About the Role
As a Sales Assistant, you are the face of our brand, creating moments that make customers smile. You will deliver exceptional service, spark conversations, and assist customers with their shopping needs, whether they are discovering new products or finding the perfect gift. Proactively engaging with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations is essential. You will also maintain store standards, support with stock, and operate tills accurately.
Responsibilities
- Proactively approach and engage with customers, start friendly conversations to understand what they’re looking for, and make helpful recommendations from our product range.
- Deliver a friendly, knowledgeable and consistently amazing customer experience.
- Stay informed about our products, promotions and services.
- Maintain excellent store standards, including merchandising, cleanliness and stock replenishment.
- Operate tills accurately and handle transactions with care.
- Support with deliveries, stockroom organisation and product availability.
- Follow all operational procedures, including health and safety and loss prevention.
- Work collaboratively with your team to meet store targets and KPIs.
- Be a brilliant brand ambassador - positive, professional and passionate about what we do.
- Open and close the store securely and support with cash handling and store security (as a Keyholder).
- Complete cashing-up and other end-of-day procedures accurately (as a Keyholder).
- Take responsibility for the smooth running of the store when a manager isn’t present (as a Keyholder).
- Support colleagues and respond to customer or operational issues (as a Keyholder).
Requirements
- Willing and able to proactively approach customers, start friendly conversations, understand what they’re looking for and make helpful recommendations from our product range.
- Passionate about creating a brilliant customer experience.
- Supportive team player with a positive, can-do attitude.
- Reliable, punctual and able to work a variety of shifts.
- Comfortable learning to use tills and handle transactions accurately.
- Able to stay organised and contribute positively in a busy, fast-paced store environment.
- Aged 18 or over to be trained as a Keyholder.
- Must be able to work across different areas of the store, use stairs, handle deliveries and move stock.
Skills
- Customer service
- Sales
- Merchandising
- Stock management
- Till operation
- Cash handling
- Teamwork
- Communication
Location
- Store
Work Type
- 6 hour contract
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Entry level
Salary/Compensations
- Enhanced rate of pay for Keyholder responsibilities
Benefits
- 25% Colleague Discount
- Exclusive Double Discount days
- MyWorks - exclusive online discounts
- Family Friendly Leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays (or 33 days for Deputy and Store Managers)
- Can-Do Academy - training and development
- Stream - early access to 50% of wages
- Share Scheme
- 24/7 support for you and your family (Employee Assistance Programme)
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Long service awards
- Pension
- Life assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Optional charity giving
About the Company
- We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.
- Our Purpose: To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.
- Our Values: We are Crafty, Caring, Can-do.
Equal Opportunity
- Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Reasonable Adjustments.
- Open to conversations about working hours and flexible working.
- Welcome applications from people and communities that are under-represented in our business.
- Provide reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.
