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Team Member - Metro Centre Gateshead (N121506)
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Team Member - Metro Centre Gateshead (N121506)
Next Department Store Sales Team Member – Seasonal Position Location: [Branch Store Name] (if known) / National
SHIFTS AVAILABLE
- 8 hours per week
- Sun: 11:00–14:00
- Sat: 13:30–19:00
About the Role
A dynamic Sales Team Member role across our bustling stores. As part of a start-of-newsprint team, your focus will be on:
- Delivering top-tier customer service – Ensuring every shopper finds the perfect products with a swift, smiling attitude.
- Utilising your passion for Next's products – Knowledgeably sharing highlights and showcasing our range.
- Supporting operations – Working across stockrooms, sales floors, and receiving deliveries, depending on local needs.
- Turning challenges into improvements – Owning your professional development as we’ll back you with training and opportunities.
Perfect for those who enjoy a fast-paced, varied work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Offer friendly, fast-paced retail service with warmth and expertise.
- Collaborate across departments – stock, e-commerce, and store operations.
- Maintain the highest standards in customer engagement and teamwork.
- Be confident and resourceful in an ever-changing retail landscape.
You
If this excites you, we’d love to hear from you. Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Communication is your strength – Empathetic yet assertive when informing, guiding or sales-closing.
- Adapt quickly and with a smile – Balancing high-pressure moments and unexpected tasks.
- Enthusiasm for our mission – Thriving in a culture where progress is matched by recognition.
- Reliability & flexibility – Ready to adjust to peak periods and cross-functional tasks.
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Right to Work: You will provide proof of your entitlement to work in the UK before starting. *If eligible for sponsorship, this role doesn’t meet the required skill threshold. Applicants are advised to robustly check their own eligibility for entry.
Application Process
- Complete both assessments:
- Working with Numbers
- Retail Scenarios
- Successful applicants matching criteria will progress to an interview after review by our recruitment team.
Constraint: only eligible if you haven’t used the online assessments within the past six months.
Next Benefits – Because We Care
| Category | Benefit Highlights |
|---|---|
| Store Perks | 25% off most products – including NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap, Victoria’s Secret where applicable. |
| 10% off partner brands / up to 15% off Branded Beauty. | |
| 60% discount on a practical wardrobe budget, delivered as a stipend.* (Applies after 6 weeks). | |
| Extra early access sales, staff-only exclusive offers, and in-store perks. | |
| **Wellbeing ** | Free consultations with a digital GP service. |
| Access to savings apps, mental-health aid platforms, financial wellbeing support. | |
| Growth | Apprenticeships (England stores only) for career advancement. |
| Servicethe option to shop Next’s online cleared-store purchases immediately from your street branch. | |
| Recognition | Discounted local staff shops, cost-based morale rewarding schemes. |
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Notes:
- Benefits details are discretionary. See next.co.uk/retail-jobs for full terms or contact HR.
- 100+ paid working hours minimum qualifying weeks.
(For tailored support, contact careers@next.co.uk with “Workplace Adjustments” in the subject.) Line available Mon–Sun (limited days times).
About Us
We’re the UK’s No. 2 fashion brand – Styling strides (and little legs) across over 450 physical locations globally. Add our digital presence aggregating clout in 80 markets. Next grows with integrity, high-ceiling thrift values, and an eye for working-class evolution.
The team vibe? High achieving, visible CRP options, the Next family ethos of trust, loyalty, and “working together”.
Hiring FAQs
- Candidate Network: Practice Numeracy and Retail Situational Competitiveness.
- Interview: Short selection discussions being assigned.
- Contract Type: Seasonal, subject to retail footfall between year-poles.
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Header tags: Associate, Colleague, Delivery Team, Customer Experience.
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