We are looking for a seasonal team member to help us on weekdays in our customer service office and showroom after a valued team member has retired after 5 years with our team. There is some flexibility in this role for the right person, so it could suit someone working around dropping of and picking up children from school, or those needing occasional time off during half term holiday periods.

This role is from approx. September to April allowing you the summer off, or as some of our team do switch to their summer profession. There may be the opportunity for some additional hours assisting in preparing for next season during the summer months.

Main purpose of role
To help customers by answering emails, telephone calls, answer machine messages and our online live chat service. There will also be the needvto help customers in our small showroom, and ensure the showroom is a tidy and safe environment with products correctly displayed and priced.

Reporting to
Scott Hargrave – Managing Director and assisted day-to-day by Charlotte our customer service and showroom team member.

Core Tasks – Customer Service Team Member
• Answer incoming phone calls
• Answer emails to our support inbox
• Answer live chats from time to time, with customers able to ask questions in real time
• Keep the office and showroom clean and safe at all times for visitors and staff
• Assisting customers visiting the showroom
• The opportunity to learn about ski products and services as full training will be given to help you in this role
• The usual “any additional tasks that colleagues may require support with from time to time”.

Experience Required
Some experience in customer service or a customer facing environment would be desirable, most important is to be able to talk to customers, be confident and think for yourself. Full training on products and our till and systems will be given. Having experience in wintersports whether working or as a past time would be helpful for this role.

Hours
September – April seasonal weekdays. Normal operating hours for the business in season are 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm. For this role we are looking for someone to work on weekdays, with the option to rota some weekend hours if a weekday off is preferred. During peak periods there is the opportunity to do additional hours.

Pay
We are a living wage employer. Pay is dependent on experience.

Holiday
28 days paid holiday per year – pro rata for seasonal staff

To Apply
Please send a covering letter telling us why you are the right person for this role, and your resume/CV to [email protected]

Author

Owner of The Skiers Lounge, Scott is happiest in the Alps and other mountain ranges around the world, whether on skis or 2 wheels. As the senior buyer with 30+ years ski and bicycle experience, there is a lot of alpine information stored in him - some of it useful..... Current Skis: Extrem Formula 88, Elan Wingman Black Edition, Extrem Factory 102

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