Matalan
General Sales Assistant (Temp)

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Salary: National Minimum Wage
Working Pattern: Part Time
Contract Type: Temporary
About Matalan
Working at Matalan is exciting, challenging, and fast-paced! Our vision is to be the most trusted retailer of family value and we take this pretty seriously.
Benefits
- 20% Staff discount
- Our Family Extras Scheme - An exclusive discount website, which you as a valued member of our Matalan Family, can access and save money at hundreds of retailers across the country
- Pension Scheme
- Access to our ‘Your Voice’ forum allowing you to share your views and ideas
We are fully committed to creating a learning culture in all our stores so from day one you’ll get a great induction, access to our ‘Me Learning’ online platform and ongoing support and development to help you grow within your role
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Founded in the early 1980s by John Hargreaves in Liverpool, Matalan is a family retail business that is proud to serve its customers excellent quality at great value. With over 200 stores in the UK, a growing online presence, and over 15,000 employees, working here is exciting, collaborative, challenging, and above all fun! As part of the Matalan family, you can expect some great benefits and the opportunity to be part of our exciting vision - to become the UK’s most trusted value retailer. This is Retail Made Real.
Matalan values diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all communities.


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About The Role
As a Sales Assistant, we want you to deliver an easy, efficient, and reliable service. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and you’ll play a key role in demonstrating this to them. You will be involved day-to-day in achieving our sales while living our Matalan Values.
So if you’re looking to join a high-performing, energetic, and adaptable team and want to have some fun along the way, a Sales Assistant role with Matalan could be just what you are looking for!
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