Sales Assistant

Location: Reading

Discipline: Retail

Salary: £12.70 per hour

Job ref: 017543

Published: about 18 hours ago

The Role

At Charles Tyrwhitt our purpose is to "Make it easy for men to dress well" and we can’t do that without our specialist teams. This time, we’re on the lookout for a Senior Sales Assistant who will be working with Zak and the Team in our Reading store. This contract is 20 hours per week (overtime also available). Candidates must be flexible to work across weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. Our ideal candidate will have previous key holder experience, and will be available for store opening and closing shifts.

What you will be doing

As a Senior Sales Assistant at CT, you will work with the store management team to ensure that the store, people and operations trade safely and legally, as well as assuming responsibilities of opening and closing the store. Customer service is really important to us so you’ll be given expert product knowledge to ensure you are up to date with the latest store ranges and promotions, as well as taking ownership with Custom, customer and wedding appointments. You’ll support the Store Supervisor with inducting, training and coaching Sales Assistants as well as maximising every sales opportunity to ensure sales targets and KPIs are achieved and exceeded to be one of the top sellers in store. Not only this but you’ll be expected to deliver high visual merchandising standards; ensuring the store housekeeping standards are continually achieved and adhering to company VM, Health & Safety guidelines and security processes. Of course, there’s also parts to the role that include processing deliveries, transfers and merchandise quickly, accurately and efficiently.

What we are looking for

How we do our work is important to us at CT and anyone who joins us will feel aligned with our 3 BE’s: "BE the BOSS", "BE the CUSTOMER" and "BE the BEST". As a creative and entrepreneurial business, we believe that being together helps create a collaborative environment and is key to our success. Our Tyrwhitteers are the drivers of change, so we’re looking for hard working people with a pro-active approach to their work.

• Retail experience (apparel or customer-facing preferred)
• Some key-holder experience
• Strong customer service and selling skills
• Leads by example on service, selling, and shop floor standards
• Enthusiastic, driven, and self-motivated
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive in owning personal development
• Team player with initiative and a positive attitude

What you can expect from us:

As well as all the core benefits, UK Retail colleagues also get the following:

• Excellent bonus scheme - bonuses are paid quarterly when your store hits target.
• Uniform - retail colleagues are entitled to a uniform allowance which is refreshed every 6 months.
• Cycle to work scheme, relocation packages to support career development and season ticket loans to those based in London stores.
• Each store has a fun fund to ensure parties, treats, social activities and team building events happen regularly.
• The Tyrwhitt Academy will take care of your professional development.
• Training supports you with product knowledge, customer service and other training needs.
• Apprenticeship level qualifications open to store colleagues that you can work through whilst still earning your full wage.

Who we are

Once upon a shirt, Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler had the notion that he could make a better shirt at better value than anyone else in the world! He believed that all men; no matter their shape or size, where they may be in the world or indeed their budget; should be able to own a Jermyn Street quality shirt. A proper shirt. A CT shirt. That was over 3 decades ago and whilst Charles Tyrwhitt is still famous for proper shirts, these days we are about so much more than collars and cuffs. Our purpose is to "make it easy for men to dress well". We take care of a chap’s entire wardrobe, providing stylish solutions for every occasion. We make sure he gets what he wants, when and how he wants it. With a unique product offering delivered with exceptional customer service, Charles Tyrwhitt is a world-known, well-loved London-based brand with stores throughout the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. Our Global Head Office is in London Bridge, where our teams that support our online presence in North America, Canada, Europe and Australia are based. We have a small Manhattan office for our US Partnerships and US Retail support teams, and our Distribution Centre and Contact Centre are based in Milton Keynes. At Charles Tyrwhitt we believe in doing the right thing. That means making our products properly and sustainably, making our business work for our people, our customers, and our suppliers and giving back to charity to support those in need. We’re taking a good hard look at our social and environmental impact, and always looking for ways to be better.