Part Time Retail Sales Advisor – Swatch Birmingham (12 Hours Per Week) job at Birmingham Full Time

The story of Swatch is the story of a revolution. In 1983, the unexpected appearance of an affordable, Swiss made, plastic watch turned the watch world upside down. Suddenly, a watch was much more than a way to measure time. It was a new language, a way to speak from the heart without words.

Working for Swatch you will be part of a strong and expanding retail network and working for the world’s largest watchmaking group for one of the world’s most popular brands.

Job description

Sales

• Greet and serve all customers providing a friendly service and delivering a full and memorable experience.
• Ensure familiarity with the product range, past and present, so that customers can be provided with as much detail as necessary.
• Ensure good knowledge of all functions of watches and other products.
• Provide reliable information to customers in all matters relating to sales and customer service.
• Help display merchandise as directed.
• Contribute to the store reaching its monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to every customer, every time. Whether by email, over the phone, or in person in the Store.

Security

• Assist in controlling shrinkage by attentive action on the shop floor, merchandise handling, accident prevention and careful operation of the till and administration policies and procedures.
• Maintain/build a general awareness of products and security hot spots.
• Follow Company policy and procedures for opening/closing the store.
• Maintain correct processing of all deliveries.

Cash Handling/Payment Transactions

• All transactions to be handled in a responsible and secure way.
• Till functions, cashing up, payments and general duties.
• Dealing with, and handling of, cash, credits cards and international currency.

Care of the Store

• Ensure the store is kept clean and presentable at all times.
• Back of house and shop floor are both just as important.
• Health and Safety aware.
• Good Visual Merchandising standards.

Communication

• Adhere to company policies and regulations.
• Attend briefing sessions as directed by your line manager.
• Present and conduct yourself in a professional manner to both customers and colleagues, ensuring all communication is clear.
• Be familiar with international customers customs and culture.

Product Knowledge

• Attend regular training days.
• Take responsibility, and be self-motivated and pro-active, to understand all new products and apply training and instructions.
• Be able to deliver good product knowledge to our customers.

Other

• To undertake all duties and responsibilities which may fall within the remit of such a post under the direction of your line manager.

Profile

Essential

• Positive and outgoing with the ability to naturally converse with customers

• Passionate about providing exceptional customer service, committed to understanding a customer’s needs/expectations with a strong desire to exceed them

• Adaptable with the ability to build strong working relationships within small teams

• Excited to learn about Swatch products and gain a technical understanding of our ranges

Preferred

• Have experience within retail and/or fashion accessories

• Be accommodating to shifts, longer trading hours and staying late for events etc.

• Have experience dealing with international customers

• Ability to communicate in multiple languages

• Commercial focus with a desire to exceed KPIs

Company address

Bullring Su710 Moor Street, Birmingham B5 4BU

Contact

Kevin Charles

Job Reference: SGUK01487