Seasonal Sales Assistant (PT 12hrs)

Mulberry
Leeds, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to customer-oriented individuals with a passion for fashion working in retail environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates who are naturally engaging and enjoy building relationships with customers and colleagues
    — “create truly memorable experiences for all our customers”
  • Individuals who are culturally aware and can connect the brand's heritage with modern consumer interests
    — “you understand how Mulberry fits into the fabric of life and art around us”
  • People who are eager to learn and grow within a brand-focused, sustainable retail environment
    — “strive to be an expert within your field and be excited to play your part in our 'Back to the Mulberry Spirit' strategy”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a commitment to sustainability and ethical practices as part of the company's core mission
    — “incorporating environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work”

How to stand out

  • Highlight storytelling and customer relationship-building skills in your resume and interview responses
    — “using your product knowledge and storytelling to customise each experience”
  • Showcase your willingness to learn and contribute ideas to improve store performance
    — “curious about the business and willing to share your ideas”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • create memorable customer experiences
  • develop key customer relationships
Typical background
passionate about fashion and sustainability

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer-focusedProduct KnowledgeCRM ToolsOperational ExcellenceInclusive Culture

Preferred

Fashion Industry KnowledgeB Corp Business Practices

Stack & domain

Customer ExperienceProduct KnowledgeStorytellingCRM ToolsCultural ConnectionCompetitive SpiritOperational ExcellenceRespectConsiderationEnvironmental AwarenessInclusive CultureOpen-mindednessRespectfulnessCustomer FocusTeamworkCommunicationProblem SolvingCuriosityRetail

About the role

Original posting from Mulberry via Lever

Born in 1971, the roots of Mulberry are in Somerset, England. For more than fifty years, Mulberry has been a British lifestyle brand, internationally acclaimed for quality and design capturing the Mulberry Spirit.

Sustainability has been part of the Mulberry ethos since the brand's inception, in recognition of our purpose-driven approach, in 2024 we proudly achieved B Corp Certification. 

Today, we are a global brand, but our values remain the same; we are committed to improving our impact on people and the planet. To do this our people are honest, dynamic, and community spirited.

If these are values you share, we would love you to join our team.

At Mulberry our Sales Assistants are called 'Experience Experts', and it's because you need to create truly memorable experiences for all our customers. You will be imaginative, using your product knowledge and storytelling to customise each experience, and to nurture long lasting relationships with your customer. You will be open to learning and developing yourself as you to strive to be an expert within your field and be excited to to play your part in our 'Back to the Mulberry Spirit' strategy.

What we need from you:

You will always be customer focused:

  • You will create a welcoming and fun environment for your customers and team.
  • You will be committed to delivering an engaging, dynamic and memorable customer experience in your store.
  • You will develop and maintain key customer relationships using instore CRM tools to support you.
  • You will be culturally connected; you understand how Mulberry fits into the fabric of life and art around us and use this to excite our customers.

You will drive performance:

  • You will be curious about the business and willing to share your ideas.
  • You will have a competitive spirit and a strong desire to succeed.
  • You will deliver operational excellence showing respect and consideration for people, product and your environment.

You will care about people and the planet:

  • You will embody our Values in all you do by being honest, dynamic, and community spirited.
  • You will support Mulberry to deliver an inclusive culture, through behaving in a way that is open-minded and respectful towards others.
  • You will feel inspired to work for a B Corp business, incorporating environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work.

You are:

  • Honest
  • Dynamic
  • Community Spirited
  • In love with fashion!

What we will do for you:

  • Competitive basic salary
  • Bonus
  • Product allowance
  • An enviable staff discount and exclusive access to staff sales
  • Extra day off for your birthday
  • Pension Contributions & Life Assurance
  • Training and development opportunities 
  • x2 paid volunteering days per year
  • Access to Help@Hand - a wellbeing service featuring remote GP appointments, mental health support, physiotherapy, personal training & retail discounts

Compensation:

This role also offers commission.

Mulberry is an equal opportunities employer and we are passionate about hiring and developing the best talent. All hiring decisions are made only on the basis of qualifications, skills or experience and as they relate to the particular role. If you need us to make any adjustments to our application or interview processes to enable you to be at your best, please email us at talent@mulberry.com.

Source: Mulberry careers (Lever)

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