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Smyths Toys Superstores

11d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Customer Relations
    Hospitality & Retail

AI generated summary

  • You should be ambitious, reliable, and energetic with excellent customer service skills. Retail experience in Outdoor, Nursery, Gaming, or Warehouse is desirable. Flexibility for weekends is essential.
  • You will provide excellent customer service, support your team in meeting targets, and maintain a well-stocked, well-presented store in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Are you ambitious, hard working, energetic and reliable?
  • Do you have excellent customer service skills?
  • Retail experience in the following areas is highly desirable:
  • Outdoor/Bikes
  • Nursery
  • Gaming
  • Backdoor/Warehouse
  • Our Stores are open 7 days a week and we need our Sales Assistants to be as flexible as possible to ensure that it succeeds.
  • Weekends are our busiest trading days so it is likely that you will be required to work on these days.

Responsibilities

  • As a Sales Assistant, you will be expected to provide a high level of customer service
  • help your team achieve daily targets
  • ensure that the store is well stocked and well presented at all times
  • Successful candidates will work as part of a fast-paced and dynamic team.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Sales Assistant.

Is this position temporary or permanent?

This is a temporary contract position.

What are the working hours for Sales Assistants?

The stores are open 7 days a week, and Sales Assistants need to be flexible with their availability, especially on weekends, which are the busiest trading days.

What skills are required for the Sales Assistant role?

Candidates should possess excellent customer service skills, be ambitious, hard-working, energetic, and reliable.

Is previous retail experience necessary?

While not necessarily required, retail experience in areas such as Outdoor/Bikes, Nursery, Gaming, and Backdoor/Warehouse is highly desirable.

What is the pay rate for Sales Assistants?

The pay rate for Sales Assistants Over 21 is £12.00, and for those Under 21, it is £9.40.

What types of job contracts are available for this position?

The position offers contract, part-time, and full-time job types.

How can I apply for the Sales Assistant position?

If you think you have what it takes to become part of the Smyths Toys Superstores team, you can apply today.

Is Smyths Toys an equal opportunity employer?

Yes, Smyths Toys is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Smyths Toys Superstores

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1987
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Smyths Toys Superstores are a leading provider of children's entertainment products and trade from over 100 stores throughout the UK and Ireland. Our stores are bursting with fun and excitement and offer the latest and greatest range of toys, video games, outdoor, baby, and pre-school products. We pride ourselves on offering the most competitive prices on the best possible selection of products and stock everything from dolls and action figures to baby products, video games and playsets. As the fastest growing toy retailer in the UK, we recognise the importance of putting our customers first and aim to achieve this through offering the best service at the best possible prices, all served through our unique brand of fun. We know that the best way to deliver this service is through the strength of our staff and we are constantly on the lookout for new members to join our team. In 2018 we acquired Toys R Us in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, adding a further 90 stores across central European. This brings our total number of stores across Ireland, the UK and Europe to over 200. There’s never been a better or more exciting time to join Smyths Toys. We have a number of exciting job opportunities available which represent an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful and dynamic organisation with significant growth plans. Areas in which we recruit include Marketing, Buying, Logistics, IT, Customer Service, Accounting and Payroll functions, and Store Managers and Sales Assistants. There is promotional potential in all roles and we are seeking employees who are passionate, have the ability to work hard and have a strong desire to understand how the retail business works.