Trading Assistant - Local

Sainsbury's; Bedford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading retailer as a Trading Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring store readiness and providing exceptional customer service. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, assisting with stock replenishment and helping customers with their needs. Enjoy market-leading benefits, including discounts, free meals, and development opportunities in a supportive and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology.

Responsibilities

• Ensure store readiness for customers and provide a speedy shopping experience.
• Collect stock from the warehouse and replenish shelves.
• Assist customers with Click & Collect parcels.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

1. Working as part of a small team to ensure that all aspects of the store are ready for our customers, providing a convenient and speedy shopping experience.
2. Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish shelves across the store, serving customers at checkouts, supporting with deliveries, and keeping the store well-presented, clean, and tidy.
3. Picking and selecting the best quality products on the shop floor for customers using our On-demand grocery ordering service and assisting customers with Click & Collect parcels.
4. Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.
5. Building great knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to help provide recommendations.
6. Date checking fresh produce and grocery products.

What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:

1. Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
2. Happy working in a fast-paced, physical, and high-energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team.
3. Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems.
4. 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.
5. Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly.
6. Great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter-free, always aiming 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, including:

1. 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.
2. Free food and hot drinks – provided for colleagues in all our stores.
3. Generous holiday entitlement – based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
4. Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
5. Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices.
6. Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers, and more.
7. Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential service providing support on a wide range of issues.

Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

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 resources to help understand and support their roles and their teams effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping to identify and remove barriers.

We are proud to offer development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways. We celebrate diversity through initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. To learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please visit our website.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will support you.

Working in our stores:

Our Local stores are fast-paced environments where no two days are the same, and food is our passion. They are at the heart of the community, providing outstanding value, quality, and service. As a Trading Assistant, you’ll be the key to ensuring our stores are set up perfectly to give our customers everything they expect from Sainsbury’s.

Eligibility:

• The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to working hours and handling goods like alcohol and tobacco.
• You must have the Right to Work in the UK.