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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Sales Advisor - Fixed Term

Salary Range
£20,499 - £21,194
£1,708 - £1,766 / mo

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Location Base
Cardiff, Wales
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Hotel Chocolat has built a strong position as the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brand.

We offer a range extending from luxury giftable chocolates to alcohol, coffee and our pioneering drinking chocolate system; the Velvetiser™. Our mission is to make people happy through chocolate. Customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers can all benefit from the success we make together.

We’re looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and guest focused Sales Advisor to join our stores team. You’ll engage with our guests to showcase our products in a warm and personable manner ensuring that an amazing experience is delivered through excellent product and brand knowledge.

What You’ll be doing:

  • Welcoming our customers and providing excellent service during their visit.
  • Till and queue management, this includes processing transactions, refunds and exchanges at the till and responding to customer feedback.
  • You will learn all about our range of products including how we sell, how we grow cocoa and manufacture our products, allergens and our commitments to sustainability and ethics.
  • Running tasting sessions and demonstrations of products.
  • Working with the team to support with deliveries and stock, making sure the delivery area is kept clear and tidy in line with our health and safety guidelines and maintaining the appearance of the store and café areas.
  • If your store has a café area, you will be preparing hot and cold drinks, ice creams and snacks according to our guidelines and processes while adhering to our allergens, quality, and health and safety standards.

You don’t need to have retail experience to work here, however we do ask that during your time with us, you commit to being a true brand ambassador and support where you can to the success of the store and your team.

Our gift to you for going the extra mile every day…

  • £10.00 - per hour (London stores: from £11.05 - £12.00 per hour dependent on location. 13 euros per hour ROI).
  • 50% unlimited staff discount to treat yourself and your friends and family
  • 70% discount off a stay in our Hotel in St Lucia
  • A chance to express yourself in an exciting, fast-paced, and festive environment with the potential of permanent career opportunities
  • Flexible working patterns available

If you want to be part of the team spreading happiness through chocolate, click Apply and we’ll be in touch!

At Hotel Chocolat, we treat each other with respect, equality and grace. Our mantra? Be brave. Be kind.

This People Pledge is underpinned by our values of Originality, Authenticity and Ethics.

We encourage new ideas and fresh thinking and for each of you to bring your ORIGINALITY to work.

We want you to be your AUTHENTIC self – and feel comfortable to share your differences, and what makes you unique.

Our commitment to being an ETHICAL business means we have a deep sense of fairness when it comes to the way we treat one another.

This applies during our recruitment process too. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who positively celebrates a diverse and inclusive culture. We welcome people from all walks of life to join us, bringing their individuality to help us reach our ambitious growth plans. We believe this is critically important to help us create a place to work where everyone feels like they belong, can be themselves and where all of our differences are celebrated.

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Benefits:

  • Employee discount

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 10/03/2023

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Sales Advisor - Fixed Term roles across Hotel Chocolat's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Food & Beverage Stores.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £20,499 - £21,194 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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