Sales Assistant - 8 Hours FTC

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Bestway Group is seeking a driven Sales Assistant for an 8 hours fixed term contract in Fremington, Devon. This role is the face of the business, delivering warm, efficient service, greeting customers, handling queries, checking freshness, and keeping tills accurate while replenishing stock and merchandising per company guidelines. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, a reliable team player who can stay flexible, prioritize tasks, and build positive relationships. The company notes that many managers started as store assistants, signaling real progression potential. Bestway champions diversity and equal opportunity. To apply, tailor your CV to showcase concrete customer service wins, mention teamwork, adaptability, and a proactive mindset, and provide local context.

About the role

This is the face of our business and key to our success. We are looking for someone who is driven and dedicated to exceptional customer service. If you have a keen eye for detail, love interacting with people and you are a self starter that when they see something that needs to be done you go ahead and do it we have a great career for you. Many of our most successful Regional and Area Managers started their careers as store assistants and we would love to celebrate this kind of success again in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Acknowledge customers in a friendly and welcoming way
• Respond to queues and queries quickly and efficiently
• Attentive to customer needs
• Always be courteous, cheerful and respectful
• Recommend productions and promotions
• Carry out freshness checks
• Ensure till accuracy
• Perform stock replenishment and merchandising in accordance with company guidelines

The Ideal Candidate

• The desire to offer exceptional customer service
• Great communication skills
• Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
• Be flexible and adaptable in line with the needs of the store
• The ability to prioritise tasks
• A strong team player, harnessing the power of the team whilst being an integral part of promoting team spirit

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply. Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch, we are looking forward to hearing from you.