Location: Paddington, Sydney

Employment Type: Part-Time

About the Role

We’re looking for a confident, experienced and customer-focused Senior Sales Assistant to join our team at our new Paddington Boutique.

This is a hands-on role for someone who loves jewellery, fashion, styling and connecting with customers. You’ll play an important role in the day-to-day running of the store, helping create an elevated and welcoming experience for every customer who walks through the door.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll also act as a key point of contact for our casual Sales Assistants when working together on shift. You’ll lead by example, support the team with product and customer enquiries, and help ensure our Love Isabelle standards are consistently maintained.

Your Responsibilities

Customer Experience & Sales

• Welcome customers into the store and create a warm, personalised experience.
• Build genuine relationships with customers and understand their individual needs.
• Confidently style and recommend jewellery based on personal style, occasion and budget.
• Share your knowledge of Love Isabelle’s collections, materials, craftsmanship and brand story.
• Assist customers with gifting, special occasions, stacking and styling.
• Build relationships with VIP and returning customers.
• Handle customer enquiries, orders, returns, repairs and exchanges with care and professionalism.
• Work towards individual and store sales targets.
• Identify opportunities to increase sales through thoughtful styling, cross-selling and product knowledge.

Team Support & Leadership

• Act as a key point of contact for casual Sales Assistants during shifts.
• Support casual team members with product, customer service, POS and store procedure questions.
• Lead by example in customer experience, sales and store presentation.
• Help ensure casual team members understand and follow Love Isabelle’s retail standards and processes.
• Assist with onboarding and training new team members when required.
• Provide guidance and support to the team during busy trading periods.
• Communicate important customer, stock and operational updates to the Store Manager and Operations team.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive and high-performing team environment.

Store Operations

• Take ownership of the store when working independently.
• Assist with opening and closing procedures.
• Complete POS transactions and cash handling accurately.
• Maintain high standards of store presentation and visual merchandising.
• Assist with stock management, replenishment, transfers and stocktakes.
• Process online orders, local pickups and other store fulfilment when required.
• Manage customer appointments and special requests.
• Support store launches, events, VIP appointments and promotional periods.
• Communicate customer feedback and product insights to the wider team.

About You

You’ll be someone who:

• Has previous retail experience, ideally within jewellery, fashion, premium or luxury retail.
• Is warm, confident and naturally personable.
• Has a genuine passion for jewellery, fashion and styling.
• Loves creating memorable customer experiences.
• Is sales-driven without being pushy.
• Is confident taking the lead and supporting other team members.
• Is comfortable being the senior team member on shift.
• Takes initiative and can work independently.
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is organised, reliable and detail-oriented.
• Maintains high standards of store presentation and customer service.
• Is comfortable using POS systems and retail technology.
• Enjoys working as part of a close-knit team.
• Has a positive attitude and is willing to get involved wherever needed.

Reporting Structure

Reporting to: Director and Operations Manager

The Senior Sales Assistant will work closely with the Director and Operations Manager, providing support across day-to-day store operations, customer experience, sales and team coordination.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role is about more than hitting a sales target.

You’ll help create a Paddington store that customers want to return to by building genuine relationships, delivering thoughtful service and making every interaction feel distinctly Love Isabelle.

You’ll be someone the team can rely on: a confident point of contact for our casual Sales Assistants, a positive example on the shop floor and a trusted support to the wider management team.

You’ll take ownership of the customer and store experience when required, while helping build a strong team culture and contributing to the growth of our new Paddington location.

What We Offer

• Be part of the opening of our newest Love Isabelle store in Paddington.
• Join a growing Australian jewellery brand.
• Opportunity to earn rewards through our team incentive program.
• Work in a beautiful retail environment.
• Enjoy staff jewellery benefits.
• Receive training across our collections, materials and customer experience.
• Be part of a supportive, close-knit team environment.

Availability

This is a part-time position requiring regular weekend availability.

If you love jewellery, enjoy connecting with people and creating memorable customer experiences, and are ready to take the next step in your retail career, we’d love to hear from you! Please share your application with us at contact@loveisabelle.com.