Customer Team Member

Blakemore Trade Partners; Thurcroft; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday, maternity & paternity leave

Outstanding Training & Development

Staff discount

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to work

Free Tea & Coffee

Early access to pay

Wellbeing support

Long Service Awards

Job summary

SPAR Thurcroft is looking for a Customer Team Member to join our busy store. You will support the management team and create a positive customer experience through Brilliant Basics, Moments of Wow and a focus on service, freshness and value.

The role involves helping customers, handling tills and maintaining stock in a fast-paced convenience store environment. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for development within a dynamic retail group.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar retail role preferred.
• Reliable follow-through with instructions and procedures and excellent attention to detail.
• Some understanding of retail policies and compliance responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Greeting customers in a friendly and welcoming manner.
• Assisting customers with product inquiries and locating items.
• Processing purchases at tills accurately and efficiently.
• Upselling products and highlighting multi-buy offers.
• Maintaining stock, checking deliveries, stocking shelves and ensuring a clean sales floor.
• Completing additional tasks such as date checks, price changes and promotions.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Retail compliance

Team player

Cash handling

Job description

• Outstanding Training & Development

Role overview

Customer Team Member (18+) SPAR Thurcroft

13 hours - may be more to suit the needs of the business

Flexible - between the hours of 6am to 10pm.

Must be over 18

Must be willing to undertake post office vetting

We have an exciting opportunity for a SPAR Customer Team Member. As a Customer Team Member at SPAR Thurcroft, you will play a vital role in supporting our store management team and creating a positive customer experience. You will assist in maximising sales and profit by carrying out allocated tasks in order to contribute to the continuous improvement of the store, ensuring great customer service, through ‘Brilliant Basics, Moments of Wow, Food for later and Food for now!’

Key Tasks/Responsibilities

Customer Service

• Greeting customers in a friendly and welcoming manner.
• Answering customer inquiries about products and services and assisting customers in finding the items they need.
• Processing customer purchases efficiently and accurately through the tills, maintaining a positive and friendly service
• Upselling selected products to customers and highlighting multi-buy offers, to ensure maximum sales at our Thurcroft SPAR store

Store Operations

• Working stock; checking deliveries, stocking shelves, maintaining a clean and organised sales floor, rotating stock to ensure freshness and timely expiration dates.
• Completing additional assigned tasks, such as date checking, stock and gap checking, price changes, promotional displays and other tasks as required from time to time.
• Adhering to all company policies and procedures and processes.

Key Skills/Knowledge

• Previous experience in a similar role and/or industry is preferred
• Reliably follows instructions and procedures with excellent attention to detail
• Some understanding of legislative responsibilities of a retail environment and the skills to assist with adherence
• Ability to contribute ideas for delivering exceptional customer service and driving the business forward
• Experience of using a ‘Challenge 25’ policy desirable
• Keen and enthusiastic approach to working both in a team and independently
• Previous cash handling experience is preferred but not essential

What's in it for you?

• Excellent benefits package including:
• Holiday, Maternity and Paternity leave and pay in excess of statutory entitlements
• Develop your skills and capability in a highly supportive and multi-diverse culture
• Outstanding Training & Development
• Gain hands‑on experience in a high volume, fast paced convenience store
• Generous staff discount in all our SPAR stores (excl. Alcohol & Cigarettes)
• Proactive promotion of internal candidates
• Paid Breaks
• Free Tea & Coffee
• Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’
• 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice
• Company Pension Scheme
• NEST pension scheme
• Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
• Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
• Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
• Long Service Awards

We are a dynamic and innovative retail, wholesale and foodservice business, committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences and staying at the forefront of industry trends. A company that now owns 243 SPAR convenience stores and employs more than 5,000 people, with a turnover of £1.3 billion.

Inclusive environment:

as a Disability Confident Committed employer we are dedicated to creating a fair, inclusive workplace for all. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Department

Retail SPAR jobs (inc Greggs/Subway) Customer Team Member

Contract type

Permanent

Hours

13 hrs p/w - may be more to suit the needs of the business

Salary

Up to £12.75 p/hr (depending on age)

Benefits

• Staff Discount
• Staff Lottery
• Company Pension Scheme
• Savings Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Staff Social Fund
• Life Cover
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Volunteering opportunities

Closing date for applications

2nd October, 2026