Sunday Sales Assistant (permanent) - Bath

**At Piglet in Bed, we're on a mission to become the home of long-lasting, natural comfort. Dreamt up in 2017 from our Founder Jess’ Mother’s garden shed in West Sussex, Piglet in Bed began with a simple idea: the best homes aren’t perfect, they’re personal. What started as a small collection of linen bedding has grown to include new fabrics and unmistakably ‘Piglet’ designs, complemented by our curated selection of sleepwear and homewares. But one thing hasn’t changed: our focus on the incredible team who make Piglet happen. As our team grows, we still like to keep the calendar full of socials, competitions, and chances to see each other. Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do, so we're very excited that you're considering joining us!Role: Sunday Sales Assistant (This is a permanent role, needed throughout the full year. If you are a term-time only based student, please keep your eye out for our student-specific vacancies!)
Salary: £13.45/hourHours: 5 per week on a Sunday
Location: Our boutique store in Bath
What you'll be getting up to**

• You’ll support the Store Manager in ensuring all minimum brand standards are achieved as well as creating a first class customer experience.

• You’ll build great relationships with other store colleagues, and liaise regularly with the core Piglet team to ensure you’re up to date, and feeding back important updates.

• You’ll become an expert on our product range, engaging with shoppers to answer queries, give advice and share inspiration. You’ll familiarise yourself with the brand story and deliver consistently on brand guidelines.

• You’ll embody the Piglet brand, and make our customers feel at home within our stores, and excited to buy into the brand.

• You’ll help us learn more about our in store shoppers.

• You’ll support the Store Manager in maintaining our physical space; both delivering on brand visual guidelines and ensuring cleanliness and health and safety requirements are met.

• You’ll maximize sales by building great relationships with customers, and sharing your product knowledge and suggestions

Who we're looking for

• You’ll need to be a real people person; the kind to put a smile on shoppers’ faces, even if they don’t make a purchase.

• You’ll need to be self motivated and proactive, keeping busy even when the store is not.

• Communication is essential in this role, as a distributed team, we need to ensure information and ideas are free flowing.

• You’ll need to have a passion for our products; at PiB we love playful colours and creating bold combinations to suit individual tastes. We’re looking for someone who can listen to shoppers and confidently make product suggestions.

What it's like to work at Piglet in Bed

• This is a part-time role of 5 hours a week, with potential for overtime hours. Some flexibility will be required to cover holidays and absences.

• The hourly rate for this role is £13.45 - we’re proud to pay the UK Living Wage, a voluntary measure we’re taking to make sure our salaries meet our employees real, everyday needs.

• We offer a generous 50% discount on our products alongside a bonus scheme, and plenty of chance to get your hands on treats (birthdays, piglet of the month, photo competitions and product sweepstakes)

• Piglet in Bed offers 33 days of holiday annually (pro rata for part time staff), alongside 2 paid days for volunteering.

• You’ll get access to our reward and wellbeing platform, which gives access to discounts on 100s of retailers, an online GP, support services and financial rewards, as well as life assurance cover.

What’s next?

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now by submitting your CV and cover letter below.

**Your personality is way more important to us than perfect grammar, so please consider not using AI in your application – we just want to get to know the authentic you!We strive to make sure our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you'd like an accommodation or adjustment for a disability or any other reason during our hiring process, please let us know in your application.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK as Piglet in Bed are unable to sponsor or transfer any visa applications at this time.**