Millets - Part Time Sales Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Trading from 100 stores Millets supply a more casual outdoor customer who seeks value for money, providing for a wide range of recreational activities with an emphasis on exclusive brands, such as Peter Storm and Eurohike.
Role Overview:
Being part of the team you will be responsible for ensuring our customers receive the best possible service each time
they visit your store. You will assist in maximising store profitability by exceeding your sales targets and utilising the
in-store devices, while contributing to a successful store team.
Customer Service
- Greet all customers in a warm, genuine and friendly manner.
- Ensure that customers receive the best possible service every time that they enter a Blacks store.
- Understand the process of the Customer Service measuring programme.
Sales
- Drive sales, ensuring that targets are achieved and, where possible, exceeded.
- Utilise the in-store devices, offering the customer the whole product range.
- Provide alternatives and add on sales at every opportunity.
Visual Merchandising
- Assist in maintaining standards on the shop floor.
- Keep stock clean and presentable at all times.
- Replenish stock levels when needed, making sure the full size range is on the shop floor where possible.
- Ensure that product is priced correctly.
- Keep all displays up to date.
General
- To deputise for other staff, work within departments, or carry out other duties as required.
- Represent Blacks in the most professional manner at all times.
- Conduct your work in a safe and responsible manner.
Skills, Experience & knowledge needed
- Strong Communication skills
- Confident & Outgoing
- Effective selling skills
We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
- Holiday Allowance
- Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation
- Pension Scheme Depending on level of role
- Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion
Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
Thank you again for your time.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Sporting Goods Stores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Millets - Part Time Sales Assistant roles across JD Sports's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Sporting Goods Stores.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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