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Sales Assistant - Stansted, Essex

Employer
WHSmith
Location
Stansted, Essex
Salary
£11.50
Closing date
20 Feb 2023

Sales Assistant - Stansted, Essex

39 hours - Flexible - Not Including Nights

£11.50

Soundbyte

With customers jetting in and out, the airport rarely stands still so we are looking for driven, dynamic individuals to join our friendly team! 

Contract Type – Permanent

Contracted Hours – 39 hours per week working any 5 out of 7 days including weekends

Sales Assistant usual working hours:

  • 4.00am until 1.00pm (unsocial premium)
  • 5.00am until 2.00pm (unsocial premium)
  • 6.00am until 3.00pm
  • 1.00pm until 10.00pm
  • 3.00pm until 12.00am(unsocial premium)
  • 4.00pm until 1.00am (unsocial premium)

 Salary:

  • 16-18 years old           £6.50
  • 18 - 20                         £7.29
  • 21 - 22                         £9.66
  • 23+                              £10.00
  • Plus £1.50 unsocial premium for hours worked between 12:00am and 5.00am
  • 5.6 weeks annual leave
  • Staff discount in our High street stores.
  • Pension scheme.

Airport Requirements:

  • 5 years continuous references (professional/educational/personal gap reference) to gain an Airside Airport Security Pass
  • Criminal Records Bureau Check – to be completed by WHSmith if your application is successful
  • Photographic ID I.E passport or UK Driving Licence

Sales Assistant introduction:
To provide exceptional customer service, proactively dealing with all customers, making the most of every sales opportunity and acting as an ambassador delivering the WHSmith brand to all our customers.

Role of a Sales Assistant:

  • Deliver a friendly service, smiling, greeting and making eye contact with every customer you come into contact with
  • Working on tills accurately and efficiently to provide a positive customer experience.
  • Carry out stock replenishment, ensuring all areas of the store remain tidy
  • Working as an active member of the team, supporting colleagues in all tasks
  • Meeting high standards of display and visual merchandising to ensure the store is well presented. Accurately following planograms

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Enjoys working with and helping both customers and team
  • Self-motivated and takes pride in doing a great job
  • Is respectful of others, regardless of position, ability and experience
  • Is confident in communicating within the team
  • Takes responsibility for personal performance within wider team
  • Is confident in communicating within the team

About Us
In the UK Travel business, we have 570 stores. We reach our customers whether they are on the go in Airports, Motorway Services, Hospitals, University’s and Train Stations, we support millions of our customers every year and are one of the world’s leading travel retailers.

We really can offer our products to everyone on any of life’s journeys. We continue to grow and have recently launched our InMotion brand, a leading digital accessories retail offering. We have also created partnerships with the likes of M&S and Costa Coffee, plus Well Pharmacy to ‘broaden our offering’ to our customers throughout the UK.

That’s why, as we continue our journey, our aim is simple: to make every one of life’s journeys better!

 

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