RETAIL ASSISTANT

Primark Stores Limited; Portlaoise; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible shifts

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Well-being programme

Generous holidays

International progression

Job summary

Primark Stores Limited is seeking a Retail Assistant on a fixed-term 12‑week contract in Ireland. You will work 11.5–14 hours per week with late-night shifts on Thursdays and Fridays, and must be available on Saturdays and Sundays.

The role offers an hourly pay of €14.65 with a Sunday premium and access to a pension, employee discounts, and holidays. Responsibilities include helping customers with sizes and styles, maintaining a neat shop floor and stockroom, processing purchases and returns,

Qualifications

• Experience delivering great customer service in a retail setting.
• Ability to handle till operations and returns processes.
• Maintains stockroom and shop floor to high standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide customers with an amazing experience, assisting with sizes, styles, purchases or returns.
• Set up an appealing shop floor with full shelves and tidy fitting rooms.
• Deliver fast, friendly till service and process queries, voids and returns.
• Receive, unpack and price deliveries, ensure products are on display and meet standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Interest in fashion

Job description

Because you make the difference

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.

Fixed-Term Temporary Contract | 12 Weeks

This role offers 11.5-14 hours per week (Band A) on a fixed-term temporary contract for 12 weeks. Candidates must be available to work late-night shifts on Thursdays and Fridays and be fully flexible on Saturdays and Sundays to meet the needs of the business.

Because you matter

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 €14.65 per 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

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

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.

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