RETAIL ASSISTANT

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Cork; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible shifts

Pension scheme

Employee discount

Well-being program

Generous holidays

International progression

Job summary

Primark in Cork is seeking a Retail Assistant to deliver excellent customer service, help customers with sizes and fashion choices, and process purchases. The role requires flexibility to work from early 6:00am and 25–30 hours per week, with a path to career progression within the brand.

You will set up attractive shop displays, ensure stock is well-organised, and contribute to a fast, friendly till experience while maintaining high standards across the store.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail and delivering great customer service.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with sizes, styles, purchases, and returns.
• Maintain a tidy shop floor, fitting rooms, and stockroom.
• Handle till transactions, queries, voids, and returns efficiently.
• Receive deliveries and price items accurately on the shop floor.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Fashion interest

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. Required availability – Fully flexible and must be available to work from 6:00am. Rostered a minimum of 25 hours need to be available up to 30 hours per week.

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.