Night Replenishment, Supermarket Assistant

John Lewis Partnership; Saxmundham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading employee-owned business as a Supermarket Assistant, where you'll provide exceptional service and support to customers at Waitrose. Your role will involve stock replenishment, fulfilling orders, and ensuring a tidy environment. Embrace the opportunity to work in a flexible and supportive team, contributing to a culture of kindness and respect.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing role is welcomed.
• Up to date knowledge of food and drink trends.

Responsibilities

• Stock replenishment to ensure shelves are full.
• Fulfilling online customer orders for delivery.
• Maintaining a safe and tidy working environment.

Skills

Communication

Job description

Apply on JLP Jobs - the official careers website for John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis & Partners, and Waitrose & Partners.

About the role

As a Supermarket Assistant, you'll help our difference be felt by our customers on every visit, providing the Partner-led service and passion for food that our competitors can't compete with - passionate Partners serving food lovers! Your drive to go the extra mile will make all the difference to the impression our customers have about the Waitrose brand and keep them returning again and again by earning their trust and loyalty for a lifetime.

Due to working time regulations, applicants must be 18 years or over to apply.

In addition to the pay stated, you will receive a shift premium for hours worked between 22:00 and 06:00. This will be paid at the pay range minimum rate for your role.

Key Responsibilities

• Stock replenishment - ensuring our shelves remain as full as possible and products are in the right place at the right time for our customers.
• Fulfilling online customer orders ready for our drivers to deliver their shopping direct to their doors.
• Reducing wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to those reaching their sell by dates.
• Working with the wider shop team to support when needed including; checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more.
• Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Communication skills to enable you to work effectively as part of a team and with our customers.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Experience of working in a customer facing role is welcomed.
• Up to date knowledge and strong interest in food and drink trends.
• Flexible approach to ensure the support of the whole branch.

Part Time work (22.5 hours) between 01:00am - 09:00am. Positions available on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, or Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we share ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through good and challenging times, with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership a place where we belong. Embracing differences and creating an environment to thrive, grow individually and collectively.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

• Some roles are subject to pre-employment vetting, including DBS checks. You’ll be informed if required, and encouraged to complete vetting documents quickly.
• Vacancies may close early if we see a high number of applicants.
• We support flexible working arrangements, such as flexible hours, job sharing, or shorter contracts. Please discuss this during your interview.