Customer Assistant - In Store Bakery - Putney

Marks and Spencer plc (UK); Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in Greater London is seeking a passionate Customer Assistant for their Bakery section. You will provide excellent customer service, maintain food quality and safety, and work collaboratively within a team atmosphere. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to changing situations. Join a dynamic team and contribute to delivering a five-star shopping experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Commitment to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail.
• Ability to engage with customers proactively and understand their needs.
• Adaptable to changing situations and builds positive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers efficiently on the shop floor and at service points.
• Maintain food quality and safety while managing customer flow.
• Work closely with team members to ensure high-quality output.

Skills

High levels of customer service

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Good level of digital capability

Job description

Job Overview

To deliver a great shopping experience for our customers, we are looking for colleagues who put customers before tasks every time whilst championing and promoting our brilliant products. As the face of the business, you will be the voice of our customers helping us to continually improve.

Join our team at M&S as a Customer Assistant in our Bakery section, working at the sharp end of fresh produce, under pressure and with precision. We're seeking passionate individuals with a love for food that strive for perfection every day.

You’ll be a hands‑on, sleeves‑up brand ambassador bringing energy and attention to detail to every shift - delivering hot bread, fresh perspectives, and fast, five‑star service to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers efficiently on the shop floor and at service points.
• Keep the store clean and tidy, ensuring shelves are always stocked with product.
• Monitor and deliver on daily sales targets, priorities, promotions and selling opportunities.
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs, make recommendations and deliver remarkable service throughout their visit.
• Build expert product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services.
• Use digital tools and communication channels to deliver for the customer every time.
• Maintain food quality and safety with early rise, speed and hard work.
• Manage demand, keep shelves full and customers impressed.
• Balance speed with safety to ensure freshness and availability during peak hours.
• Work closely with others as a team player, maintaining fast, high‑quality output.
• Adapt to the store rhythm, work across different roles, and embrace each shift with determination.

Qualifications & Skills

• High levels of customer service.
• Committed to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail.
• Open to and acts upon feedback, asking for this regularly.
• Accountable for planning and managing own workload efficiently.
• Strong communication skills.
• Adaptable to changing situations.
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener.
• Good level of digital capability.

About M&S

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.