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How many Shop Assistant jobs are available on Pertemps?

There are 34 Shop Assistant jobs available on Pertemps right now.

What does a Shop Assistant do?

Sales and retail assistants demonstrate and sell a variety of goods and services in shops, stores, showrooms and similar establishments.

Tasks required include:

• Discusses customer requirements, including type and price range of goods/services desired.
• Advises customer on selection, purchase, use and care of merchandise and quotes prices, discounts and delivery times.
• Advises customer making major purchase on credit terms and arranges finance as appropriate.
• Receives full or partial payment, checks validity of form of payment, writes or prints bill, receipt or docket and packages merchandise for customer.
• Arranges and replenishes goods on display stands, undertakes stock checks and assists with the receipt of deliveries from suppliers into the stock room.
• Handles returns and deals with customer complaints.

What are the entry requirements for a Shop Assistant?

No minimum academic qualifications are required although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically provided on-the-job. Vocational qualifications in Retail Operations and relevant apprenticeships are available at various levels.