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Style Advisor (Saturday)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Style Advisor to join the Style for your Shape team at our new store at Trinity Centre, 155 Union Street, Aberdeen.  Style for your Shape is an independent size inclusive boutique, where women can shop without being defined by a size. We stock womenswear in sizes size 8-28 and offer a personal shopping service instore. 

The Style Advisor will report to the Store Supervisor and the focus of the role is to provide a high level of customer service to our wide demographic of customers who visit the store and shop online. The Style Advisor will have the following responsibilities:

•                     Deliver an exceptional customer experience, offering advice to customers while they browse instore.  This will often include selecting garments for customers to try and assisting them while they are in the changing rooms

•                     Lead personal shopper experiences from start to finish – welcoming customer to the store, explaining the concept and assisting them throughout their visit.  (This responsibility will begin once trained by the Store Supervisor and/or Store Owner and have shadowed at least 3 personal shopper sessions)

•                     Assist the Store Supervisor with handling new stock and carry out all relevant quality checks, noting any defects or issues within 48 hours of stock arriving

•                     Assist with updating inventory on the Shopify system and ensuring all links between shop point of sale and website are working correctly

•                     Participate in discussions with Store Supervisor and Store Owner on analysis of store sales, highlight any key themes emerging from customer engagement and feedback

•                     Follow company guidelines for all cash handling including till transactions and cashing up

•                     Assist with the implementation of seasonal layouts/sales and visual guidelines throughout the store

•                     Contribute ideas to the store’s social media strategy

•                     Follow all company health, safety and security guidelines

One of the main attributes we’re looking for is for the suitable candidate to demonstrate an understanding of the different emotions female customers experience while shopping on the high street and online.  This is central to providing the high level of customer experience our customers are accustomed to.  The team at Style for your Shape work closely together to ensure our standard of customer service is exemplary and it is key that you can work well within a team environment.

 

To be part of our team, we’d love you to have:

•                     Experience in a similar role in Fashion Retail

•                     A confident, calm and respectful approach while dealing with customers and staff

•                     Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

•                     Exceptional organisational skills

•                     Time management and prioritisation skills

•                     Experience using Shopify website or point of sale (POS) would be beneficial, but not essential

•                     A good understanding of Visual Merchandising (VM)

•                     Experience of using social media would be beneficial to assist with the company’s social media strategy

•                     The ability to work under pressure and be adaptable to change

Job Type

The role is primarily for a Saturday shift in the store, either 9.45am-5.30pm or 11am-4pm.  Ideally looking for someone who can work a minimum of 3 Saturdays in a month.  There will be an opportunity to also work some Sundays as we are planning to open on a Sunday from April during our busier summer period.  The shop opening hours are available on our website - https://styleforyourshape.com/.

Pay & Benefits

·       The role is paid at an hourly rate on a weekly basis.  Hourly rate is £11.44, will adjust based on upcoming changes to minimum wage

·       Staff discount included – 20% off all full price purchases

·       Access to discounts at shops within Trinity Centre, discounted daily parking available

How to apply

Please send your CV (no more than 2 pages) and a covering letter via email to Store Owner, Victoria Mutch victoriamutch@msn.com.  If you would like to accompany your CV with a short video introducing yourself (instead of the cover letter), please attach this to your email with your CV.

Closing date is Sun 23^rd Feb 2025.

We are looking to fill this role quickly, so we may begin interviews and organise a trial shift before the closing date, depending on number of applications.  If you are asked for an interview, the second stage will be a short trial shift at the store.

Shop Details

Address

Trinity Centre, 155 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6BE

Accessibility

Discounted parking available at QPark Trinity.  Central location with good access to bus stops at Broad Street and Union Street.  Train station is 2-3 minutes walk away.

 

 Future Plans

We will be running a series of pop-up shops in the summer in various locations across Aberdeenshire and Moray, so there is scope to help out at the pop-ups too.

We will hopefully be designing and manufacturing our own collection, so if you have experience in this area, please let us know in your cover letter.  Other areas where we are making improvements in is on our social media strategy, website sales and marketing/advertising.  There will be opportunities to be involved in these areas if you have experience or a passion you’d like to pursue.