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Sales Assistant CV Template

Published on: 24 Jan 2018

Sales Assistant

Are you on the hunt for your next sales assistant job? Whether you’ve got bags of experience or you’re new to the shop floor, we can get your CV ready with our sales assistant CV template.

Our sales assistant CV template gives you the tools to create a winning CV and secure you those all-important interviews. Simply download our sales assistant CV template and follow the examples provided.

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Sales Assistant CV Template

Full name
Address
Phone number
Email address

 

Personal statement

Example:

An outgoing, sociable and well-presented sales assistant with a passion for first class customer service. Three years’ experience in a busy high street fashion outlet has instilled a desire to progress further in the retail sector. Attention to detail combined with fresh ideas has encouraged positive relationships with managers, colleagues, and above all customers.

 

Core skills

Example:

  • Motivated and driven to achieve goals and targets
  • Friendly, approachable and trustworthy
  • ‘Can do’ attitude with emphasis on customer satisfaction
  • Good eye for merchandising displays and promotions
  • Confident and competent with checkout hardware and transaction completion

 

Employment history

Example:

Shop Assistant, Zara, London

(November 2013  Present)

Working as part of a shop floor team reporting directly to the retail manager.

Duties

  • Ensuring shop floor was kept in immaculate condition and displays were maintained to highest level
  • Welcoming staff and providing confident and knowledgeable advice
  • Processing cash and card transactions
  • Daily reporting to the retail manager
  • Cleaning, tidying and carrying out stock rotation for next day

 

Weekend Shop Assistant, New Look, London

(March 2011  November 2012)

Duties

  • Ensuring counter was always manned
  • Creating shop window displays
  • General tidying and cleaning of shop floor and stock room

 

Education

Example:

Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke

NVQ Retail Operations Level 2 and 3

(2011  2012)

Including the following modules:

  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of retail operations
  • Recruit, select and retain colleagues
  • Stock management and auditing
  • Plan, monitor and adjust staffing levels and schedules
  • Provide colleagues with training opportunities
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of visual merchandising displays

 

The Hurst Secondary School, Tadley

(2008  2010)

9 GCSEs C grade and above (including Maths and English)

 

References available on request

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require references from any of my previous employers.

 

We’ve got plenty of sales assistant jobs for you to choose from so make sure you check out our available resources to help you with your job search:

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