Customer Advisor

The Boots Company PLC; Downham Market; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boots Company PLC is hiring a Customer Advisor to support in-store service at our London-area locations. You will help customers on tills or in the back shop, advise on products, and promote current offers. Training is provided to help you excel in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will work onsite, report to the Assistant or Store Manager, and contribute to a welcoming shopping experience with attentive service throughout your shift.

Qualifications

• Training provided for this role.
• A fast-paced, varied environment.
• Strong communication and listening skills required.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and provide product advice.
• Promote in-store offers and schemes.
• Ensure products displayed and stock is managed.
• Support smooth store operations and tills.
• Participate in award-winning training.

Skills

Communication

Listening skills

Adaptability

Job description

The hourly rate for this role is £13.02 and up to £15.10 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