Fixed Term Contract - ending on 31st December 2025. There is often potential for seasonal colleagues to be taken on permanently after the initial festive contract. Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant. 8 hour contract.
Overview
The Works is recruiting a Seasonal Retail Sales Assistant to support the peak holiday period. You will welcome customers, inspire them to read, learn, create, or play, and help maintain a well-presented store during a busy season.
Responsibilities
* Excite and Delight: provide friendly service and inspire customers to engage with our products and activities.
* Loyalty Ambassador: help customers plan Christmas purchases and show them how to get more value with our offers.
* Merchandising: follow planograms for key product areas and use creativity to highlight non-planogrammed spaces.
* Deliveries: manage heavy deliveries, price and label products, and organize stockroom and shop floor displays.
* Have fun: be authentic and contribute to a positive store atmosphere.
What you’ll do
* Support peak period operations and handle physical tasks such as stock movement and stairs with a supportive team.
* Encourage customers to explore reading, learning, creativity and play through our products.
Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
* Genuine and authentic: positive, creative, and passionate about our brand; strong customer communication.
* Resilient: able to work in a fast-paced retail environment, multitask, and manage busy days.
* Stock management: sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries with efficiency.
Our Values
To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. We are Crafty, Caring, Can-do. We promote Diversity, Inclusion, and reasonable adjustments. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups. We support flexible working where possible and will provide reasonable adjustments for interviews on request. We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. When people spend time doing what they love, it’s Time Well Spent. And with the right passion, It All Starts With You.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Sales and Business Development
* Retail
For context and updates on opportunities, locations such as Southampton, Portsmouth, and other nearby areas may be listed in affiliation with The Works Stores Ltd.
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