Waitrose & Partners
Night Replenishment, Supermarket Assistant
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Night Replenishment, Supermarket Assistant
Supermarket Assistant – Job Description
About The Role
As a Supermarket Assistant, you'll help our team make a tangible difference in customers' shopping experience by delivering Partner-led service and enriching the food journey that our competitors simply can’t match—passionate people shaping the experience for food-loving customers!
Your dedication to exceeding expectations ensures a lasting impression of the Waitrose brand, forging trust and loyalty that will turn first-time visitors into lifelong shoppers.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with working time regulations (candidates must be 18+).
- Provide exceptional customer service while overseeing operational tasks to maintain efficiency.
- Stock replenishment: Keep shelves fully stocked, ensuring products are correctly placed for optimal customer access.
- Online order fulfilment: Prepare in-store purchases for click & collect, direct-to-home deliveries, and onboard oven-ready orders.
- Wastage reduction: Follow due diligence and markdown processes to sell products nearing expiry.
- Cross-team collaboration:
- Assist at checkout stations during high traffic or busy periods.
- Fulfil custom order requests (e.g., private label or speciality items).
- 店内环境维护: Maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming atmosphere.
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong communication: Coordinate effectively with colleagues and engage warmly with customers.
- Team player mindset: Contribute positively to a fast-paced, energetic team environment.
- Customer care orientation: Focus on exceeding expectations to foster loyalty.
Desirable Traits
- Prior experience in customer-facing roles is a plus.
- Keen interest in culinary/fashionable food trends—passion for immersing yourself in the latest developments.
- Flexible work ethic: Ready to adapt seamlessly to varying branch requirements and support broader team goals.
Why Join Our Partnership?
We’re more than a retailer. As the UK’s largest employee-owned business, we unite under the banner of Partnership—a driving force behind beloved brands like John Lewis & Waitrose.
Core Principles
- Innovation-focused: Until we knowingly undersell on price, quality, or service in John Lewis • Until we again and again amaze with meaningful interactions in Waitrose.
- OWNER-SHIP: Every Partner shares responsibility for our collective success.
- Voice your insights and help shape future direction.
- Commit to our behaviours—kindness, respect, and belief in people.
- Diversity & Belonging: We thrive because of our differences. Be your authentic self while contributing to an environment where everyone can flourish.
- Growth Strategy: Develop as an individual while propelling the Partnership forward as a team.
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Important Notes
Vetting Process
- Some roles require pre-employment checks—typically DBS checks for most candidates plus (financial probity screening or other background checks for specific areas).
- These checks are managed by an external, accredited partner. Completion may delay offer timelines.
Application Tips
- Roles may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.
- If you require adjustments (due to disability) to complete your application, reach out ASAP to request support.
Worklife Balance
We prioritise flexibility. Potential options include flexible hours, compressed weeks, job-sharing, or shorter-hour contracts—always discuss with interviewers. Adaptation depends on retail needs.
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