Stock Assistant - Argos

Sainsbury’s Group; Liskeard; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery and general merchandise retailer in the UK is seeking enthusiastic individuals for a retail position focused on providing an excellent shopping experience. Responsibilities include maintaining stock levels, assisting customers, and contributing to a clean and welcoming store environment. The ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, flexible, and eager to learn. Benefits include shopping discounts, a pension match, and a commitment to inclusivity and employee development.

Benefits

Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, increasing to 15%

Free food and hot drinks for all colleagues

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension with contributions matched

Share schemes at discounted prices

Wellbeing support including EAP access

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, physical environment.
• Ready to work flexibly and productively across various roles.
• Ability to rapidly gain knowledge about products and promotions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customers have a great shopping experience.
• Maintain a neat and tidy stock room and assist on the shop floor.
• Provide recommendations to customers based on product knowledge.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexibility

Customer service

Digital tool proficiency

Job description

• Ensure our customers have a great shopping experience by picking stock quickly and efficiently to ensure they come back to us again and again.

• Making sure that the stock room is neat and tidy, putting away deliveries and helping out on the shop floor as required.

• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations.

• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, and thrive in being part of a team.

• Always ready to work flexibly and productively – you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn and develop as well as jump in and help around the store in other areas, such as serving customers, when needed.

• Embraces using new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly.

• Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free to create the best shopping experience for our customers.

If you need an update on your application, you should contact the store that you have applied to. You can find contact details for all Argos stores here.

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential, and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us. To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face. We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment which will prioritise those candidates who achieve the highest score and therefore most closely match the essential criteria for the role. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.

Benefits

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.