Trading Assistant - Local

Sainsbury's; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading retailer as a Trading Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring excellent customer service and store presentation. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, assisting customers and maintaining stock levels. Enjoy a range of benefits including discounts, generous holiday entitlement, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension

Sainsbury’s share schemes

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure all aspects of the store are ready for customers.
• Collect stock and replenish shelves, serve customers at checkouts.
• Date check fresh produce and grocery products.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Working as part of a small team to ensure all aspects of the store are ready for customers, providing a convenient and speedy shopping experience.
• Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish shelves, serving customers at checkouts, supporting with deliveries, and keeping the store well-presented, clean, and tidy.
• Picking and selecting the best quality products on the shop floor for customers using our On-demand grocery ordering service and assisting with Click & Collect parcels.
• Always ready to serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with questions, and proactively offering help.
• Building 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.
• Happy working in a fast-paced, physical, and high-energy environment, and thrives as part of a team.
• Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems.
• Willing to work flexibly and productively across the store, with opportunities to learn, develop, and try new skills.
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology.
• Great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter-free, ensuring the best shopping experience for customers.

Working for us has great rewards:

We value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits and training:

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – employer contributions of 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy shares at discounted prices.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers, and more.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential support and guidance.

Please note: Our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage early applications.

An inclusive place to work and shop

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their potential and every customer feels welcome. Our initiatives include enhanced discretionary leave for families, support for carers, resources for understanding roles, and internal networks promoting representation and removing barriers. We offer development opportunities like mentorship, training, and career pathways. To learn more about our inclusivity efforts, please visit here.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will support you.

Working in our stores:

Our Local stores are fast-paced, community-focused environments where food is our passion. Whether in city centers, railway stations, or rural areas, they provide outstanding value, quality, and service. As a Trading Assistant, you’ll be essential in ensuring our stores are set up to deliver everything our customers expect.

Eligibility:

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