Personal Shopper

Delivering world class service to Harrods’ most loyal clients and consistently exceeding their expectations is in our DNA. It goes without saying that our clients expect simplicity, ease, pace and most importantly personalised service, tailored to their needs, when they visit us. As a Personal Shopper, you will pro-actively deliver exceptional sales performance through your world class approach to customer service.

Our Personal Shopping department is focused on providing exceptional service levels to ensure that our customers enjoy the best shopping experience through our Assisted Shopping service to further build their engagement and loyalty.

As we celebrate this momentous anniversary year, now more than ever, it’s an exciting time to join the Harrods Team. Whether you’re a recent school, college or university leaver, or you’re looking to restart your career in an exciting new field, at Harrods we firmly believe in offering exciting career opportunities.

About The Role

As a Personal Shopper you will work across the whole store, where no day will be the same. Below is a snapshot of some of your responsibilities:

• Management of the customer journey, from initial product selections through to  transaction processing, stock picking and dispatch.
• You’ll proactively search for selling and service opportunities with every client and search  for new opportunities across the store which the client may not be familiar with to  encourage broader selling. 
• Use selling opportunities to expand a genuine and loyal client base through referrals and word of mouth.
• Serve with an omni-channel approach, via traditional retail ‘on-site’ sales as well driving proactive sales, leads and acquisitions through virtual channels.
• Acquire, build and maintain strong relationships with clients. You will take the time to truly connect on an individual basis to know how we can best meet their needs and exceed expectations.
• Implement the Art of Selling in each interaction with a client, whether face to face or virtually and deliver exceptional sales and service results.

About You

To excel in this role you'll have the following experiences and knowledge:

• You are a client-led seller with exceptional customer service skills, evidenced by consistent customer service results.
• Emotionally intelligent with an ability to communicate and connect with a diverse range of customers and colleagues –across verbal, written and digital formats with an ability to “flex” to customer’s needs.
• Demonstrate a passion for delivering a consistently premium service experience for customers.
• Have the ability to proactively generate leads and sales from either existing or new client base and seek opportunities to sell broadly across the store.
• Naturally curious about the luxury customer and their lifestyle to understand how best to cater to them.

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise To You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. 

In return you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 31 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants) and a season ticket loan

Uniquely You

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

While our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you do not meet every desired criteria but feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role as well as a genuine interest in working for Harrods and you can demonstrate an alignment with our values, we would encourage you to apply.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods