Sales Assistant - Merry Hill

Smyths Toys Superstores; Merry Hill (NC); On-site; USD 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

In-store discount

Maternity and Paternity Payments

Life-Event Gifts

Job summary

Smyths Toys is looking for Sales Assistants to join our team at Smyths Toys Superstores. This is a temporary contract with pay £12.90 per hour for over 21 and £11.00 per hour for under 21.

You will deliver high levels of customer service, assist customers, stock shelves, work tills, and help maintain a clean, organized store. The ideal candidate has retail experience, a flexible approach to working across 7 days, and a willingness to learn our products to help customers choose the right toys.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is highly desirable, but not essential.
• Customer service and teamwork are important.
• Flexibility to work across 7 days is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service.
• Ascertain customers’ needs and wants.
• Work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team.
• Keep the store clean and tidy.
• Pack shelves and merchandise.
• Work deliveries and price changes.
• Work on the tills.
• Learn about products to help customers.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Flexible working

Tools

Till / POS

Job description

Smyths Toys

Smyths Toys is one of the world's largest specialty retailers of children's toys. We operate both online, and via our physical retail stores, with hundreds of stores spread across Europe and the UK. We source our product range from an extensive array of UK, European, and international suppliers.

About The Role

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to be part of an expanding business, filled with fun & exciting opportunities? Come and join our team of superheroes, as we are on the search to recruit our next generation of Sales Assistants, for Smyths Toys Superstores!

This is a temporary contract, with a rate of pay of £12.90 per hour for over 21 and £11.00 per hour for under 21.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service
• Ascertain customers’ needs and wants
• Work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team
• Keep the store clean and tidy
• Pack shelves and merchandise
• Work delivery and complete price changes
• Work on the tills
• Learn about and keep up to date with our products in order to help customers

The Ideal Candidate

Retail experience in the following areas is highly desirable, but not essential:

• Outdoor/Bikes
• Nursery
• Software & Gaming
• Backdoor/Warehouse

Our stores are open 7 days a week so we need our Sales Assistants to be as flexible as possible.

Benefits

• A benefits package inclusive of:
  • Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance Cover
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • In-store discount
  • Company Maternity and Paternity Payments
  • Special Life-Event Gifts

Smyths Toys is an Equal Opportunities Employer