Retail Sales Assistant

Executive Mandate Specification

Do you love pets? Would you like to join our award-winning pet shop chain?

This is a part time position where you will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service, whilst maintaining high shop-floor and animal welfare standards.

Cover will include both weekdays & weekends. Candidate must be flexible to provide cover for staff absence / holidays as well. Ability to cover shifts in our Ross-on-Wye store is desirable but not essential. This position matches minimum wage for the candidates age range.

- For this position retail experience is preferred, but training will be given.

- An animal management qualification or previous animal experience is a benefit, but not essential.

- I.T literacy is essential for shop systems.

The successful candidate must be willing to learn new skills as required and have a positive approach to dealing with customers.

Duties will involve:

- being a first port-of-call to customers on the shop floor, including interacting and approaching all customers and helping with enquiries

- using the till for transactions

- using your knowledge to inspire customers to try new products

- keeping the shop-floor to a high standard

- putting away deliveries

- replenishing and rotating stock

- using your knowledge to promote good pet ownership

- cleaning out and health checking in-store animals

10% discount on all goods and services

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £9.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Plastic screens on tills, mask wearing as required by law, promoting social distancing, hand sanitiser always available

Experience:

• Retail sales: 1 year (preferred)
• customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Statutory Executive Benefits & Governance

• Executive Health, Vision & Dental Coverage with Global Provider Options
• Corporate Pension Auto-Enrolment / 401(k) Retirement Plan with Fiduciary Matching
• Annual Discretionary Performance Incentive & Long-Term Equity Participation
• Executive Leave Allotment, Statutory Holidays & Dedicated Health Care Reserves
• US Department of Labor & E-Verify Work Authorization Sponsorship