Trading Assistant - Local

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

Job summary

Join a leading retailer as a Trading Assistant, where you will play a vital role in ensuring a convenient shopping experience for customers. Your responsibilities will include stock replenishment, customer service, and maintaining store presentation. With a focus on teamwork and problem-solving, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment while enjoying great benefits, including discounts and wellbeing support.

Benefits

10% discount card

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Shopping discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must be friendly and enthusiastic about helping customers.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physical environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure store is ready for customers and maintain cleanliness.
• Collect stock and assist customers with orders.
• Provide recommendations based on product knowledge.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Problem Solving

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 to provide 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 in 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 looking 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 payday.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s 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, a confidential service providing support and guidance 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 our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here.

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

Working in our stores:

Our local 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, whether in a city centre, railway station, or more rural environment, providing outstanding value, unbeatable quality, and great service. As one of our Trading Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our local stores are set up brilliantly to give our customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for.

Eligibility:

• The minimum application age for this role is 18, due to working hours and the type of goods (alcohol, tobacco, etc.) that you may be required to handle.
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.