8211-13 Sales Assistant (Fabric, Clothing and Footwear)
Sells soft furnishings, manchester, clothing or footwear in retail or wholesale establishments.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification.
Tasks Include:
- sells products such as footwear, haberdashery, clothing, soft furnishings and manchester items including sheets, towels, pillowcases and quilts
- operates cash registers, accepts payments and prepares sales invoices
- stacks and displays items for sale and wraps and packs goods sold
- takes customers' measurements to select correct sizes of goods
- arranges for clothes to be altered to fit customers
- calculates length of fabrics when material is sold
- checks stock and participates in stocktakes
- may suggest and display accessories and colour combinations of fabrics or clothes