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Work history
Education
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Affiliations
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Ffionn Rees

Neath,Neath Port Talbot

Summary

Motivated individual brings desire to gain work experience and learn from retail team. Eager to serve customers, keep shop tidy and sell goods. Comfortable in fast-paced environments and willing to take on challenging work. Service-oriented Customer Assistant with background in shops and helping customers. Expertise in checkouts, payment processing and order bagging. Hardworking and organised with good conversational and time management abilities. Dynamic seller focused on delivering highest standards customer service. Thinks critically with can-do attitude for successful retail operations. Diligent shop team member skilled with money handling and customer questions. Works with team members to keep customers happy and lines under control. Focused on helping others with quality service for diverse needs. Dependable Sales Assistant offering outstanding levels of service through helpful, effective communication. Bringing a can-do attitude to all tasks, ensuring jobs are completed accurately and efficiently for continued customer and management satisfaction.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Sales Assistant

Marks & Spencer
Neath, Neath Port Talbot
2022.11 - Current
  • Resolved customer complaints and process issues with proactive problem-solving skills.
  • Guaranteed high levels of customer satisfaction through product knowledge and attentive service.
  • Built rapport with new and existing customers to boost client retention.
  • Identified discrepancies in stocks through regular inventory management.
  • Assisted customers with product selection and sales, recommending items to increase transaction value.
  • Provided excellent sales services by offering bespoke product advice to meet exact customers needs.
  • Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
  • Assisted customers in locating specific items to boost satisfaction.
  • Built lasting relationships with clients through customer service interactions.
  • Replenished floor stock and processed deliveries promptly, maximising product availability for customers.
  • Provided service with a smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
  • Promoted customer loyalty scheme at checkout.
  • Shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing, organised displays to engage customers.
  • Carried out active selling from initial customer greeting.
  • Fostered positive relationships with customers to enhance loyalty and retention.
  • Enhanced visual merchandising by maintaining replenishment and presenting items according to style guides.
  • Received and processed product returns.
  • Worked energetically to maintain efficient operations during peak trading hours.
  • Accepted card, cash and cheque payments in POS register system.
  • Operated cash registers with accuracy and processed cash and card transactions.
  • Managed till operations by promptly and precisely scanning items, processing payments and issuing receipts.
  • Maintained impeccably high standards store presentation and hygiene through cleaning.
  • Monitored display stock levels, replenishing for consistently well-stocked sales floor.
  • Helped to prevent shoplifting by reporting or escalating suspicious activity or known offenders.
  • Cultivated loyal, profitable customer relationships, asking open-ended questions to assess and cater to individual needs.
  • Went above and beyond by helping customers to locate stock, making bespoke orders where possible.
  • Assisted customers with signing up for store loyalty programmes and provided details about key benefits.
  • Managed customer lines for minimum wait times and high satisfaction.
  • Requested and checked customer IDs at checkout for age-restricted products.
  • Delivered tailored assistance to customers with disabilities.
  • Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
  • Assisted with infection control through social distancing and PPE wearing.
  • Successfully maintained clean driving licence and access to reliable transportation.
  • Prevented cross-contamination by sanitising utensils and surfaces.

Shop assistant

Handford's Pharmacy
Llansamlet, Swansea
2022.08 - 2022.11

Processing and putting away orders on a daily basis

Putting pre made prescriptions on the shelves in alphabetical order

Claimed for already collected scripts

Preparing returned medications to be destroyed

General cleaning of work shop areas

Taking inventory of stock in multiple locations

Customer Assistant

Select Fashion
Neath, Neath Port Talbot
2018.11 - 2019.01

Processing stock orders

Tagging stock

Serving customers with a smile and friendly manner

Arranging and keeping stock areas neat and tidy

Keeping shopfloor area clean and tidy

Assist customers by checking for items of clothing

Confidently taking payment and processing returns

Explaining the company's returns policy

Education

GCSEs - N/A

Cefn Saeson School
Cimla
2014.09 - 2019.05

NVQ Level 1 - Bakery

Neath College
Neath, Neath Port Talbot
2019.09 - 2022.09

Skills

  • Face-to-face selling
  • Loss prevention
  • Enthusiastic communicator
  • Superb time management
  • Customer service
  • Active selling
  • Excellent timekeeping
  • Product expertise
  • Stock security
  • Outgoing and enthusiastic
  • Challenge 25 policy enforcement
  • Outstanding customer service
  • Money handling
  • Self-motivated
  • Returns
  • Thorough stock replenishment

Affiliations

  • Reading
  • Baking
  • Spending time socializing with friends and family
  • Enjoys listening to a variety of music

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Sales Assistant

Marks & Spencer
2022.11 - Current

Shop assistant

Handford's Pharmacy
2022.08 - 2022.11

NVQ Level 1 - Bakery

Neath College
2019.09 - 2022.09

Customer Assistant

Select Fashion
2018.11 - 2019.01

GCSEs - N/A

Cefn Saeson School
2014.09 - 2019.05
Ffionn Rees