Mercy in Action are looking to recruit a Retail Supervisor - Maternity Cover to work in our boutique charity shop in Buckingham. Located in the heart of this popular town within Buckinghamshire, our stylish store offers high quality premium fashion and homeware brands.
If you are ready for a new challenge, love fashion, are friendly, enthusiastic and want to help us make a difference, then apply today.
Why Mercy in Action?
We invest in the development of our retail staff. We offer a nurturing and supportive work culture that will help give you the tools to make the shop thrive. Your days will be varied and exciting with plenty of opportunities to use your creativity to maximise sales. You will be an important part of our work to alleviate poverty.
The Role:
As a Retail Supervisor you will support the store's team in providing exceptional customer service and meeting sales targets, to generate income for our charity.
This is a maternity cover, part-time post for 6 hours per week, every Sunday, plus additional cover hours as required. This is a Fixed Term Maternity Cover post for 12 months.
You:
You will be passionate about delivering the highest level of shop standards and exceeding customer expectations by providing excellent service and a great shopping experience. You will have excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus. You will be responsible and capable as you will be running the store alone or with volunteers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maximise sales and gift aid within the shop.
* Ensure a high standard of customer service.
* Supervision of volunteers.
* Accepting donations.
* Promoting the work of Mercy in Action and keeping up to date with the charity's work.
* Updating shop displays as required once products have sold.
* Dressing shop window displays if necessary.
* Pricing products.
* Key holder.
Requirements of Role:
* Reliable.
* Good communication skills.
* Attention to detail.
* Understanding the work and ethos of MiA.
* Previous retail experience would be advantageous, but training can be provided.
Mercy in Action is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will need to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £11.44 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 24 per week
Benefits:
* Employee discount.
Schedule:
* Day shift.
* Every weekend.
* Overtime.
* Weekend availability.
Work Location: In person.
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