Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's; Cromer; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading retail store where no two days are the same! As a Trading Assistant, you will play a crucial role in providing outstanding service and ensuring the store is well-presented. This role offers opportunities for growth, with comprehensive training and a supportive environment. Enjoy market-leading benefits including discounts, generous holiday entitlement, and wellbeing support. If you are passionate about customer service and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine!

Benefits

10% Discount Card

Industry-leading Training

Free Food and Hot Drinks

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Shopping Discounts

Generous Family Leave

Pension Contributions

Colleague Networks

Share Schemes

Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Must be above school-leaver age and have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.
• Friendly and welcoming with enthusiasm for helping customers.

Responsibilities

• Replenishing stock and serving customers on checkouts.
• Building knowledge about products and providing recommendations.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

School-Leaver Age

Job description

Availability Table

Days From To Sunday 09:00 17:00 Monday 07:00 22:00 Tuesday 07:00 22:00 Wednesday 07:00 22:00 Thursday 07:00 22:00 Friday 07:00 22:00 Saturday 07:00 22:00

The weekly hours for this role will be scheduled within the times shown in the availability table above. We will schedule your confirmed weekly hours within these times and provide you with 3 weeks’ notice of when your shifts will be. We will discuss your availability and the hours you can work at interview.

*Please only apply for ONE vacancy, candidates will be considered for all available positions. Any additional applications will be withdrawn.

Eligibility:

• You must be above the school-leaver age in your country School leaving age - GOV.UK
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK

Working in our stores:

Our stores are fast-paced environments where no two days are ever the same and food is our passion. They are at the heart of the local community providing outstanding value, unbeatable quality and great service. As one of our Trading Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our stores are set up brilliantly to give our customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for.

Day-to-day what you’ll be doing:

• Working across the store, replenishing stock, serving customers on checkouts and keeping our shelves well-presented, clean and tidy
• Always being on-hand to serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help
• Build great knowledge about our products, services and promotions to help provide recommendations
• Date checking fresh produce and grocery products

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and high energy environment, using initiative to solve problems and working collaboratively as part of a team
• Always ready to work flexibly and productively across the store - you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn and develop
• Confident in learning to use new 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

Working for us has great rewards:

We truly value our colleagues and provide market-leading benefits and training to reflect that:

• 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.
• Industry-leading training – full training in all the core skills required with regular conversations to discuss performance and your development.
• 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% of your pension contributions.
• Colleague networks – a range of internal networks that create an environment where every single colleague can be themselves and ensure we have true representation across the business.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – allowing you to buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices and the option to buy shares monthly from your gross salary to build up an investment.
• 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.

Application process:

The application is a two-stage process:

Stage 1: Once you have applied for a role, you will need to create an account and then be asked a series of eligibility questions. If you pass these, you will be invited to watch a video about the role before completing an online skills-based assessment, which takes about 15 minutes.

Stage 2: If you are successful at this stage, you will be invited to schedule a face-to-face interview at the store you have applied to.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive retailer whereeveryone feels welcome - where our customers love to shop, and our colleagues love to work.

If you have a disability and require a reasonable adjustment during the application or face-to-face interview stages, please let us know when you apply and we’ll do our best to support you.