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French Connection, Sales Associate, Part Time

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior Level
  • Customer Relations
    Hospitality & Retail
  • Limerick

AI generated summary

  • You need retail experience, a love for the brand, sales success, teamwork skills, motivation, problem-solving ability, and the knack to multitask and meet deadlines.
  • You will enhance sales through customer service, manage stock, maintain cleanliness, assist with promotions, handle inquiries and refunds, and resolve conflicts professionally.

Requirements

  • - comparable experience gained within a fast paced high street retailer
  • - an outgoing personality with a genuine love of the French Connection brand
  • - a proven track record of driving sales
  • - the ability to work well within a team or independently
  • - demonstrate high levels of motivation, ambition and drive
  • - demonstrate initiative, decisiveness and effective problem-solving skills
  • - the ability to multitask and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Increase sales through consistency in the customer service experience, using a variety of selling techniques and product knowledge (i.e. fit, sizing, fabric content, ranges etc)
  • Maintain maximum stock availability through effective use of replenishment
  • Welcome all customers entering the store with a friendly and warm approach while remaining calm, professional and focused, acting as a brand ambassador in difficult situations
  • Maintain housekeeping standards, ensuring all front and back of house areas are kept clean
  • Effectively maintain best practice within your stockroom to ensure that all stock is in line with company guidelines
  • Assist the management team to effectively and accurately execute all floor moves, promotions and range launches in line with company guidelines to ensure that deadlines are met
  • Deal with customer enquiries and refunds professionally and effectively, converting refunds into sales opportunities where possible
  • Tackle any disagreement constructively and professionally, working to resolve any conflict in a timely manner, using the help of management

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Sales Associate for French Connection, and it is a part-time position.

Where is the job location?

The job is located at French Connection, Limerick Brown Thomas.

What are the expected working hours for this role?

The position is a 16 hours contract.

What are the main responsibilities of a Sales Associate?

The main responsibilities include increasing sales through customer service, maintaining stock availability, welcoming customers, maintaining housekeeping standards, assisting with promotions, handling customer enquiries and refunds, and resolving conflicts.

What qualifications are necessary for this position?

The successful applicant should have comparable experience in a fast-paced high street retailer, a proven track record of driving sales, and the ability to work both in a team and independently.

What personal qualities are desired in a candidate?

We are looking for candidates who demonstrate high levels of motivation, ambition, drive, initiative, decisiveness, effective problem-solving skills, and the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Are there any employee benefits?

Yes, employee benefits include a company pension and an employee discount.

What values does French Connection prioritize in its workplace culture?

French Connection prioritizes nurturing talent, valuing creativity and learning, providing a great people experience, and fostering a community-focused retail environment.

Is previous retail experience required?

Yes, comparable experience gained within a fast-paced high street retailer is required.

How does French Connection view customer engagement?

French Connection believes that customer engagement sets the bar in service and experiential retail, aiming to provide customers with something to love every time they shop.

Reinventing Retail

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1843
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Brown Thomas Arnotts is Ireland's leading luxury fashion retailer. We're a retail world built on iconic firsts, famed for the creativity that touches our brands, buildings and experiences. We’re always challenging ourselves to make every experience more special and unique for our customers and our people. Supported by strong family foundations that inspire us to create something that lasts. Because we care about the tomorrow we’re carving out. Discover more about Brown Thomas Arnotts' Vision, Purpose & Values by visiting our Life page. Brown Thomas Established in 1849, Brown Thomas was from the outset, a name that is synonymous with luxury, integrity and beauty. Today the Brown Thomas ethos finds expression through its many departments, each individually designed with the very best retail experience in mind. There are five iconic Brown Thomas department stores in Dublin, Dundrum, Cork, Limerick and Galway and one BT2 branded fashion store in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. Arnotts Arnotts is Ireland’s oldest and largest department store having opened its decorative, brass-clad doors way back in 1843 and since then has developed the premises into the 300,000 sq. foot store as it stands today. A reliable family favourite with both Irish and international visitors, Arnotts boasts a broad collection of designer brands in fashion, beauty, homewares and more. The store is also home to numerous restaurants, and an unparalleled range of in-store services. Named Best "Nation Store of the Year" at the Retail Excellence Awards Named "Retail of the the Year" at the Retail Excellence Awards