Overview
As a Seasonal Sales Assistant, you'll join our merry crew and help make this holiday season the best one yet! Supporting our busy peak period leading up to the holiday, you will be the heart of our retail store, welcoming customers with a friendly smile and inspiring them to read, learn, create, or play!
Responsibilities
* Excite and Delight: Spread joy with your friendly service and inspire customers to read, learn, create, or play with our magical products!
* Loyalty Ambassador: Help customers craft a Christmas well spent and show them they can get more value at The Works.
* Merchandising Marvel: Follow planograms for key product areas and create eye-catching displays in non-planogrammed spaces while staying within the stock plan.
* Deliveries: Manage heavy deliveries, price & label products, sort items onto shop floor displays, and maintain a neat stockroom.
* Have fun: Be authentic, connect with our brand, colleagues, and customers, and help make the store a twinkling wonderland to visit and work.
Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
* Genuine and authentic: Positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products; strong communication with customers and helpful recommendations.
* Resilient champion: Able to handle a fast-paced retail environment, juggle busy days, heavy deliveries, and manage customers with ease.
* Stock magician: Tackle sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries; embrace the boxes and stay organized.
* Remember, you’re part of a festive team and helping spread cheer during the season.
Contract & Compensation
£21,446 per year - estimated. Contract: NEW Fixed Term Contract ending on 31st December 2025. 4 hour contract.
Why The Works?
We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. Our culture is supportive, friendly, and inclusive. A second home-from-home where you can be your best and authentic you. Our environment is always moving and full of energy, yet we still make space to share must-watch TV recommendations and favourite page-turners. We are one team with an all-hands-on-deck approach to inspire our customers and support each other.
Perks
* 25% Colleague Discount
* My Works – Exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utility deals, tech and more
* Can-Do Academy – Access to courses and training
* Stream – Early access to 50% of wages earned
* 24/7 support for you and your family – Employee Assistance Programme
Additional Notes
There are lots of deliveries and seasonal stock to manage. The role can be physically demanding and involves stairs and heavy stock. Our supportive team will lend a helping hand. Joining us during this period is a great way to take advantage of our 25% colleague discount during the run-up to the holiday season.
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