Customer Advisor - Argos

Sainsbury’s Group; Minehead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK digital retailer is seeking a Customer Advisor located in Minehead, England. The role involves ensuring an excellent shopping experience by providing top-notch customer service across various platforms. Candidates must be friendly and adaptable, with attention to detail. Part-time hours will be scheduled based on availability, and the position offers numerous benefits including discounts, holiday entitlements, and a pension plan. Join a dynamic team committed to inclusivity and career development.

Benefits

10% discount card at Sainsbury's, Argos, Tu, and Habitat

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Discounted Sainsbury's shares

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must be above school-leaver age.
• Comfortable discussing financial services with customers.
• Thrives in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service at various store locations.
• Collect products for customers and process payments.
• Support customers on the shop floor with product questions.

Skills

Friendly and welcoming attitude

Ability to work flexibly

Attention to detail

Comfortable with digital tools

Education

Right to Work eligibility in the UK

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure our customers have a great shopping experience by delivering excellent customer service on the tills, website screens on the shopfloor and at the collection counter
• Collect products from the stock area for customers, take payments, provide details on our financial service offerings for certain products and process refunds
• Be present on the shop floor helping customers with questions and provide advice on a wide range of products - supporting in the stock room when the store is quiet
• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations

What makes a great Argos Colleague

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Comfortable talking to customers about our financial services when buying certain products
• Happy working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team
• Always prepared to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store when needed - you'll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
• Embraces using new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
• Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free to create the best shopping experience for our customers

Working in our stores

As one of the leading UK digital retailers, Argos provides our customers with inspiring choice and trusted value across a vast range of products with unforgettable ease. As a Customer Advisor, you'll provide the very best experience for our customers when they visit our stores to shop or collect their online orders.

Eligibility

• You must be above the school‑leaver age in your country
• School leaving age - GOV.UK
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK
• Most roles are part‑time working across a variety of shifts, including weekdays and weekends. Your hours will be scheduled to fit around your availability and may vary from week to week.

Qualifications

An inclusive place to work and shop. We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us. To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face. We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here. As part our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment which will prioritise those candidates who achieve the highest score and therefore most closely match the essential criteria for the role.

Benefits

We truly value our colleagues and provide market‑leading benefits and training to reflect that.

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for Colleagues in all our stores
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension – we'll match between 4‑7.5% of your pension contributions
• Sainsbury's share schemes – buy Sainsbury's shares at discounted prices
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues