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Apprentice Retail Sales Assistant

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Savers

3mo ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Customer Relations
    Hospitality & Retail
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You should be eager to learn, hardworking, flexible, and a team player with a strong work ethic. Must have GCSEs in English and maths, no prior retail apprenticeship, and be eligible to work in the UK.
  • You will provide excellent customer service, resolve queries, promote products and offers, and support stock rotation to help achieve sales targets. Maintain brand reputation and contribute to promotions.

Requirements

  • A passion for learning
  • Be hard working and looking for variety and a fast paced working environment
  • Want to develop new skills
  • Be a real team player
  • Have a strong work ethic and flexible approach
  • Have an interest in retail business
  • Be ambitious and keen to progress
  • Be committed to achieving your qualification
  • You have a grade 4 / C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths
  • You are not currently in any form of education and you are available for full time shifts
  • You HAVEN’T completed a Retail Apprenticeship before
  • You have not completed a degree or more than 1 year at University
  • You are eligible to work in the UK
  • You are brand new to retail

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrating exceptional customer service
  • Understanding the business and maintaining the brand reputation
  • Resolving customer queries
  • Using knowledge to promote products to customers
  • Highlighting promotional offers to work towards achieving sales targets
  • Supporting promotion changes and stock rotation

FAQs

What is the role of an Apprentice Retail Sales Assistant?

The role involves working as a full-time team member in the store, focusing on creating a great customer experience and learning about retail operations.

What kind of training will I receive?

Your training will take place in-store over the course of 12 months with no college days or homework involved.

What are the main duties of the position?

Duties include demonstrating exceptional customer service, understanding the business and brand reputation, resolving customer queries, promoting products, highlighting promotional offers, and supporting stock rotation.

What are the eligibility requirements for this apprenticeship?

You need to have a grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths, be available for full-time shifts, not have completed a Retail Apprenticeship before, not have a degree or more than one year at University, be eligible to work in the UK, and be new to retail.

What hours will I be expected to work?

You will work 39 hours a week on a 13-month contract.

What is the pay rate for this position?

The pay rate is £8.85 per hour.

Is there a possibility for career progression?

Yes, Savers has a strong desire to promote from within and reward the highest achievers.

What benefits are offered to employees?

Benefits include pension and life assurance, 28 days holiday, a discount card for 3,500 retailers, a reward and recognition scheme, a discount card with Superdrug, and access to additional discounts as an apprentice.

Can I apply if I have previous retail experience?

No, this position is for candidates who are brand new to retail and have not completed a Retail Apprenticeship before.

Will I have support during my apprenticeship?

Yes, you will be supported throughout your training by your team and your assessor to help you achieve your Retailer Level 2 Apprenticeship.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1988
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Savers is a family business at heart. We sell branded Health, Home & Beauty products at unbeatable prices on your local high street. With our products it's about honest, everyday low prices that our customers love. We are fortunate to be part of a much bigger family, the A.S. Watson Group (the largest Health & Beauty retailer in the world!) and an incredibly successful arm of CK Holdings Limited, who operate across the world serving 4 billion happy customers. In 2019, Savers were awarded 4th place in the Sunday Times best big companies to work for and were the highest placed retailer on the list. This recognises the levels of engagement within our teams and demonstrates our commitment to our people. We’ve come a long way from opening our first store in Durham in 1988 and now have over 500 stores all across the UK and over 5000 employees. We don’t plan on stopping there, we’re still expanding and are always looking for amazing talent to come and join the Savers family! To have a browse through our current vacancies and learn more about us please visit www.savers.jobs or follow @saversjobs on Instagram. If you would like to shop with us online, then please visit www.savers.co.uk.