Trading Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading retail company in Cheltenham is looking for enthusiastic colleagues to help replenish stock and provide excellent customer service. Responsibilities include collecting stock from the warehouse, keeping shelves organized, and assisting customers with inquiries. Ideal candidates should have the right to work in the UK and be prepared to work flexible hours. The role offers a supportive team environment and opportunities for development.

Benefits

10% discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension with employer contributions

Sainsbury's share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must be above the school-leaver age in the country.
• Right to Work eligibility in the UK required.
• Minimum age of 18 if shifts include hours earlier than 6am or later than 11pm.

Responsibilities

• Collect stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages.
• Keep shelves tidy and full.
• Serve customers and answer questions.
• Date checking fresh produce and grocery products.
• Support deliveries as required.

Job description

Overview

Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15kg) to replenish items across the store, keeping shelves tidy and full of well-presented products. Always ready to serve customers, supporting with questions, and proactively offering help. Build knowledge about products, services and promotions to provide recommendations. Date checking fresh produce and grocery products. Help across the store as needed and support deliveries as required.

What makes a great Sainsbury's Colleague

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
• Happy working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team
• Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
• Always prepared to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store
• Fully trained in a variety of skills, with opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to do the job brilliantly
• Great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter-free, always aiming to create the best shopping experience for customers

Qualifications

• You must be above the school-leaver age in your country
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK
• If shifts include hours earlier than 6am or later than 11pm, you will need to be at least 18 years of age

Rewards and 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 payday
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for Colleagues in all stores
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension – employer contributions matched between 4-7.5%
• Sainsbury's share schemes – buy Sainsbury's shares at discounted prices
• Shopping discounts – offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme

About us

Our vision is to be the most trusted retailer, where people love to work and shop. We invest in training, development and multiple initiatives to ensure our teams feel enabled to offer the best shopping experience to our customers and that Sainsbury's is truly a “Great Place to Work”.

About the Team

We’re in the business of looking after our biggest asset: our people. Our HR teams focus on wellbeing, development and engagement to help colleagues thrive. From Reward and Recruitment to Change and Talent, we aim to create environments that allow colleagues to shine.