235 Retail Positions jobs in Hitchin

• Exceeding sales targets through exceptional customer engagement and product knowledge.
• Providing personalized recommendations and building lasting customer relationships.
• Assisting with inventory management, stocktaking, and merchandising.
• Training and developing junior sales staff.
• Contributing to a positive and dynamic team environment.
• Maintaining store appearance and product presentation standards.
• Handling customer inquiries and resolving issues efficiently.
• Supporting store opening and closing procedures.

• Previous experience in a senior retail sales role.
• Strong understanding of sales techniques and customer service principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently.
• Basic mathematical skills for cash handling and inventory.
• A passion for retail and customer satisfaction.
• Flexibility with working hours.

• Exceeding individual and team sales targets through effective selling techniques and product knowledge.
• Providing outstanding customer service, building rapport and loyalty with clients.
• Assisting customers with product selection, answering queries, and offering personalized advice.
• Maintaining a thorough understanding of current product ranges, promotions, and competitor activities.
• Implementing and maintaining visual merchandising standards to create an attractive and engaging store environment.
• Processing transactions accurately and efficiently using the point-of-sale system.
• Contributing to stock management, including receiving deliveries, inventory checks, and replenishment.
• Handling customer complaints and returns in a professional and satisfactory manner.
• Collaborating with team members to achieve common goals and foster a positive work atmosphere.
• Participating in ongoing training and development to enhance product knowledge and sales skills.

• Proven experience in a retail sales environment, with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse customers.
• A passion for delivering exceptional customer service and creating memorable shopping experiences.
• Strong product knowledge within the relevant retail sector (specific sector will be detailed upon application).
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays, as required by business needs.
• A keen eye for detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of presentation.
• Basic numeracy skills for handling transactions and stock.
• A proactive and enthusiastic approach to sales and customer engagement.

• Achieve and exceed personal and store sales targets through exceptional customer engagement.
• Provide in-depth product knowledge and expert advice to customers.
• Maintain visual merchandising standards and ensure product displays are appealing.
• Process sales transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Assist with inventory management, including stock takes and replenishment.
• Train and mentor new sales associates, sharing best practices.
• Handle customer queries and resolve complaints effectively and professionally.
• Contribute to a positive and motivating team atmosphere.

• Proven experience in a retail sales role, preferably with supervisory responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong sales and customer service acumen.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Passion for the retail industry and delivering outstanding customer experiences.
• Basic understanding of inventory management principles.

Position: Retail Assistant

Location: Flitwick MK45 1LX

Position: Temporary until 27th December

Pay rate: 12.21 per hour

Shift: 6pm-9pm - 9 hours IN TOTAL 3 days per week

As a Retail Assistant you will play a vital role in ensuring that the store is well-stocked, organised, and visually appealing. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and takes pride in maintaining product displays.

Key Responsibilities :

• Maintain tidy and visually attractive product displays, following merchandising guidelines.
• Assist with unpacking deliveries, sorting stock, and ensuring items are accurately priced and tagged.
• Monitor stock levels, reporting low stock or replenishment needs to the management team.
• Ensure that all clothing areas are clean and presentable, contributing to an enjoyable shopping experience for customers.
• Provide excellent customer service, assisting customers with product inquiries and ensuring a positive experience.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet the daily operational needs of the store and achieve performance targets.

Qualifications :

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain high presentation standards.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A customer-first attitude, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.
• Previous retail or merchandising experience is an advantage but not required.

If you're interested in joining our team, please apply by submitting your CV.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of Retail Crew is the first step on the ladder of our retail development path. Fundamental to the day to day running of the store you are often the first touchpoint our customer has with the brand. This role is critical to drive sales by the delivery of exceptional customer experience that exceeds expectations, standards and operations.

ABOUT FINISTERRE

We have an exciting opportunity for retail professionals to join the Finisterre team at our fantastic Cambridge store.

Born two decades ago from the needs of hardy British surfers, Finisterre creates enduring outdoor wear for an inspired life in and around the ocean. Proudly B Corp certified, we have committed to a deep belief: to make truly exceptional products in a more responsible and transparent way. Whether based at our cliff top headquarters in St. Agnes, Cornwall, or in one of our retail locations across the UK, Finisterre is a truly unique brand and career proposition.

Our store locations are the beating heart of our community. As Finisterre grows and moves forward, we want to increase our retail footprint; opening more stores where our customers are and continuing to make them exciting places that bring our brand and product narratives to life through our friendly, knowledgeable staff and exceptional customer service. Our retail teams offer amazing opportunities to grow a long-term career with purpose-led brand. So, if you want to be part of a truly authentic, purpose-led brand and you share our vision to create exceptional products in a responsible way, then we would love to hear from you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Experience 

• Create an engaging customer relationship, through sharing genuine experience, personal interests and adventure.
• To understand and communicate our POD within our product range authentically through own experience and technical knowledge.
• Openness and honesty in all situations and to take appropriate actions where necessary to ensure a high standard of customer service.
• Build a loyal customer base and positive relationships throughout the Finisterre community, champion your store as a community hub both within our own events and externally.
• Commercial
• Contribute to the commercial success of the store through delivering sale targets and KPI’s. Rising to the challenging targets, embracing change and walking through the door with a positive attitude.
• Exceed customers’ expectations and maximise sales potential through our multi-channel offer effectively.
• Contribute to the timely execution of all launches, promotions and campaigns in store.

Operations

• Optimise conversion through ensuring that visual merchandising and presentation guidelines are followed at all times.
• Maintaining high security through service, shop floor awareness and ensuring all security measures are adhered to.
• Ensure all health and safety policies are adhered to at all times.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping throughout the store and back of house.
• Ensure that the shop floor is always fully stocked through effective use of our replenishment systems.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of operations, always seeking better more efficient practices and feeding back to store managers on potential changes.

People

• Actively participate in the team by helping others and building positive relationships throughout the store.
• Be responsible for own personal development and actively seek opportunities for improvement through internal and external sources.
• Adhere to all current policy and procedure laid out by Finisterre.
• Bring our values to life

Requirements

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO FINISTERRE

• You share our love of the sea and our brand values. You care about our planet and want to share your passion for protecting it with others.
• You are a people person. You genuinely like talking to others, are outgoing and approachable. You bring a sense of fun, enthusiasm and passion to everything you do and work well on your own and as part of a team.
• You are self-motivated. You are proactive and committed in your own personal development, education and training.
• To be willing to take on new and ad hoc tasks when required.
• Previous experience in a customer focused role.
• A strong understanding of exceptional customer service.
• Knowledge of retail operations.

Important : The successful candidate must, by the start of their employment, have permission to work in the UK. Please note that Finisterre are not licensed to sponsor overseas workers.

Benefits

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE FROM FINISTERRE

We are offering a part time, permanent contract, based at our Cambridge store. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’ll invest in you with a competitive hourly rate of £12.60 per hour.

But it’s not just a job. At Finisterre, we provide an opportunity to grow and develop yourself within at a fast-paced, growing B Corp certified brand with a great culture and an exciting purpose. You’ll get the chance to collaborate with a diverse community of people with a shared mission. In return, we take good care of you through a range of initiatives and rewards, including:

• 25 days holiday per year, plus an allowance of up to 8 UK bank holidays (pro rata for pat time employees)
• Additional holidays for length of service
• Your birthday day off
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering per year – we will support you in giving back to communities and causes 
• A discretionary bonus scheme, based on store performance
• A pension scheme with Nest
• 60% product discount for personal and gift use
• 30% Friends and Family product discount
• A uniform allowance to help you represent the Finisterre brand with confidence and authenticity on the shop floor
• Enhanced Family Leave policies to support you in growing your family 
• Life assurance with access to an online wellbeing platform which includes, an employee assistance program, virtual GP appointments, digital gym, and a range of perks 
• Access to a range of wellbeing resources, including counselling services, cycle to work, eye tests, and wellbeing activities
• Regular team social and training days
• Various discounts from our B Corp community
• Access our online Learning Library and company-wide training sessions delivered by both internal and external trainers to support you in your ongoing development.
• Sea Tuesday companywide updates
• And so much more!

Closing date: We’ll be interviewing as we go along, so we’d encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as the role may close earlier than advertised.

Finisterre is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

Part-time position

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the bran­d is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

A Charlotte Tilbury Retail Artist is the true heart of where all the magic happens in our stores and counters. Based on the shop floor, you are responsible for encompassing our mission of empowering our customers to be the most beautiful version of themselves, so they have the confidence to achieve their dreams. You do this through combining your expert artistry skills with exceptional product knowledge and a passion for building lasting emotional connections. You believe in the product being accessible to everybody – and you can adapt your style to suit the needs of your customer.

• You can work at a fast pace to achieve and exceed KPI’s. You feed on the buzz of achieving your goals and being the best, you can be. You not only meet expectations – you exceed them.
• “Teamwork makes the dream work” – is your working motto. You build solid relationships with team members and management contributing to a sense of team work in all aspects of the role.
• You champion the art of world-class artistry and an impeccable customer experience. You are a Charlotte Tilbury brand ambassador and want to pass on your knowledge to customer after customer.
• You easily adapt your approach to activities, customers and opportunities to open up for stratospheric success.
• You follow the company grooming standards to a tee – you know what good looks like and are not afraid to display this.

• Ideally an NVQ-3 in Beauty Therapy

• You will ideally have had some experience as a Sales Advisor. Ideally this will be gained from a fast-paced environment such as beauty, retail or FMCG.

• You aspire to be part of a beauty brand that disrupts the way it is seen – and continues to grow. You love all things Charlotte Tilbury – and are not afraid to spread the word.
• Ideally you will have experience in applying makeup – and knowing how to adapt your style to different customers with different needs.

• We offer a structured induction programme – Charlotte’s Magic Academy. This exclusive and bespoke induction trains on all aspects of the role that you will need to succeed in providing red carpet customer experience with follow up training provided during your first months of employment. Focusing on artistry and commerce, you will gain a full understanding of our artistry and service expectations
• Structured career development – our team of industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals
• You receive exclusive launches of our incredible products before anyone else – not only that, but you even receive a full Charlotte Tilbury Look on completion of Charlotte’s Magic Academy so you can be a true brand advocate.
• Access to Tilbury Treats – our very own rewards platform allowing you to save money and gain ‘money can’t buy’ discounts on anything from gym memberships to cinema tickets
• Other fabulous benefits such as life assurance, birthdays off work, team sales incentives and many more
  

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

If you want to learn more about life at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty please follow our LinkedIn page!

Amazing opportunity in consultative sales - a Luxury Retail Sales / Art Sales Consultant  is required for this stunning contemporary Art Gallery .

You do not necessarily need an Art background  but a desire to sell a prestigious luxury retail product is essential (product training will be provided). A strong appreciation of art is obviously preferred.

The role is about generating sales but is definitely not a hard sell - you will work towards realistic sales targets and generate new business through a self-motivated approach.

You will provide exceptional client & customer service - being fantastic with clients is their strength, giving them an amazing client experience  from start to finish. You will consultatively manage their needs and be able to transfer your passion for sales & the product, in order to generate sales. You will be driven to work towards monthly targets with the potential to earn good commission.

As the Art Sales Consultant, as well as reacting to the clients who enter the gallery, you will also proactively make daily calls to promote the gallery - this outreach is key to help increase the footfall & generate more sales. Luxury retail can generate lower footfall so the gallery pride themselves on account managing clients over the phone & email, making daily client list calls & generating prospective business through a self-starting approach.

Weekends  are the busiest time of the week so you must be definitely flexible to work a lot of them, although it’s a 5 day week.

The ability to drive  is preferred as they also do home consultations as an extra service to clients.

The advertised salary is a combination of basic salary & commission potential on top so overall realistic earnings  - if you are shortlisted, please do not hesitate to ask for further details & explanation.

We have extensive experience of recruiting for this luxury retail client so look no further.

Please APPLY NOW !

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Join one of Europe's most successful off-price retail brands, known for its fast-paced growth, creative store environments, and ever-evolving retail concepts. You'll be part of a collaborative in-house Store Design team responsible for shaping new store layouts and remodels across the UK and Europe.

TITLE: Retail Designer (Revit)
LOCATION: Watford
PAY: 24 per hour
CONTRACT DURATION: 3-month contract with strong potential to extend for 12 months
Hybrid: 2 - 3 days in the office

The Role
As a Retail Designer, you'll play a key part in bringing the brand's unique store experience to life. Working on new store openings, remodels, and trading store initiatives, you'll produce detailed block plans, fixture layouts, and full construction drawing packs. You'll ensure that every element of the design reflects brand standards, supports optimal customer flow, and meets the company's creative and commercial objectives.

This role offers a hands-on opportunity to work closely with the wider Property and Construction teams, contributing directly to the visual and functional evolution of stores across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Create accurate and detailed store layouts, fixture plans, and construction drawing packs in Revit.
• Ensure all designs align with established store design principles and brand guidelines .
• Update and refine layouts for remodels and existing stores.
• Conduct occasional site visits to assess space and resolve design queries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external consultants to deliver high-quality design packages on schedule.
• Maintain a strong eye for detail and ensure accuracy across all deliverables.

About You

• Proficient in Revit (essential) - with experience producing detailed design and construction drawings.
• Ideally some store design or retail space planning experience .
• Solid understanding of retail environments and how store layout impacts customer experience.
• Confident communicator and team collaborator with excellent attention to detail.

Interested?
Apply with your CV and Revit portfolio to be considered.