Part-Time Store Colleague- 20hrs pw

This is a fantastic opportunity to come and work for a company voted 5th in the Great Place to Work (Best Large Workplaces) awards 2018, and Number 15 in Europe in 2017! We have over 445 stores and over 310 Groom Rooms and are the UK’s number one pet care retailer. Our business is fast-paced, innovative and fun and it’s our people that make the difference.

Reporting into the Store Manager this is a Part time position where you will be responsible for exceeding our customers' expectations by delivering Pawsitively Outrageous Service throughout the store, ensuring that you always deliver the very highest standard of pet care and build strong working relationships within the store team and with our customers.

You’ll exceed our customers’ requirements by:

Welcoming every customer to the store, whenever you can.

Approaching all customers, building rapport to establish their pet care requirements.

Sharing your skills and knowledge with customers to help them provide the best possible care for

their Company.

Completing sales correctly and efficiently at the till, and personally ensuring that every customer

leaves the store with a fantastic farewell.

You’ll maintain store presentation standards by:

Replenishing stock to ensure full availability to meet our customers’ shopping expectations.

Ensuring the store is clean, tidy and safe all the time.

You’ll help us remain a responsible pet retailer by:

Caring for our Company with respect and sensitivity.

Making Company’ needs your priority – even if it means refusing a sale.

Promoting responsible pet ownership amongst your customers.

You’ll take an active part in your own development by:

Progressing through our world-class ‘Steps to Success’ training programme, which will give you the skills you will need to provide our customers with service that sets us apart as the best pet shop in the world.

Building and developing your personal knowledge of the Company and products we sell in order to share this information with our customers and advise them effectively.

Skills required;

You will have previous experience, or an appreciation, of delivering excellent customer service as well as having a passion for Company. You'll also have the ability and proven experience of working well within a team and a desire to work and thrive within a fast-paced retail environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful retail business where training and development is second to none and the atmosphere in store is something that you just won't find anywhere else!

The Benefits;

• Competitive rate of pay plus bonus.
• 28 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Birthday Leave – 1 day extra leave to celebrate your Birthday!
• An extra days holiday when you become a new pet parent (Dog/Cat/Horse)
• An extra days holiday when you move home
• Half a day holiday for your little one’s first day at school
• Pension Scheme
• Colleague Discount – 20% discount for you (plus one family member). This

can be used in Company stores, Groom Rooms, Companion Care

Veterinary Services and Pet Plan Insurance!

• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Caring4Colleagues (grants, savings and loans)
• Celebrating Special Occasions? You’ll get 1 extra week off and a gift to

celebrate your wedding or civil partnership, and a gift from us if you are

expecting or adopting a baby!

• Team reward vouchers
• “Treats” benefits – an online range of offers and discounts which are available

exclusively to Company Colleagues.

• Charity Leave – You are entitled to have one paid days leave each year to

work for your favourite animal related charity.

• Values Awards
• Colleague of the Month Awards
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the application deadline/closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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Company:

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Category:

Retail Vacancies:

Store Colleague

Town/city:

Exeter

Region:

National

Job type:

Permanent

Salary:

Competitive

Benefits:

Colleague Discount; Company Pension;

Start date:

ASAP