Retail Assistant For Lifestyle & Interior Store

Barefoot Sunday, at Rutland Garden Village, is a beautifully curated lifestyle and interiors store based on the East Coast American aesthetic. Our aim is to immerse customers in a relaxed, easy breezy, Hamptons style space where they can indulge in seeking out gifts for others & treats for themselves and their homes.

We need to find a sales assistant with a keen eye for detail, a passion for interiors, a desire for delivering outstanding customer service & the ability to sell and upsell. You will mostly be working alone in store so you must be comfortable in your own company.

Your key responsibilities will be:

* Developing excellent product knowledge and using this to guide and encourage customers with their purchases

*Being confident and knowing when to engage with customers and when to stand back to allow them to enjoy browsing time

* Understanding the importance of visual merchandising and atmosphere to create ‘retail theatre’ to enhance our customer's shopping experience

*Taking pride in the store by ensuring that it is always clean and presentable

*Offering ideas, based on customer feedback and your own research, about potential product lines

*Encouraging customers to join our VIP Club

*Going that extra mile to ensure that our customers feel welcome & important

*Being mindful of stock levels to guarantee that online orders can be met without negatively impacting on availability in store

*Opening and closing the store. Stock taking and cashing up.

*Building positive relationships with suppliers, colleagues and the community

You are a confident and highly self motivated sales person who enjoys interacting with the public and showcasing your knowledge. You will not be afraid to sell and to cross sell. You will understand how to create displays and merchandise based upon in store activity. You will be truly invested in your role, evidenced by how you represent our company and your approach to daily tasks. Trustworthy and with manifest integrity.

In return we will provide a supportive, creative and fun working environment. You will have the opportunity to shine and be recognised for your achievements.

We offer a competitive salary based on skills and experience and a staff discount on products in store and at our garden centre, gift shop, food market, restaurant and cakery.

This is a part time role, (maximum hours 28/week), but we will need you to work alternate week ends and some bank holidays.

We look forward to hearing from you with a CV and a covering letter explaining why you’d like to be on team Barefoot Sunday!

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £9.00-£11.45 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 28 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• How soon can you begin employment with us?
• Can you work alternate weekends?

Experience:

• Display or visual merchandising: 1 year (required)
• Fashion, Lifestyle or Home Interior Retail Sales: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 18/02/2024