Retail Sales Advisor - Selfridges Street - Longines and Tissot

Retail Sales Advisor - Selfridges Oxford Street - Longines and Tissot

Join to apply for the Retail Sales Advisor - Selfridges Oxford Street - Longines and Tissot role at Longines Watch Co. Francillon Ltd.

Longines is famous for the elegance of its timepieces and is a member of the Swatch Group Ltd, the world's leading manufacturer of horological products. Based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland since 1832, Longines watchmakers enjoy an expertise steeped in tradition, elegance and performance. With generations of experience as Official Timekeeper of World Championships and as a partner of international sports federations, Longines has created lasting and durable links to the world of sport.

Longines sponsors over 40 sporting events every year, including the Commonwealth Games and various horse racing events including Royal Ascot.

Tissot, watchmakers blending tradition and pioneering spirit since 1853, nestled in the Swiss mountains of Le Locle. Tissot crafts watches that become the storytellers of life's voyage: it's not just the destination that matters, but the importance of the path filled with significant milestones and unforgettable memories. The brand’s ambassadors, including American basketball star Damian Lillard, Italian motorcycling sensation Enea Bastianini, Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič, and Chinese actors Liu Yifei and Simon Gong, exemplify the hours of dedication preceding one’s excellence.

On a broader stage, Tissot also partners with the NBA, MotoGP, and the Tour de France as their Official Timekeeper. Discover Tissot’s collections: T‑Touch, PRX, Chemin des Tourelles. Every Swiss timepiece crafted embodies a fusion of heritage and innovation, and while priced accessibly, stands as an enduring legacy defying the constraints of time. Going beyond watchmaking and timekeeping, Tissot accompanies individuals in every moment, celebrating not only the achievements, but the journey itself.

• Experience in the Retail Industry at a sales advisor level
• Preferably from a watch/jewellery or retail background
• Must have a positive and outgoing outlook
• Must enjoy their work and have a natural passion for watches and customer service

• Have experience with luxury watches or jewellery
• Be accommodating to shifts, longer trading hours and staying late for events etc
• Have experience dealing with international customers
• Ability to communicate in other languages for example, Mandarin

• Greet and serve all customers providing a friendly service and delivering a full and memorable experience
• Ensure familiarity with the product range, past and present, so that customers can be provided with as much detail as necessary
• Ensure good knowledge of all functions of watches and other products
• Provide reliable information to customers in all matters relating to sales and customer service
• Help display merchandise as directed
• Contribute to the store reaching its monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets
• Deliver exceptional customer service to every customer, every time. Whether by email, over the phone, or in person in the Store

• Assist in controlling shrinkage by attentive action on the shop floor, merchandise handling, accident prevention and careful operation of the till and administration policies and procedures
• Maintain/build a general awareness of products and security hot spots
• Follow Company policy and procedures for opening/closing the store
• Maintain correct processing of all deliveries

• All transactions to be handled in a responsible and secure way
• Till functions, cashing up, payments and general duties
• Dealing with, and handling of, cash, credit cards and international currency

• Ensure the store is kept clean and presentable at all times
• Back of house and shop floor are both just as important
• Health and Safety aware
• Good Visual Merchandising standards

• Adhere to company policies and regulations
• Attend briefing sessions as directed by your line manager
• Can present, and conduct, themselves in a professional manner to both customers and colleagues
• Can deal with international customers and familiar with their customs and…