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Retail Assistant

Employer
John Lewis Partnership
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Salary
£9.90 up to £11.48 Hourly
Closing date
26 Aug 2022

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Job Details

Join John Lewis or Waitrose today

If you've ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you'll know there's something unique about us.

That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we're the success we are. They're our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.

Job Summary:

As a Selling Partner you’ll feel inspired and empowered to seek out every opportunity to achieve the right outcomes for our customers. You'll be the face of John Lewis & Partners, acting as an ambassador for the brand, providing the level of customer service which makes us unrivalled in the marketplace.

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:
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.

Additional Information:
As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, subsidised food in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more.

Please consider the following when making your application:

  • We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
  • Print off the job description now if you require it.

Company

John Lewis Partnership


A trusted and cherished brand, John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is the UK’s largest employee-owned business. They have a unique purpose - to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career for its Partners - and puts them at the centre of everything it does.

Partners are treated equally at the John Lewis Partnership and it is this equality that is the driver behind their employee benefits, including equal parenthood leave, hospitality discounts, corporate memberships of key UK organisations and leisure events, as well as learning opportunities.

JLP also has eight Partnership Networks to provide support, community and pride amongst its partners and embraces and celebrates diversity within the Partnership.

The Partnership offers a huge and diverse range of career opportunities, in areas such as retail, customer service, hospitality, and operations and encourages staff to forge their own career path through their time at the company. John Lewis wants its Partners to be the best that they can be and supports Partners to achieve their ambitions.

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