Part-time Sales Associate at Kaarina Puuilo - Puuilo Tavaratalot Oy - Vantaa, Finland

We are currently looking for a part-time sales associate for the Kaarina store. The duties at Puuilo include, among others: Customer service: Sales associates are the face of Puuilo in everyday customer interactions. The customer base is broad and diverse, so the workday involves various customer encounters and situations. Customers appreciate helpfulness and problem-solving skills in every situation. Cash register and information work: The workdays include both cashier and information duties. Information work involves handling customer complaints, resolving potential issues, and renting out trailers. Stocking and displays: One of the key tasks for a sales associate is to ensure that shipments are unloaded onto shelves for customer access. Displaying products ensures that current items are visible and accessible to customers. Varied customer service situations and tasks: Puuilo sales associates have very diverse responsibilities, including online order picking, cutting carpets and measuring goods, changing gases, and assisting with product-related questions. Cleaning: Store staff are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of their own store. There is a cleaning day once a week, and daily tidiness is maintained in customer and staff areas. Puuilo has a lively environment with radio chatter and radios, which are an integral part of the culture. You enjoy performing all sales tasks and find it rewarding that your work is varied and dynamic. You are also willing to occasionally operate a forklift to load a customer’s car or use a cleaning machine in the store. What Puuilo offers you: - Permanent and part-time employment (25 hours/week) - A cheerful and inclusive work environment - A diverse and dynamic job description - High-quality work clothing and Sievi safety shoes with insoles - Employee benefits (ePassi and employee benefit system) - Salary based on collective agreement, category B, ranging from €10.89/h to €15.26/h. Salary depends on previous experience and education. - Comprehensive orientation: "I had wonderful trainers and an excellent team overall, I received all necessary advice and help." – Sales Associate, summer job at Puuilo 2025 - Good advancement opportunities: From sales associate to assistant store manager and store manager – Store Manager, employed at Puuilo for 6 years. What we expect from you: - Initiative and energetic work attitude - Ability to handle pressure, as the work can be hectic at times - Reasonable or good physical condition, as the work is physically demanding with up to 15,000 steps per day - Interest in Puuilo’s products, possibly doing some DIY yourself - Enjoying meeting people and being able to operate in various situations - Experience in retail is an advantage but not mandatory. - Ability to work between 6-20 on weekdays and weekends. - We support the goal of a smoke-free Finland by 2030 and do not use tobacco products during working hours.