As a Poundworld Sales Assistant you will spend a lot of time serving customers, helping, advising, directing and dealing with enquiries. You will also support the organisations success by fulfilling store sales and goals.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Answering customer questions
Till management - collecting payment for goods sold
Conducting in store promotions
Product replenishment as per store guidelines
Stock management - Receiving deliveries
Keeping the store in a clean and tidy manner and ensuring stock is in the correct area
Personal Specification:
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
A professional, clean & tidy appearance
Polite & customer orientated
Sense of responsibility & a trustworthy person
Positive 'can do' attitude and enthusiastic
Self-motivated & a quick learner
Able to work independently & as part of a team
Manages time effectively and monitors performance against deadlines given e.g. keeping queues to a minimum
Be able to spend long periods of time on your feet
Competences for Success
Desirable
Previous retail experience
Previous experience within a fast paced environment
Essential
Good Teamwork
Communication
Trustworthiness
Organization
If you feel you have what it takes to join Poundworld as one of our Sales Assistants then we would love to hear from you!!
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Are you an experienced Visual Merchandiser? Do you come from an creative background at degree level? Are you up to date with the latest trends and have a strong presence in the social media world? Then you're the kind of person we are looking for!
KNOW THE ROLE
In this fantastic hands-on role you will ensure that the departments you work in are visually merchandised to the highest standard. Working as part of the fashion VM team, you will be responsible for actioning any changes identified during departmental floor walks and ensure consistency of branding, signage and ticketing across these areas. You will also contribute creatively by acting on Visual Concepts given to you by the Visual Merchandising Manager. We are looking for the right candidate to start in this roles at the end of January 2018
KNOW WHAT WEâRE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate relevant Visual Merchandising experience gained in a similar fashion retail environment. You will come from a creative background at degree level and have an excellent attention to detail. You will have outstanding planning and organising skills and ability to work at a fast pace. You will have the ability to effectively prioritise a demanding workload. You will be commercially aware with proven skills in the fashion world. You will also have exceptional communication skills and an ability to connect at all levels.This position requires that you are physically fit and able to use ladders.
About us
Since Harry Gordon Selfridge first opened the doors of Selfridges Oxford Street, London in 1909, Selfridges has been dedicated to surprising, amusing and amazing its customers with astounding moments of retail theatre. Having won The Best Department Store in The World title three times (2010, 2012 and 2014) along with Worldâs Best Sustainability Campaign by a Department Store in 2016, Selfridges is renowned as being the premier destination for a truly extraordinary customer experience, whether youâre shopping online or in store.
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Technology is transforming the world in extraordinary ways. If youâre passionate about the latest innovations, and about discovering how products can make a real difference to customersâ lives, then you can be part of shaping that transformation here at Dixons Carphone.
Working as a Sales Consultant in one of our Carphone Warehouse stores (known as Customer Consultant within the business), youâll help our customers with whatever they need, asking questions and taking them through our products and services until they have whatâs right for them.
We want you to be able to give customers the best possible advice. So weâll make sure you get early exposure to tomorrowâs technology and will give you brilliant training to help you stay ahead of the game. The fact that weâre completely impartial and independent means youâll be free to find customers things they genuinely want and need.
Expect lots of support and encouragement while youâre here. Youâll be working alongside people who love what they do and enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with everyone around them. Youâll also have limitless opportunities to explore â whether that means building up new areas of expertise or taking your career in a different direction, potentially even with another brand in the wider Dixons Carphone group.
Youâll also enjoy one of the best and broadest benefits packages in retail, which includes great discounts and even birthday surprises.
So what are we looking for from you? Like us, youâll put the customer first, always. Also like us, youâll be happy embracing all kinds of change. Things move fast in our business â and you have to have the resilience and adaptability to keep moving forward with them.
Above all, you have to share our passion for achieving amazing things â for our customers, colleagues and ourselves.
Bring your passion, make amazing happen.
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We are looking for a confident individual that shows a desire to offer the best customer service in the fashion industry - someone that shows great initiative and enthusiasm - some sales experience would be beneficial but not necessary as training is provided.
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Job Overview: The role of an Optical Assistant offers more responsibility and involvement than your normal run-of-the-mill retail job. As the face of Vision Express, you're there to help customers through their journey with us - from a warm welcome, through to help with selecting the right products for their eyewear and eye care needs. You'll get to know your customers, putting them at ease and get a real feeling of satisfaction from helping them look and feel great. That's why we look for individuals who take real pride in delivering exceptional service and who love talking to people.
The beauty of this role is that no two days are ever the same, except for the high expectations our customers have when it comes to our brand and service. Itâs up to you to bring our brand alive for the customer. In order to do this, you'll ensure the customer is cared for every step of the way to ensure their journey is seamless. Youâll be quick to build a rapport with customers through listening and acknowledging their needs. Youâll also get involved with booking eye examinations, completing eye health screening and helping select the best eye care solutions for each customer. If youâre not comfortable talking and engaging with customers then this isnât the right role for you.
One thing's for sure, you'll find a rewarding, customer focused culture with excellent training and opportunities to develop your career if you want to. What's more, you don't need any previous optical experience⦠we'll give you all the training you need to feel confident delivering the very best optical service to our customers.
Job Requirements
So what do you need?
⢠A desire to provide the very best in quality customer care
⢠A charismatic personality with a positive attitude and energy
⢠A flair for fashion and style with an eye for detail
⢠The ability to be engaging and warm
⢠Enjoy working as part of a team
⢠Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn
⢠Have a passion for luxury brands and quality products
⢠Ideally some previous experience in a retail/optical or customer service environment
If you're looking for a totally unique career, then we may just have the opportunity for you.
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Holland Hydroponics are recruiting!
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our company Holland Hydroponics who are the largest hydroponics retailer in the North West. We are a dynamic and expanding company looking to recruit an experienced horticultural retail sales assistant for our Manchester store. We need a highly enthusiastic sales assistant, who can listen to their customerâs needs, someone who is friendly and approachable. We need a problem solver, someone who isnât afraid to find an answer or make a decision.
Main duties include: Serving customers, stock taking, cash handling, ensuring displays are well maintained and fully stocked, dealing with deliveries and ensuring a clean and safe working environment is kept at all times.
We are looking for
Retail experience
Sales and customer service focus
Horticultural knowledge
Team leading skills
Merchandising skills
Point of sale experience
Great team players who can also work under their own initiative.
The Role
Front line retail staff are required. An understanding of horticulture and hydroponics knowledge would also be preferred but not essential. The working week is any 5 out of 7 days. You will receive all of the usual benefits and also receive extensive training in our field of expertise; you will be given all the knowledge you need to become one of our growing experts. From time to time you may be required to work at one of our other stores. The role also includes heavy lifting at times. Uniform will be provided.
This position is for 40 hours per week (5 out of 7 days), however there may be times where more hours are needed, so flexibility in working hours is essential. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 18.00, Sunday 11:00 - 16:00.
Starting salary: National Minimum/Living wage, dependent on age.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Required experience:
Retail Sales: 3 years
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Team Leader - M&S Simply Food - Wythenshawe
Travel Stores
Manchester
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader looking to join a new team in a M&S and WHSmith franchise store in Wythenshawe Hospital.
We are a newly established M&S Simply Food store who opened in July 2017
Job Description
The Opportunity
Marks & Spencer and WHSmith are working together on a Franchise basis and we are opening a brand new M&S Simply Food store in the Wythenshawe Hospital. We are looking for a Team Leaders to be part of this exciting new team!
We are looking for exceptional individuals used to working to Key Performance Indicators and driving sales to join our team. You will have previous experience of motivating and leading a team and experience in the food retail/hospitality industry is preferred.
The Accountabilities
- Duty manage the store in the Store Managerâs absence
- Act on the daily store review and ensure relevant store standards checks are carried out and any necessary action is taken
- Motivate & coach the team to deliver individual and store targets, including average transaction value and add on sales
- Performance management of staff â lateness, absence, poor work rate, poor service
- Stock management including promotions and on-shelf availability
- Implement the company security policy to reduce shrink and losses
- Dealing with customer complaints
- Work with the management team to guarantee staff availability on the shop floor through coordinating your team's rotas and attendance
- Follow company policies and procedures relating to cash, stock and Human Resources
- Ensure store is fully compliant with pricing, promotions, legislation and Health and Safety
The Requirements
- Previous experience of leading and motivating a team to achieve targets
- Proven experience of working to and achieving challenging sales targets
- Previous experience of working in a customer focused retail environment
- Strong communication skills
- An understanding of the performance management process
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