Customer Assistant -Learning -Lisburn

MARKS&SPENCER; Lisburn; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks & Spencer in Lisburn is seeking a customer-focused retail assistant to support shoppers across store channels. You will help customers on the shop floor, maintain presentation standards, and use digital tools to assist and upsell while learning through digital training.

The role emphasizes understanding promotions, product knowledge, and delivering efficient service to meet daily sales priorities.

Qualifications

• Focus on delivering excellent customer service and sales support.
• Ability to use digital tools and communicate clearly with customers.
• Solid product knowledge to advise and upsell.
• Effective teamwork and listening to customers' needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers on the shop floor and at service points.
• Maintain 'best in town' standards in presentation and availability.
• Utilize digital tools and channels to assist customers.
• Share feedback to improve store operations and customer experience.
• Learn and develop skills through available digital training.
• Be aware of store priorities, promotions, and selling opportunities.

Skills

Customer service

Digital tools

Product knowledge

Communication

Tools

POS systems

VM principles

Job description

Purpose

• To deliver a great shopping experience for their customers, putting customers before task every time
• Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude
• Complete tasks and processes that deliver 'best in town' standards
• Serve and sell across all channels brilliantly well
• Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve

Key Accountabilities

• Serve our customers efficiently and brilliantly well - on the shop floor and at service points
• Deliver 'best in town' standards through presentation standards, availability and keeping the store clean and tidy
• Skilled to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to do the job
• Share customer and colleague feedback to help us do things better
• Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skill and confidence
• Own their own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions
• Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions & selling opportunities
• Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations
• Understand the store priorities and their part to play
• Complete tasks with pace and in line with SOPs
• Minimise cost and waste through good process practice
• Follow safe and legal working practices

Key Capabilities

• Understands how M&S operates,it'sstrategy, future and the role they play
• Committed to delivering excellent work fast with great attention to detail
• Open to and acts on feedback, asking for this regularly
• Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met
• Is curious and asks questions to challenge the status quo - ask why the company does things the way it does things
• Effective at communicating their intentions to others; ensures communication is clear and simple
• In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team
• Copes well with change and work challenges and recovers quickly from its impact
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection

Technical Skills/ Experience

• Contributing to store sales and cost control
• Work across the store to get things done right first time within timescales
• Comprehensive knowledge of customer shopping channels
• Good level of product knowledge and services across the store
• Up to date knowledge of the commercial operation and brilliant basics
• Good level of digital capability and use of digital tools and applications
• Understand customer needs and spot selling opportunities
• Adapting to change
• Good Knowledge of VM principles

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

• Customers
• Colleagues
• Store Leadership
• BIG