Retail Assistant

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Malahide; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Health & Wellness Programmes

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Family Friendly Policies

Cycle To Work Scheme

Subsidised meals on shift

Job summary

Avoca Malahide is seeking a permanent part-time Retail Assistant (24 hours per week) to join their Malahide store. The role focuses on delivering outstanding customer service and maintaining brand standards in a busy retail environment.

Ideal candidates will have experience in a similar role, strong communication skills, and the ability to work well under pressure. Daytime hours and a supportive team are provided along with various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• A keen eye for detail and strong merchandising skills.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent timekeeping.
• The ability to work well under pressure.
• The capacity to use your initiative whilst working as part of the team.

Responsibilities

• The highest standards of customer service are required for this role
• Ensuring your area is always in line with Avoca’s best-in-class brand standards
• Cash handling skills and use of the point-of-sale system
• Management of stock levels, ensuring the offering is well maintained
• Opening and closing duties as outlined by your line manager
• Promoting gift cards and/or special offers
• Handling or escalating customer complaints

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Merchandising

Timekeeping

Experience in retail

Teamwork

Initiative

Customer service

Tools

POS system

Job description

Location: On site / Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Retail | General
Salary: Competitive salary

Avoca operates 13 Stores locations, a Central Bakery & Kitchen, Central Stores, and a Weaving Production Mill. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Today, there are third generation weavers working at the Mill. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. Now heralded as one of Ireland’s most exciting retail stores, there are Avoca ceramics, clothing, perfumes, soaps and more from our own design studio. We have a host of award-winning cafes and restaurants, Food Markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far, as well as a best-selling range of Avoca cookbooks. There are also gardens to explore at many of our stores, as well as florists and garden centres. The list goes on. And all of this from a modest hand weaving mill, established in a rural Irish village in 1723.

Description

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent part time (24 hours per week) Retail Assistant within the Avoca Malahide store.

This role is suitable for candidates who are passionate about customer service. This is a part time role with an immediate start.

Responsibilities

• The highest standards of customer service are required for this role
• Ensuring your area is always in line with Avoca’s best-in-class brand standards
• Cash handling skills and use of the point-of-sale system
• Management of stock levels, ensuring the offering is well maintained
• Opening and closing duties as outlined by your line manager
• Promoting gift cards and/or special offers
• Handling or escalating customer complaints

Requirements

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• A keen eye for detail and strong merchandising skills
• Experience in a similar role
• Excellent timekeeping
• The ability to work well under pressure
• The capacity to use your initiative whilst working as part of the team

Why work with us?

We're always on the lookout for likeminded folks to join our merry band of men and women. So, apart from coming to work with your amazing teammates every day, we also offer the following benefits:

• Daytime only hours
• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Health & Wellness Programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Family Friendly Policies
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Subsidised meals on shift

Avoca is an equal opportunities employer