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Temporary Sales Assistant

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Customer Relations
    Sales & Business Development
  • Plymouth
  • Quick Apply
    9d left

AI generated summary

  • You must be adaptable, customer-focused, confident, and outgoing, with strong communication skills, flexible availability, and a passion for achieving goals while promoting our values.
  • You will drive sales, provide product knowledge, ensure excellent customer service, maintain store standards, implement visual merchandising, process stock, check pricing, and support inventory.

Requirements

  • Flexible working hours, including weekends and holidays, as per the store's requirements.
  • Customer focused
  • Passion for achieving goals
  • Adaptable and Flexible work ethic
  • Strong communication skills
  • Confident and outgoing
  • Promote the Sports Direct values and our culture to internal and external parties

Responsibilities

  • You will drive sales to achieve and exceed store targets
  • Provide product knowledge to customers
  • Always deliver excellent customer service
  • You will assist in maintaining the stores standards
  • Take pride in implementing visual merchandising standards that align with the Sports Direct Brand
  • Process and replenish stock
  • Ensure pricing of product is current and correct
  • Support in stock inventory

FAQs

What are the working hours for the Temporary Sales Assistant position?

The working hours are flexible and include weekends and holidays, depending on the store's requirements.

Is this a full-time or part-time position?

This position has no guaranteed work hours, which can vary from week to week, potentially resulting in part-time hours.

What is the salary range for this role?

The salary is based on age: £8.65 per hour for ages 16-20 and £11.50 per hour for ages 21 and above.

Are there any benefits associated with this role?

Yes, benefits include a rewarding pay structure, flexible working hours, monthly rewards and recognition, instore uniform discounts, additional sales commission earnings, a group-wide 20% discount, discounted gym membership, and a range of development courses with national qualifications.

What qualifications do I need to apply for this position?

Applicants should be customer-focused, have a passion for achieving goals, demonstrate an adaptable work ethic, possess strong communication skills, and be confident and outgoing.

How does the application process work?

Interested candidates should submit their applications as early as possible, as the vacancy may close once sufficient applications have been received.

What are the expectations regarding sales and customer service?

You will be expected to drive sales to achieve and exceed store targets, provide product knowledge to customers, and always deliver excellent customer service.

Will there be opportunities for development in this role?

Yes, the company offers a wide range of development courses with national qualifications to support your career growth.

Can I work from home in this position?

No, this role requires you to work in-store, and remote work is not an option.

How soon do I need to apply for this position?

It’s advisable to apply as early as possible, as the vacancy may close as soon as a sufficient number of applications are received.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1982
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Founded in 1982, Sports Direct International plc is today the UK’s largest sporting goods retailer by revenue, and operates a diversified portfolio of sports, fitness, fashion and lifestyle fascias and brands. The Group’s strategy is to invest in our people and our key third party brand partners in order to elevate our retail proposition to attain new levels of excellence across our multi-brand, multi-channel offering to customers. We aspire to be a leading sports and lifestyle retailer internationally and to deliver sustainable growth for our shareholders in the medium to long term by offering our customers an unrivalled range of high quality leading brands. The Group provides a full multi-channel retail approach across its fascias in the UK, and increasingly across its fascias in continental Europe and elsewhere. The Group also wholesales and licenses its Group Brands to partners in the UK, continental Europe, the Americas, and the Far East.