Selling Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

As Partners - members of the Partnership - it's our responsibility to ensure our success for the future. We proactively seek out opportunities to continuously improve the way we work, taking action to ensure the Partnership is efficient and we are all as productive as possible. It's an ethos each and every Partner works by and you'll carry into your own role too.

Your passion for selling will enable you to provide guidance to customers on our products from washing machines to womenswear. We'll equip you with the skills and knowledge to advise customers with confidence.

Job Requirements:
Your day will be varied, from delivering service with a smile at the till to assisting customers with their online orders. You'll proactively engage with customers on the shop floor to help them find and fall in love with our products. Working with colleagues and managers you’ll turn customer conversations into sales.

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:

• Previous experience of selling. Where a specific department is stated experience should be related

• Previous experience in a customer facing role

Benefits:
As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits which include:

• Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply). You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount

• Full time working holiday entitlement of 22 days - prorated for part time hours

• Access to our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most stunning areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them plus so much more ...

Things to note:

• The hours of work are part time and include working every weekend from 08:55AM to 18:10PM weekdays and Saturdays and from 10:25AM to 16:40PM on Sundays.

• This role may be subject to pre-employment screening

• We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications and therefore recommend you apply early

• Print off the job description now if you require it and ensure you attach an up-to-date CV

Good luck!