Experienced Retail Assistant, Full-Time Tuesday to Saturday - Hastings

Farmers Trading Company Ltd; Hastings; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmers Trading Company Ltd. Hastings is seeking an experienced Retail Assistant for a full-time, Tuesday-to-Saturday shift (7:30am–3:00pm).

The role requires 4–5 years of premium/dept store retail experience, with strengths in in-store styling, personal shopping and outfit coordination across departments. You will lead fitting room experiences, provide home styling advice, and act as the on-floor expert while coaching and mentoring newer team members in a fast-paced, customer-focused

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in a personalised retail selling role, ideally in a premium or department store setting.
• Strong background in in-store styling or personal shopping, with the ability to tailor product solutions to individual customer needs.
• Solid understanding of how to guide customers through outfit coordination, home styling and product pairing across departments.
• Proven ability to support, coach and mentor newer team members.

Responsibilities

• Delivering highly personalised customer service across multiple categories
• Lead fitting room experiences, including expert lingerie fittings and style consultations
• Providing advice and inspiration for home styling and product selections
• Acting as the go-to service and selling expert on the floor
• Supporting the development of new team members through hands-on coaching and leadership

Skills

In-store styling

Personal shopping

Outfit coordination

Home styling

Product pairing

Leadership coaching

Tools

N/A

Job description

Experienced Retail Assistant, Full-Time Tuesday to Saturday - Hastings

Experienced Retail Assistant

Roster:

Tuesday to Saturday 7:30am - 3:00pm

As New Zealand's leading department store, we understand the value of delivering a premium and personalised shopping experience to our loyal customers. To continue setting the standard, we are seeking an exceptionally experienced Retail Assistant to join the team at our Hastings store.

We're looking for someone who brings at least 4-5 years of proven retail experience in high-touch, customer focused environments, ideally within fashion, homeware or department store settings. This is not an entry level role - we're seeking a confident retail professional with demonstrated expertise in delivering one-on-one service and leading by example on the shop floor.

What YouWill Bring:

• 4-5 years' experience in a personalised retail selling role, ideally in a premium or department store setting
• A strong background in in-store styling or personal shopping, with the ability to tailor product solutions to individual customer needs
• A solid understanding of how to guide customers through outfit coordination, home styling and product pairing across departments
• A proven ability to support, coach and mentor newer team members

What You Will Be Doing:

• Delivering highly personalised customer service across multiple categories
• Lead fitting room experiences, including expert lingerie fittings and style consultations
• Providing advice and inspiration for home styling and product selections
• Acting as the go-to service and selling expert on the floor
• Supporting the development of new team members through hands-on coaching and leadership

We're a fast-paced, customer focused environment, so you'll need to be energetic, proactive and always ready to go the extra mile!

Entitlement to work in New Zealand

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