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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

AI generated summary

  • You must be passionate, hardworking, and eager to learn, with a grade 4/C GCSE in English and maths. No prior retail apprenticeship, or university experience, and available for full-time shifts.
  • You will provide excellent customer service, resolve queries, promote products, highlight promotions, achieve sales targets, and support stock rotation.

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 job title for this position?

The job title is Apprentice Retail Sales Assistant.

What kind of company is Savers?

Savers is a health and beauty retailer that provides branded products at affordable prices and has been recognized for its commitment to employee engagement.

What does the Retail Apprenticeship involve?

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

What key duties will I have as an Apprentice Retail Sales Assistant?

Duties include demonstrating exceptional customer service, resolving customer queries, promoting products, achieving sales targets, and supporting promotional changes.

How long is the apprenticeship training period?

The apprenticeship training period is 12 months, during which training occurs in-store without the need for college days or homework.

What qualifications do I need to qualify for this position?

You need a grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths, not be currently in education, and be new to retail, among other criteria.

What skills are required for this role?

Required skills include a passion for learning, teamwork, a strong work ethic, flexibility, ambition, and an interest in retail business.

What are the benefits offered to Apprentices?

Benefits include a pension and life assurance, 28 days holiday, discount cards, access to discounts with over 3,500 retailers, and long service awards.

What is the pay rate for the Apprentice Retail Sales Assistant position?

The pay rate is £8.65 per hour.

How many hours will I work per week as an Apprentice?

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

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.