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Sales Assistant - Bicycles

621111 · Medium Next-day ready

Career data Close match

Retail sales assistants serve customers, maintain stock items and process sales and returns.

Most common salary $50k – $70k
Upper salary up to $91k
Training 0-1 year

Description

Sells bicycles and related accessories in a retail or wholesale bike, sports or recreation outlet.

Typical work tasks

Determines customer requirements and advises on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care; demonstrates and explains to customers the establishment's goods and services; sells goods and services; accepts payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and prepares sales invoices; assists with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participates in stocktakes; stacks and displays goods for sale, and wraps and packs goods sold.

Typical work environment

  • Indoor retail shop environment or wholesalers.
  • Works at counters and deals directly with the public.
  • Will usually work in adequately heated and ventilated
  • Workspaces will usually be clean and well-maintained and set-up to provide a welcoming sales environment for customers.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to medium physical demand level.
  • Frequently stands at sales counter or on shop floor.
  • May also walk about the establishment to assist customers and locate merchandise. May sit occasionally on high stools
  • Stretching and or twisting movements are likely to be required occasionally when moving and shifting items on shelves or shop floor or carrying out minor bicycle repairs.
  • Lifting, pulling or carrying requirements will be occasional and of a medium physical demand.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching movements are likely to be necessary on an occasional basis when demonstrating different bicycles and assisting customers with bicycle functions.
  • Repetitive hand and finger movements are necessary when operating electronic tills, pricing guns and computer systems.
  • Driving is not likely to be required.
  • Use of office hand-held equipment such as pens or calculators will be occasional.
  • Mental skills necessary include communication, memory, recording and calculating skills.
Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Bicycle retail sales assistant; no formal qual or licence, on-the-job training at most.

Entry Requirements

An NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.