Retail Sales Assistant/Driver - Islington (15 Hours - Saturday and Sunday - Fixed Term until 24/12/2026) in London

Fancy joining the UK’s number one Wine Specialist? Majestic Wine Islington are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and driven individual who wants to grow and develop in a company that’s revolutionising retail!

Majestic Wine Group is the UK’s largest end-to-end wines and spirits specialist, operating across retail, on-trade and hospitality through four brands: Majestic Retail, Majestic Commercial, Enotria and Vagabond. With over retail stores, a nationwide on-trade supply network and a growing wine bar estate, Majestic is focused on curating a high-quality, differentiated product range, delivering expert service and expanding its physical and digital footprint across the UK.

The Role

As a Sales Assistant you’ll be supporting your store team with driving sales performance and the day-to-day running of your store. You’ll deliver exceptional customer service and experience to optimise KPI performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive store performance by maximising sales opportunities.
• Support your team on meeting and exceeding targets through focusing on KPI delivery.
• Deliver exceptional market leading customer service to drive business growth through customer loyalty & repeat purchases.
• Demonstrate that you make your own luck by offering your customers a VIP concierge service, actively contacting them with updates on products and tastings.
• Sell the story not the Discount. Demonstrate and share your passion for product with customers through an in-depth knowledge of our range.
• Take ownership for your wine knowledge, constantly learning about our products to support your WSET qualification and confidence in selling.
• Take accountability and pride for the physical appearance and maintenance of your store both internally & externally.
• Involvement in all operational tasks required for the day-to-day operational running of a Majestic Wine store - from delivering wine to our customers, merchandising stock deliveries and calling our valued customers to drive sales opportunities.
• Continuously identify opportunities to make improvements which will optimise the operational running of the store, feeding ideas back to your wider team so you can implement solutions together.
• Ensure you remain fully compliant, safe & legal by following internal policies, processes and completing mandatory training.
• Be an example of Majestic’s Ways of Working and source of support for more junior team members, feeding back to your Store Manager as appropriate.
• As a key holder you understand the opening and closing compliance and are confident to operate the store without your management team.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Excellent time-management, delegation and problem-solving skills.
• Be able to demonstrate your ability to deliver exceptional customer experience & service to every single customer.
• Self-motivated, able to thrive when working alone and as part of a team.
• A can-do attitude with a passion for seeing problems through to solutions.
• Adaptable and resilient to meet the ever-changing demands of our business.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Wine knowledge is beneficial but passion to learn more is essential to pass level 2 WSET wine qualifications.
• Hold a full UK/EU/EEA driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 6 penalty points.

What is in it for you:

• Competitive Salary.
• Up to 20% staff discount.
• Career development opportunities - we are passionate about nurturing our internal talent, offering career progression supported by our excellent in-house training schemes!
• Uniform provided.
• Access to Retail Trust which includes: Retail Rewards including Instant savings with discounted e-vouchers, discounted reloadable shopping cards, gift vouchers and gift cards, Discounts of up to 30%, Access to free counselling and support phone line.

Job Specifics:

• Contract: Fixed Term until 24/12/2026 - working mainly weekend shifts.
• Hours: 15 Hours Per Week.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends.
• Driving is a key part of this position so being comfortable driving one of our company vans is essential. We will not accept candidates without a full UK manual driver's license (held for at least 12 months) for this position.