Sales Assistant – Newmarket, Suffolk RR1669

Motivated and customer-oriented Retail Sales Assistant required to join a well established and close knit team. The person will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service, assisting customers with their purchases, and ensuring a positive shopping experience. This is a great opportunity for individuals who enjoy working in a fast-paced retail environment in the equine sector.

Hours:

• 40 hours a week

Days:

• Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm
• Saturday morning 9am-1pm (1 in 3 Saturdays off)
• When a Saturday is worked, a half day is given during the week

Responsibilities:

• Greet customers and assist them in finding products or answering their questions
• Provide excellent customer service by addressing customer concerns and resolving any issues
• Maintain a clean and organised sales floor, including restocking shelves and arranging merchandise displays
• Operate the cash register and handle financial transactions accurately
• Promote sales by demonstrating product features and benefits to customers
• Upsell additional products or services to increase sales revenue
• Collaborate with team members to achieve sales goals and targets
• Stay up-to-date with product knowledge and industry trends to provide accurate information to customers

The Person:

•  Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Polite, professional and well presented
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Basic math skills for handling cash transactions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Previous retail sales experience is preferred but not required
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including weekends on a rota system

Wonderful working environment in the centre of gorgeous Newmarket. Great opportunities for career growth within the company. A chance to do extra courses such as a forklift licence, medicine certificate to help with worming programmes for horses and British School of Sharpening to help take care of clipper sharpening in house.

If you are passionate about providing exceptional customer service and enjoy working in a dynamic retail environment, we would love to hear from you.

This would suit a polite, friendly and bubbly person who enjoys a varied role.

For more information please contact Rebecca info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk