Customer Advisor

B&Q Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,818,000 - 39,950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

ShareSave

Holiday entitlement (6.6 weeks)

Payroll giving

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

B&Q Sydenham is hiring a Customer Advisor on a full-time, 3-month fixed-term contract. Shifts cover 7.00am–10.00pm, with an hourly rate of £14.00 inclusive of a location allowance. As an expert advisor, you’ll guide customers, manage stock, and help set up displays to keep the store looking great.

You’ll be trained in paint mixing and timber cutting, but delivering excellent customer service will be your main aim. Flexible weekend/evening/on-bank-holiday availability is required.

Qualifications

• Friendly and outgoing, eager to learn.
• Able to work in a rota that includes weekends, evenings and bank holidays.
• Interested in home improvement and helping customers.

Responsibilities

• Sell products and advise customers on home improvement projects.
• Manage stock, set up displays and keep the store presentable.
• Opportunity to learn paint-mixing and timber cutting; customer service remains the focus.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Customer Advisor

Full Time - 36.75 hours per week

3 Month Fixed Term Contract

Shifts available Monday - Sunday, 7.00am - 10.00pm

UK Notional hourly rate £14.00 per hour (Inclusive of an £0.90 per hour, store specific location allowance)

B&Q Sydenham

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. Every day, we give our millions of customers theideas, advice, tools and confidence they need to create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Customer Advisor and you’ll be a big part of this.

What's the job?

Join our team, and you’ll become an expert advisor. An inspiration as well as a guide. The person who gets to know every customer and their home improvement projects. Sales will be important, of course, as will things like managing stock, setting up displays, and making sure your store looks great. You’ll have the opportunity to be trained in paint-mixing and cutting timber, but truly great customer service will be your main aim.

What we need:

Happy to help, eager to learn and just a little bit obsessed with home improvement, you’ll be right at home with us. You’re friendly and outgoing, and you get a buzz from helping others. You’ll be happy to expand your skills by using new technology and learning new ways of working. You’re great at working in a team too, and flexible enough to work on a rota that includes weekends, evenings and bank holidays.

What's in it for me?

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are.We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.

You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more! We also provide generous breaks to make sure you’re refreshed and able to perform at your best.

If you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to help you complete your application or throughout the recruitment process, please let us know. If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us at [e-mail]. If you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we'll consider your application in line with our Disability Confident commitments.