Sales Assistant Job Description
The first point of contact for many shoppers is a Sales Assistant withier you are working for a high street retailer, a call centre or an online boutique the basic principals are the same, good customer service skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to work to the best of your ability and always addressing the client’s needs first.
Did You Know?
Over 3 million in the UK work in the retail sector making this sector one of the largest in the United Kingdom.
Good things – Sales Assistant
“Meeting new people each day, being in a target driven industry you will most likely have goals and targets to achieve each month.”
Bad Things – Sales Assistant
“Some customers can be abusive and/or rude, long hour shifts.”
This role suites people who love to chat and communicate and are not shy from speaking with strangers you have never met before. This role will not suite everybody as the role can be demanding and a lot of thinking on your feet will be required.
Sales Assistant Job Description Example:
Job Description: An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced retail sales assistant that can work out of our London fashion department store. Your role will include: * You will provide excellent customer service to our clients walking through to our retail section. * Be really sales focused and proactively achieve sales targets for the month * Maintain high retail standards * Cash management * Ad hoc administration You will need the following (Job Specification): * You must have at least 2 years fashion retail experience * A proven sales record * Be target driven * Must be customer focused * Be highly presentable and well groomed * Fantastic organisational and communication skills * Strong selling skills and a positive attitude * Be able to work on your own and as part of a team * Must be flexible and reliable * Enthusiastic, outgoing and friendly Minimum Required Qualifications: ·5 GCSE’s graded A* to C If you have the required skills and experience mentioned above and would like to work for one of the most prestigious high street retail chains apply now! Apply Now (Click Here) or For more information contact Jason Gravis, 00000 000000 |
The Sales Assistant Job Description gives you a basic understanding of what is required in terms of skills and experience as well as day to day duties that will need to be carried out. An important factor to take make note of is what you will be selling? Will it Women’s fashion clothing, chocolates or telephone plugs? If you are a natural sales person and it doesn’t matter what your selling you just love it then that’s fine but if you are like the rest of us and can only sell things you actually have an interest in then please only apply to jobs that sell what you’re interested in otherwise you will fail in hitting your job targets and sale numbers and depending on your contract you may not be entitled to commission or bonuses if you fall below a certain threshold.
Career Progression Routes:
- Sales Manager
- Shift Manager
- Team Leader
- Area Manager
- Team Trainer
Qualifications and Skills:
Though basic education is all that is required for the majority of sales assistant job vacancies but to improve your skills and increase your chances of being hired there are retail training courses that can be taken.
We have listed some of the training courses below:
Top 5 Possible Places of Work (High Street):
- New Look
- Marks and Spencers
- Sainsburys
- Next
- Peacocks
UK Wide Sales Assistant (Retail) Salary Calculator:
(Figures are before any tax or other deductions and are averaged from varies job postings in individual cities around the UK).
The majority of the people that get recruited by employers looking for sales assistants are people that communicate there point across correctly i.e. in a way that is “short and sweet” which is usually based on a point system at your interview, so remember to revise those basic questions that may come up!
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