday shifts, in line with business needs and you can maintain this availability throughout your employment and are able to meet the flexibility requirements of the role.

• If applicable, your immigration permission allows you to work MORE THAN 20hours per week for this position.

You have no other commitments that would prevent you from consistently fulfilling a 20-24-hour weekly contract and working the required shift patterns

Job Description

People are at the heart of what we do, so it’s essential that we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. We offer benefits that put you first:

• Salary: we offer a competitive salary €14.65per hour plus premium Sunday rate
• Balance: Enjoy flexibility with accommodating shifts
• Pension: Secure your future with our generous pension scheme
• Discounts: Use your in-store employee discount across our fabulous range
• Support: Explore our well-being initiatives and employee assistance programme.
• Holiday: Enjoy generous holidays, based on your hours
• Opportunity to progress your career internationally

Qualifications

What will I be doing?

As a Retail Assistant, you’ll be making our customer’s day, every day. Here’s what this looks like in action:

• Providing customers with an amazing experience as you help them with things like sizes or styles, purchases, or returns
• Setting up a good-looking shop floor with full shelves, tidy fitting rooms and all the latest fashions, as well as keeping a tidy and well-organised stockroom
• Delivering a fast, friendly, efficient experience at till points, processing queries, voids, and returns.
• Receiving, unpacking and checking off new deliveries. Getting our products on to the shop floor and ensuring they’re all correctly priced - all while making sure everything meets our high standards

Additional Information

Who you are:

We love to delight our customers with amazing in store experiences and that starts with you! Here’s what we need:

• You’re passionate about people and creating those amazing experiences
• You’re honest, a strong communicator who can also listen, share ideas and get involved where needed
• You’ve got good organisational skills and attention to detail
• You’re a team player with high levels of motivation, a positive attitude and willingness to learn
• You’re interested in fashion and the latest looks
• Ideally, you’ve got some experience working within a busy retail environment

Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.