Christmas Temporary Sales Assistant

Mountain Warehouse is seeking seasonal staff for its Peterborough, CA location to help manage the Christmas rush. This is a part-time, onsite post designed for people who enjoy helping customers and spreading festive cheer. The store team is looking for approachable individuals who want to contribute to a busy shop floor during the holiday period.

As a Christmas Sales Assistant, you’ll be the friendly face who welcomes shoppers, helps them find gifts, and shares knowledge about products. The role is built around keeping displays fresh and the store looking its best, with energy and positivity on every shift.

If you like talking with people, enjoy being helpful, and want to be part of a team bringing extra festive spirit to the season, this could be the right fit for you.

Shaping the Christmas service on the shop floor

In this temporary, part-time role, you’ll focus on delivering warm, practical service to every customer, guiding them to the right products and answering questions with confidence. You’ll also take care of restocking and maintaining a clean, well-presented environment so the shop always looks inviting, while you learn about the range and how to present it best. The work won’t be the same from one day to the next, keeping you on your toes and part of a lively holiday routine.

Day-to-day tasks revolve around combining helpful customer interactions with steady front-line execution, ensuring shelves stay stocked, displays stay enticing, and the brand is represented with pride as shoppers explore outdoor gear and apparel.

Must-have requirements

Mountain Warehouse is looking for people who can connect with customers and bring a positive, can-do attitude to busy periods. Reliability, a readiness to jump in, and a careful eye for detail help keep standards high. A genuine interest in the outdoors and in the products the shop carries is highly valued.

• You love talking with customers and lending a hand when someone needs guidance
• You bring energy, dependability and a willingness to get involved
• You notice details and strive to keep the store and displays at a high standard
• You arrive on time and keep a friendly, upbeat tone throughout the shift
• You’re genuinely interested in outdoor gear and the brand’s products

Pay, benefits and practical details

The Christmas temporary role is paid hourly, with rates of £7.55 to £12.21 per hour. It is a seasonal, part-time position based at the Peterborough Shopping Centre (PTB) and performed onsite.

Tips for applicants

Lead your resume with any customer-facing experience and, if you have it, prior retail exposure, especially for seasonal or weekend hours around Christmas.

Show how you prove the must-have skills by sharing concrete examples of times you helped a customer, kept a display neat, or stepped in during a busy period, and note any instances where you arrived punctually and stayed positive throughout your shift.

Be ready to discuss how you would learn product knowledge and use it to assist shoppers, plus how you’d maintain high visual standards on the floor during peak hours.

Consider a question that demonstrates you’re thinking about the role, such as which outdoor products the team wants you to get to know first or how shifts are managed to handle the busiest times of the Christmas season.

How to apply

Applications close on 5 November 2026. This is a seasonal, part-time, onsite role at the Peterborough location, so be sure to submit your materials ahead of the deadline.