Medicine Counter Assistant

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Landys Chemist is a buzzing high street pharmacy in an affluent area in North West London. We stock a wide range if cosmetics, food supplements and sundries and have a lovely team of 12 employees working at any one time.

The Pharmacy Sales Assistants are a crucial part of the pharmacy team, offering great service and compelling reasons for customers to come back time and time again. The candidate will become part of the local community, giving advice about over the counter medicines, make up, skincare and food supplement.

The successful candidate will undertake a medicine counter assistant training course if they haven’t already, as well as receiving training about various skincare brands such as Avene, Ren, Institut Esthederm, La Roche Posay, Vichy, Clarins and Lancome, and food supplement brands such as Solgar and Viridian, there may also be an opportunity for the candidate to become a Lancome, Estee Lauder, or Clinique consultant at a later stage and receive commission for their sales.

The ideal candidate will be confident, possess good customer service skills, an ability to communicate and learn about new products and pharmacy services and work well in a busy environment. The business is a family run business, and has been under the same management for over 35 years and as such we require a candidate that is personable and able to build a rapport with colleagues and regular customers.

Day to day activities include, but are not limited to receiving and checking deliveries from major suppliers, stock management, merchandising, offering advice about over the counter medicines, high end make up, skincare and food supplements and maintaining the appearance of the shop floor.

The salary will be based on previous pharmacy or make up counter/cosmetic experience, a candidate that has completed a medicine counter assistant course or has previous experience with the brands we stock is preferable.

Benefits include paid holiday, workplace pension (optional), professional support and relevant training, and an employee discount scheme.

The contracted hours are Monday 9am-6pm(one hour lunch break), Tuesday 9am - 6pm (one hour lunch break), Thursday 9am-6pm (one hour lunch break), Friday 9am-6pm (one hour lunch break) and Saturday 9am-6pm (working/paid lunch break). These hours are non negotiable so please do not apply for this position if these hours do not suit you.

Landys Chemist provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability status.

• Inclusive of minority and disadvantaged groups
• LGBTQ+ friendly workplace
• Age-inclusive

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £8.00-£10.00 per hour

Additional pay:

• Commission pay

Benefits:

• Store discounts

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff and customers are required to wear a face covering.

Experience:

• Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Fluent English (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No