Customer Assistant - In Store Bakery - Reigate Simply Food

Marks and Spencer plc (UK); Pulborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Pulborough is seeking a passionate Customer Assistant to join the Bakery section. This role involves delivering exceptional customer service, maintaining the store's cleanliness, and efficiently serving customers to provide a great shopping experience. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to high customer service levels. Join our dynamic team and contribute to creating remarkable customer experiences every day.

Qualifications

• Committed to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail.
• Open to and acts upon feedback regularly.
• Accountable for planning and managing own workload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers efficiently on the shop floor.
• Keep the store clean and tidy.
• Monitor and deliver on daily sales targets.

Skills

High levels of customer service

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

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.