Experienced Retail Assistant, Part-Time Monday & Sunday - Napier

Farmers Trading Company Ltd; Napier; Hybrid; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Farmers Trading Company Ltd in Napier is seeking an exceptionally experienced Retail Assistant for a part-time role, covering Monday and Sunday shifts. You will deliver personalised service across multiple categories and lead by example on the shop floor.

With 4-5 years of premium retail experience, you will bring in-store styling and personal shopping skills, guiding customers through outfits, home styling and product pairing while mentoring newer team members.

Qualifications

• 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

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

Retail experience

In-store styling

Customer service

Coaching/mentoring

Job description

Experienced Retail Assistant, Part-Time Monday & Sunday - Napier

Experienced Retail Assistant

Roster: Monday 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

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 Napier 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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