Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Trading Assistant, where your passion for food and customer service will shine. In this dynamic role, you'll work across the store to ensure shelves are stocked, fresh produce is monitored, and deliveries are handled efficiently. With a focus on teamwork and initiative, you'll contribute to creating a welcoming shopping experience for customers. Enjoy a supportive environment that values inclusivity and offers generous benefits, including shopping discounts and wellbeing support. This is your chance to be part of a team that makes a difference every day!

Benefits

10% discount card after four weeks

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Shopping discounts

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Pension matching

Share schemes

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Comfortable being on your feet and working at pace.
• Ability to use technology effectively as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Replenish stock and check dates on fresh produce.
• Help unload deliveries and ensure stock availability.

Skills

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Time Management

Initiative

Job description

Love food and being on hand to help out? Then you’ll feel right at home joining us as one of our Trading Assistants. In this role, you’ll be working across the store to replenish stock, check dates on our fresh produce and grocery products, as well as helping unload deliveries. It’s important you are comfortable being on your feet, working at pace, and using technology as part of your role. While you will be part of a close-knit team, we’ll also trust you to work independently and show initiative.

Whichever area you’re working in, you’ll take pride in doing the right thing for our customers, have a keen eye for detail, and be passionate about helping people to provide the best possible service.

We aim to make everyone who joins us the best they can be and are committed to being a fully inclusive retailer where our customers love to shop, and our colleagues love to work!

If the shifts for this role include hours earlier than 6am or later than 11pm, you will need to be at least 18 years old.

Alongside a market-leading rate of pay, we also offer a great range of benefits for all our colleagues:

• Discount card – 10% discount off your shopping at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks. This increases to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% at Argos every payday.
• Free food and hot drinks provided for colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement based on the hours you work.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers, and more.
• Family leave – generous maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – Sainsbury’s will match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – allowing you to buy shares at discounted prices and purchase shares monthly from your gross salary to build up an investment.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.

About the company

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