About us
Our shop is the official retailer to the University of St Andrews. It provides high quality University branded clothing and goods and provides a welcoming point for University visitors, tourists and the public.
Our aim is to provide a broad range of the highest quality of merchandise to an international family of alumni, students, staff and visitors. We are also a Welcome to Fife tourist information point, giving international visitors help and advice on their journey.
Position
This vacancy is for a Temporary Sales Associate position requiring full flexibility. Shifts will be scheduled across 7 days of the week according to business needs. The specific days are not fixed and will require full flexibility Monday to Sunday, with participation in a rotating weekend rota
This is for a 0hr casual contract, where available hours are maximised being the summer, and into freshers week
Key duties and responsibilities
- Provide an excellent sales service to customers ensuring service levels and sales targets are achieved
- Develop thorough product knowledge to identify specific features relevant to the customer experience
- Ensure products are presented and promoted attractively
- Support your management team to drive store sales, maximise profitability, and achieve KPI targets
- Maintain stock levels and stock rotation
- Receive and accurately record stock deliveries
- Assisting with opening and closing procedures
- Picking and packing online orders
- Cleaning and housekeeping duties
- Any other duties that may be required
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Experience of working in a retail environment
- Effective communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Attention to detail
Personal Attributes/Competencies:
- Positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude
- Friendly and approachable
- Reliable and consistent
- Responsible and trustworthy
- Ability to work under pressure
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
- Two-week festive closure
- Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities
- A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
Job Type: Part-time
Application question(s):
- Please confirm you accept the position requires full flexibility over 7 days, and will be available to work Saturday 5th Sept full day, Sunday 7th Sept full day, and approx 40hrs Week commencing 8th Sept for freshers week
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Application question(s):
- Please confirm you accept the position requires full flexibility over 7 days, and will be available to work Saturday 5th Sept full day, Sunday 7th Sept full day, and approx. 40hrs Week commencing 8th Sept for freshers week
Work Location: In person
