Supermarket Assistant

John Lewis Partnership; Lymington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading employee-owned business in the UK as a Supermarket Assistant at Waitrose. You'll provide exceptional service, help with stock and online orders, and maintain a lively shopping environment. If you have strong communication skills and a passion for food trends, this role could be a perfect fit!

Qualifications

• Good communication skills to work effectively as part of a team and with customers.

Responsibilities

• Stock replenishment - ensuring shelves remain as full as possible.
• Fulfilling online customer orders ready for delivery.
• Working with the team to support checkout and manage orders.

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.

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

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 directly 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.
• Maintaining a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Good communication skills to work effectively as part of a team and with customers.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

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

Varied hours of part-time work (8 hours) to include early starts, late finishes, evenings, and weekends according to rota. Example shifts include: Sunday 08:30-16:30, Monday 19:30-23:30, Saturday 06:30-13:00.

The partnership

We’re the largest employee-owned business in the UK, home to our cherished brands John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees; we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.

We’re focused on being brilliant at retail, continuously innovating, adapting, and diversifying. We uphold our promise of 'Never Knowingly Undersold' on price, quality, and service in John Lewis and passionately serve food lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners, we share ownership and responsibility, contributing to our success through our voices, working together through good and challenging times, and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We foster an environment where everyone can be themselves and thrive, growing individually and collectively. As Partners, we make all the difference, and we all own it.

Important points to note:

• Some roles may require pre-employment vetting, including DBS checks for successful candidates. You will be informed and provided with details during recruitment. These checks are carried out by a registered third-party body, and additional checks like financial probity may also be required.
• Apply early as vacancies can close quickly if there are many applicants.
• We support flexible working arrangements, including flexible or compressed hours, job sharing, or shorter contracts. Discuss this with the hiring manager during your interview.