Sales Associate; part-time

Sales Associate (part‑time 10hrs) Join us now for the chance to be part of an amazing team and be responsible for providing our customers with a memorable shopping experience! We’re looking for a passionate Sales Associate (part‑time, 10hrs) to join our VANS team based in our Wembley store in London. As a Sales Associate you will inspire our customers, deliver an excellent service, and help maintain the highest standards on our shop floor.

Vans is part of the VF family. VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands. At the heart of our journey lies our purpose:
We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It’s the reason we come to work every day. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Vans is the original action sports footwear company rooted in authenticity and creativity. We are determined.

We are connected to our consumers and to each other. We are inclusive. We are expressive and Fun. And most of all, we are a family.

Let’s talk about the role! We believe that our Sales Associates have a great opportunity to develop their full potential with us. That’s because we offer the support of a global organisation but empower our people to take responsibility at store level.

• Providing the highest level of customer service, ensuring that all customers are treated with respect
• Developing a thorough knowledge of products in store
• Maintaining merchandising standards in accordance with brand guidelines
• Keeping up to date with current trends and the brand’s place within the market
• Following all operational procedures in the store and in the stock room.

You love interacting with customers. You set a great example for the rest of the team with your hands‑on mentality, enthusiasm, and passion for delivering a fantastic customer experience. You have a positive can‑do attitude, facing all situations in the store. You are passionate about our brand, fashion, and retail in general. You have excellent written and verbal communication in English (another language is a plus but not necessary).

You are flexible when it comes to working weekends, evenings and holidays as necessary. Previous experience is great but not necessary.

What matters most of all is that you live and demonstrate our Guiding Principles:
Live with Integrity, Act Courageously, Be Curious, Act with Empathy, and Persevere.

We offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well‑being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package. Most companies say they offer a competitive salary, an amazing bonus and pension scheme and staff discounts (btw we offer 50%!). And we offer the same. Only different.

• Career ownership, enabling you to build your knowledge and experience across different brands
• A supportive feedback‑based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do
• Tailored training. From an induction to ongoing online and face‑to‑face training sessions, we are committed to helping you grow, both professionally and personally
• Free to Be We strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity.

Vans is about a state of mind. Thinking differently.

Embracing creative self‑expression. Authenticity and progression. Choosing your own line on your board and in your life. Vans holds 50 years of youth culture connectivity, Vans continues to advance its roots in action sports while recognizing the global 'Off the Wall' connection between the brand and art, music and street…