Sales Associate

The Spice & Tea Exchange®; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialty retail shop is seeking Part-time Retail Sales Associates to provide stellar customer service and assist in maintaining inventory. Ideal candidates will have a passion for food and strong communication skills. Join a supportive environment where creative culinary interests flourish. The role offers growth opportunities within a close-knit franchise team.

Qualifications

• Proven customer focus with excellent customer service skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic math skills for measuring ingredients, reading scales, and following recipes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure each guest receives stellar customer service.
• Maintain inventory levels throughout the store.
• Assist customers in locating merchandise and answering questions.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Basic math skills

Job description

Are you a foodie? Do you enjoy food and cooking? Do you appreciate fine teas, gourmet spice blends, sugars, and salts? Are you creative in the kitchen? Come work in an environment where it is all about food!

Part-time, long-term Retail Sales Associates are wanted immediately for The Spice & Tea Exchange, a specialty retail shop that sells spices, herbs, teas, spice blends, rubs, and related products. Come work with us in a fun, creative, and supportive environment! Advancement opportunities are available.

Responsibilities

• Ensure each guest receives stellar customer service and is welcomed into the store with our trademarked opening lines.
• Utilize trademarked follow-up lines with guests.
• Maintain inventory levels throughout the store, including on shelves, counters, tables, and in containers, and notify management of low inventory levels.
• Price merchandise with labels, SKUs, prices, and locations.
• Blend and package products as necessary.
• Assist customers in locating merchandise, answer questions about products, prices, and uses, and establish rapport to encourage return visits and word-of-mouth advertising.
• Maintain current product knowledge through reading and training to effectively promote products.
• Follow operating standards and procedures for daily store operations.
• Help maintain store appearance by contributing to daily chores.

Preferred Skills

• Proven customer focus with excellent customer service skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic math skills for measuring ingredients, reading scales, and following recipes.

We create and share the experience every day! Life is better lived with a little spice.

The Spice & Tea Exchange was founded in 2008 in St. Augustine, Florida, and has grown into a nationwide franchise driven by flavor, passionate franchise owners, and a mission to bring flavorful ingredients to your kitchen. Our franchise owners are the reason for our success, and our team is a close-knit family you’d enjoy sitting with around the dinner table.

Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life is our mission. We aim to provide guests with quality products and flavorful memories through a sensory shopping experience where opening jars, exploring recipes, and chatting with knowledgeable staff inspire culinary interests.

At The Spice & Tea Exchange, we are committed to our mission. If you have a passion to inspire coworkers and customers, we may have a place for you at the table!

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions are made by the franchise management. Please contact the franchise location directly for employment inquiries, not The Spice & Tea Exchange Corporate.