Full Time Application Closes 09 Sep 2024 Southland - Invercargill Retail Salesperson The position will require strong leadership with a focus on driving revenue through excellent customer service. The position will be busy, challenging, rewarding and fun!As this is a new Op Shop you will have the opportunity to set up your new team and shop for success and build our SPCA Op Shop profile in the local community.You will be responsible for the leadership of our dedicated volunteer team, customer service and daily retail operations. This includes a high standard of customer service, online sales, stock management, visual merchandising and general administration. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a positive attitude. You will have good attention to detail, strong merchant skills, the ability to visual merchandise and present a retail shop to a high standard with the customer experience paramount in decision making. You will go home every day with the knowledge that the work you do supports an amazing cause. Skills and abilities: · Retail leadership experience, second hand retail experience would be an advantage, however not essential· Have excellent communication and customer service skills, be solutions focused with friendly and a positive can-do attitude.· Passionate about online selling and service to create a seamless customer journey· Have proven ability to recruit, train, coach and lead a high performing team.· Be a self-motivated team player, who is enthusiastic and passionate about animal welfare.· Demonstrate empathy and resilience· Excellent organisation skills and be able to prioritise and effectively manage workloads· Strong administration, computer skills and visual merchandising experience. We can offer you the opportunity to help make a difference for New Zealand's animals while working with a team of passionate volunteers. Who we are: SPCA is one of the best loved and most respected charities in New Zealand, with a proud history of helping animals in need and advocating for animal welfare since 1872. We have SPCA Op Shops throughout New Zealand, and when you shop with us, not only are you shopping sustainably by buying second hand, but the money spent contributes to helping New Zealand's abandoned, abused and neglected animals, so you can feel good while you shop and work! Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Applications close on 9.9.24 but may close sooner depending on the volume and calibre of applications received.
