Sales Assistant

Avoca Ireland; Dunboyne; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Family Friendly Policies

Life Assurance Benefit

Cycle To Work Scheme

Health & Wellness Programmes

Job summary

Avoca Dunboyne is seeking an experienced Sales Assistant to join our team in a permanent full-time role. You will deliver high standards of customer service in a busy Avoca store and support till operations and product knowledge.

The ideal candidate has prior retail experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for helping customers. Daytime hours and a welcoming team culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a retail setting desirable.
• Till use with scanning items and processing payments.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Customer Service - A high standard of customer service is required for the role, Including assisting customers in person, via phone etc.

Skills

Food Product Knowledge

Retail Experience

Passion for Customer Service

Job description

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.

We're looking for an experienced Sales Assistant to join our team in our gorgeous location of Avoca Dunboyne. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role and be available to start immediately. This role is permanent full-time.

Responsibilities

• Customer Service - A high standard of customer service is required for the role, Including assisting customers in person, via phone etc.
• Previous experience working in a retail setting desirable.
• Till use - scanning items and taking payments, managing queues in a timely manner.
• Good food/retail Product knowledge
• Opening and closing duties as outlined by your line manager

Requirements

• Cleanliness/Organization is essential in this role
• Experience working in a physically demanding environment
• Excellent timekeeping is a key requirement
• Effective teamwork and communication skills is essential

Skills

• Food Product Knowledge
• Retail Experience
• Passion for Customer Service

Why work with us?

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

• Daytime Hours
• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Family Friendly Policies
• Life Assurance Benefit
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Health & Wellness Programmes

Avoca is an equal opportunities employer