Part Time Retail Assistant | Repco Whakatane

GPC Asia Pacific; Whakatāne; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Training & development

Volunteer leave

Team incentives

Job summary

Repco Whakatane is hiring a Part Time Retail Assistant to contribute to a friendly, customer‑focused in-store experience. You’ll spend weekends ensuring customers are helped, products are presented well, and sales are processed efficiently.

You’ll join a team that offers great staff discounts, ongoing training and development, and recognition programs to reward performance. This role suits someone who enjoys retail and automotive products in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide friendly, helpful service.
• Upsell products and guide customers to the right solutions.
• Process sales at the till and handle transactions accurately.
• Maintain showroom presentation and merchandising standards.
• Assist with stock receipt, dispatch and storage.
• Be a collaborative, positive team member and support colleagues.

Job description

Part Time Retail Assistant | Repco Whakatane

GPC Asia Pacific – Whakatane, North Island

Whether your passion is cars or customer service, we want to hear from you.Join a great team at Repco!

Saturday & Sunday; 9.30am - 4.00pm (12 Hours)

Friendly & fun team, great staff discounts, plus the opportunity to learn & develop

Work with one of the biggest brands in the automotive industry

Repcois a leader in the automotive aftermarket parts market and is one of the most widely recognised brands in Australia and New Zealand. Our brand stands for quality, expertise and knowledge, and our team members are valued and appreciated. We deliver careers and experiences that are supportive, rewarding and inclusive, and we are passionately focused on safety, results and continuous improvement.

Recognition programs and team incentives for your performance

An inclusive team environment: our team are important members of GPC

Ongoing training and career development; we genuinely care about supporting you to reach your full potential

Attractive team member pricing across all GPC AP businesses

We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this

Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation

The opportunity to join a progressive global company that continually strives to remain the number one in the automotive aftermarket

About the role: At Repco we want to ensure that each customer has a great experience in store and as a Retail Assistant your key focus is to ensure this - This starts from the moment the customer walks in the door, to providing guidance around our products and ensuring they find what they need, upselling where you can and processing the sale at the till.

Duties Include:

Always have asafety focusto ensure your safety, and that of your teammates & customers

Provide genuine service & create moments that matter with customers

Use your strong customer service to contribute to positive sales performance

Maintain exceptional showroom presentation & merchandising standards

Process stock; receive, dispatch & store

Be an enthusiastic, cooperative & collaborative Repco team member, and contribute to a positive team culture.

Note, this role will require lifting, bending & climbing.

Skills & experience: This is a very customer focused position so you'll naturally be a people person and a passionate customer service expert, ideally with previous retail and/or customer service experience. Full training will be given on the products we sell, however an interest in automotive is a plus. But if customer service is your passion and where you thrive, we like that sound of that too! You must be confident working in a retail/sales environment and dealing with a variety of customers. Your strong communication skills and excellent phone manner will be complimented by your team-focused and 'can do' attitude.

GPC Asia Pacific Movement is in our DNA. We areGPC Asia Pacific:one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand andSoutheastAsia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA & McLeod Accessories. Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward. With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won’t leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.