Part Time Senior Retail Assistant

Retail Assistants

• Part Time Experienced Retail Assistants
• Linwood Christchurch Based Role
• Attractive benefits and an inclusive and vibrant company culture

Calling all retail superstars! Are you passionate about delivering great customer service and creating positive shopping experiences? We're looking for a Retail Assistant to join our fantastic Linwood team. If you love helping customers, working as part of a supportive team, and thrive in a fast-paced retail environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

Vape Merchant is a leading specialist vape retailer in New Zealand.  We have 13 stores nationwide.

Our mission is to offer the highest quality and best range of vaping products and an outstanding customer service experience.

We are passionate about creating strong and lasting relationships with our customers so we can support them in their smokefree journey and find the right product to fit their needs.

Why choose us

We have a supportive company culture that focuses on helping our employees to develop new skills and succeed in their retail careers.

We offer a competitive pay package which includes participation in a discretionary bonus scheme, generous staff benefits and full training.

As a nationwide business, we also offer internal promotion opportunities and secondments for those wishing to progress their retail careers and grow with us.

What you will do

These roles will contribute to the overall smooth and efficient running of our Linwood Store, drive retail sales and be a “safe pair of hands”.

Reporting to the Store Manager, your major areas of responsibility include:

• Providing outstanding customer service in-store and online
• Driving retail sales
• Engaging with customers - creating new and strengthening existing customer relationships
• Maintaining and monitoring inventory levels
• Ensuring the store is clean and maintained in accordance with our visual merchandising standards
• Assisting with stocktakes and stock management
• Sales mentor

About you

 To be successful in the role, candidates will:

• Be sales focused and love retail sales
• Share our passion for helping people live healthy smokefree lives
• Be a genuine people person – you are confident and thrive on making new connections and comfortable being around all walks of life
• A local - you have a strong connection with the community
• Reliable
• Well-presented
• A team player
• Willing to learn and to teach others

Applicants must:

• Be 18 years or older
• Have a permanent and unconditional right to work in New Zealand
• Be available to work during our standard operating hours which include weekends and public holidays
• Be comfortable working sole charge
• Have previous retail sales experience and a proven track record and ability to generate sales

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Previous applicants need not apply.

To apply or if you would like more information, including a job description, please send your CV and a cover letter to Shannon Hansen, Store Manager Linwood by email to [email protected] no later than 5:00pm on the 13th November 2026.