Customer Advisor

Boots Opticians; Brecon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Customer Advisor, where you'll have the chance to make a real difference in customer interactions. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic retail environment. You'll be trained to provide exceptional service, promote in-store offers, and ensure a welcoming atmosphere for customers. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and customer satisfaction, this position is perfect for those looking to start or advance their career in retail. Enjoy a range of benefits and the chance to grow with an inclusive employer dedicated to your success.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 counselling support

Qualifications

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Strong communication and listening skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and provide excellent service.
• Help maintain store presentation and stock management.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Teamwork

Retail Experience

Job description

Job Description

The hourly rate for this role is £12.40 and up to £14.13 across selected locations within London. The hourly rate will increase after 6 months in role.

Joining us as a Customer Advisor is a great opportunity, whether it’s your first job and you’re looking to gain some valuable experience, or you have experience with retail and you’re looking for a new challenge, this could be the start of a new career with us.

About the role

You will work onsite and report into the Assistant or Store Manager and your role could be to help on the tills, advise our customers, or work in our back shop. You will also:

• Help our customers and put them at ease; whether that’s listening to find out more about them, answering questions and giving great advice on our fantastic products, recommending items they hadn’t considered or simply offering a basket - it's the little things that make a difference
• Get to know our in-store offers and schemes and promote them - the more info we can give our customers the better.
• Help our stores run smoothly - this could look like ensuring we have the right products displayed on the shop floor, providing a great service on our tills, or helping with our stock in in the stock rooms
• Work with other members in the team to provide a great shopping experience, ensuring the store is always clean and presentable to provide a store everyone can be proud of
• You will be provided with award winning training accredited by the Institute of Customer Service

What you’ll need to have

These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role:

• Full training is provided for this role, and we are looking for people who:
• Excel in a varied environment, working at pace
• Communicate and listen effectively
• Enjoy working as part of a team, promoting a collaborative team dynamic
• Know that the little things make the biggest difference for customer interactions
• Desire to be a proud brand ambassador for Boots and help our customers find the best products for them

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match these additional criteria:

• Experience providing customer care and delivering great customer service, but this is not essential.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards . Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots?

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next?

If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend an in-store interview within the next 14 days.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Business Area

Retail

Function

Store Colleagues

Keywords

Retail, Stores, Customer, Customer Service, FMCG, Store, Sales, Retail Sales, Cash Handling, Photo, Photo Processing, Counter Sales, Beauty, Skincare, Cosmetics, Beauty Advisor, Sales, Retail, Counter Sales, Beauty Consultant, Electrical, Consultant, Fragrance, Stock, Healthcare advisor, Pharmacy advisor, pharmacy support, advisor, Dispenser, Trainee Dispenser, No7, Part time, Sales Assistant, Retail Assistant

Hours per week

6

Latitude,longitude 1

51.947756237,-3.390244761

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Weekdays

Airport

No

Hours per week

Less than 8 hours per week

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

5 - Wales and West

Area

144 - Southeast Wales

Store

2074 - BRECON

Req Posted Date

02-May-2025

County

Powys

Country

UK

Address 1

Unit 8 Bethal Square

Address 2

Brecon

Address 3

Powys