Sales assistant
Mildura Bunnings Warehouse

A great opportunity to learn more about the role of a General Retail Trade Assistant (Sales Assistant). Would ideally suit someone with a passion for liaising with and providing a service at point of sale for trade and walk in customers in a general retail trade environment. This placement as a Sales Assistant leads to pathways into general retail trade environments.

Bunnings is widely considered as a leader in the Retail Trade Industry as a major supplier of major brands of product, tools, equipment and materials and has an enviable reputation for excellent customer service and therefore a chance for a student to learn and be trained by the best in the business.

This placement will provide the necessary skills for students to collect/receive and store stock, set up and store equipment and tools and provide assistance at point of sale as well as gain valuable understanding of all general trade products including outdoor and BBQ settings, flooring, pool supplies, chemicals, blinds and awnings, hand and power tools and equipment as well as general maintenance and home improvement supplies to assist all customer types.

Skills You Might Learn

Customer service and product and material identification and knowledge skills in a retail trade environment. Point of sale processes and money handling. Problem solving. Stock rotation and management of products and materials as required. Working as part of a team and working independently under supervision. Industry health and safety. Increased product knowledge and communication.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Assist on the shop floor in the customer counter services department, point of sale check out of customer purchases, customer service, security, product and price checks, replenishing stock and displays within this departments work requirements. Working in the customer counter services department would introduce students to walk in and qualified trades people, large product range across all departments and the different products and materials used within industries provided for at the warehouse.

Student Requirements

Desire to work and gain experience with customer service in the General Retail Trade Industry. Students attending this placement must be able to pay attention to detail, interact well with customers and provide a high level of service, display good communication skills and have a strong work ethic.

Dress Requirements

The student will be required to present in the following work attire;
• Work pants
• Work boots

Bunnings Mildura will provide a Bunnings Shirt and/or Jumper.

Bunnings Mildura will also provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to the tasks and duties carried out by the student.

KMART Mildura is a supplier of appropriate work pants and boots.

Special Transport Requirements

Public Transport is available, students to check bus transport availability and or speak to parents/carer to organise transport prior to contacting employer.

Buslink Sunraysia: Ph: 5023 0274, Website: http://buslink.com.au/your-bus-service/mildura/

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• SIR20212 - Certificate II in Retail Services
• SIR30212 - Certificate III in Retail Operations
• VIC20116 - VCAL Studies