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Sales Assistant

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Superdrug

7d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Customer Relations
    Sales & Business Development
  • Sunderland

AI generated summary

  • You need strong communication skills, a passion for retail and customer service, a desire to learn, flexibility in working hours, and openness to optional piercing training.
  • You will serve customers, maintain store presentation, ensure stock levels, achieve store targets, and undergo training for ear and nose piercing to support the piercing service.

Requirements

  • Confident and clear communication skills
  • Passionate about retail and customer service
  • Desire to learn and improve your knowledge/skills
  • Willingness to carry out piercing services for our customers (training provided) (Optional)
  • Flexible in working hours and adaptable to change

Responsibilities

  • Serving customers where you will deliver excellent service and make sure customers don’t miss out on any of our great Star Buys.
  • Helping ensure that the store is well stocked, and a high level of store presentation is maintained.
  • Actively being involved in achieving the store targets.
  • Supporting your development by being trained in ear and nose piercing to support our fast-growing piercing business in store.

FAQs

What are the working hours for the Sales Assistant position?

The working hours are 8 hours a week on weekdays and weekends, with the opportunity to work more hours.

What is the salary range for the Sales Assistant role?

The salary range for the Sales Assistant role is £8.65 - £11.75 per hour.

What qualities are you looking for in a Sales Assistant?

We are looking for confident and clear communication skills, a passion for retail and customer service, a desire to learn and improve, a willingness to perform piercing services (training provided), and flexibility in working hours.

Is training provided for performing piercing services?

Yes, training is provided for those who wish to perform piercing services for our customers.

What kind of career development opportunities does Superdrug offer?

Superdrug actively develops your skills and offers real career progression supported by excellent in-house training and apprenticeship qualifications.

What benefits do Sales Assistants receive?

Sales Assistants receive benefits such as up to 28 days holiday, up to 30% discount for themselves and a nominated friend or family member, excellent training, great sales incentives, instant access to Wagestream, and enhanced company sick pay and support for pregnancy loss.

Can you tell me about the Wagestream benefit?

Wagestream is a tool that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, learn easy tips for managing your money, and save straight from your pay into pots for the future.

What kind of store presentation is expected from Sales Assistants?

Sales Assistants are expected to help ensure that the store is well stocked and maintain a high level of store presentation.

How important are Sales Assistants to the company?

Sales Assistants are extremely important to us, and we recognize them as our future Team Leaders.

Where can I find information on data management and privacy policy?

Information on how we manage and store your data can be found at www.superdrug.jobs/privacy-policy/.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees

Mission & Purpose

Our purpose is quite simply to be the best in everyday accessible beauty and health. We are committed to bring innovation and the latest styles and trends to every high street in the UK and Southern Ireland at fantastic prices. As well as the best big beauty and health brands, our customers will also find a host of exclusive products that they won’t find anywhere else. Plus our Superdrug Own Brand collection is not only great value, it is excellent quality and all our beauty and toiletries Own Brand products carry the leaping bunny symbol which show they are certified by Cruelty Free International. We currently have over 800 stores including stores in the Republic Of Ireland and employ 12,500 colleagues. 200 stores have pharmacies with pharmacy consulting rooms. We currently have 15 stores with nurse clinics offering health checks but there’s much more to who we are. At Superdrug we’re part of the biggest health and beauty retailer in the world – A.S. Watson Group, operating retail stores across Europe and Asia. A key element to our brand's success is ensuring that our team is trained to give customers the service and quality they deserve. Through our retail academy team members are given the skills, confidence and knowledge to offer customers the best beauty and health advice on the high street.