Sainsbury's
Trading Assistant
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Trading Assistant
Store Colleague – WB201 (Warehouse to Store Refualler/Stocking Position) (Food.waitrose.com/life)
About the Role
As a Sainsbury’s Colleague, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring our stores run smoothly. Your days will be filled with keeping shelves well-stocked, assisting customers, and maintaining a high standard of presentation across Waitrose & Partners and Sainsbury’s sites.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collecting and replenishing stock
- Moving stock using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) in our warehouses
- Ensuring shelves are tidy, full, and neatly presented with high-quality arrangements
- Customer service
- Proactively assisting customers with questions, recommendations, and support
- Activated to brighten the shopping experience with enthusiasm and efficiency
- Product knowledge & engagement
- Developing strong awareness of our products, services, and promotions
- Advising customers effectively, especially on fresh produce and discounts
- Fresh produce management
- Accurate date-chasing across all grocery products to maintain quality
- Store flexibility
- Supporting multi-tasking across the store, including deliveries and operational tasks
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What Makes a Great Sainsbury’s Colleague
We’re looking for friendly, proactive team players who thrive in a fast-paced, energetic, and physical retail environment. Ideal candidates will:
- Be friendly, warm, and customer-focused with a genuine passion for serving others
- Enjoy working hard, collaboratively, and adaptably in a high-energy team
- Own their tasks and demonstrate proactive problem-solving with initiative
- Always go the extra mile, maintaining a sharp eye for detail in both workflow and presentation
- Be tech-savvy, adapting quickly to digital tools and evolving retail systems
- Approach work with drive, responsibility, and flexibility, excelling in a variety of roles
- Proud to keep our stores clutter-free, well-organised, and customer-orientated
Your Sainsbury’s Career Benefits
We value our colleagues and offer competitive salary, benefits, and growth opportunities:
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- Discount card
- 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, T&K***, and Habitat after 4 weeks
- 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday & Saturday after 6 months
- Onsite provisions
- Free food and refreshments for all colleagues
- Holiday entitlement
- 10.5 weeks’ holiday + maternity/paternity leave based on hours worked
- Pension initiatives
- Employer-matched pension (4–7.5% of salary matched, increasing with longevity)
- Share ownership
- Privileged access to Sainsbury’s share schemes, allowing discounted share purchases
- Exclusive promotions & savings
- Special deals on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, travel, retail vouchers, and more
- Wellbeing support
- Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for confidential advice on lifestyle, health, and career challenges
Note: Vacancies may close quickly—apply as soon as you’re able! For application status updates, check in with the relevant store contact directly via Sainsbury’s Store Locator.
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