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Trading Assistant - Local
Store Colleague (Team Member) – Part-time/Full-time
About the Role
As a Sainsbury’s Store Colleague, you’ll play a critical role in delivering an exceptional shopping experience. This role covers multiple responsibilities to ensure the store is always ready, clean, and ready to serve our customers efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of a small team to maintain a convenient, speedy, and high-quality shopping experience.
- Replenish shelves using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to transport stock from the warehouse.
- Assist checkouts, support with deliveries, and maintain a clean, well-presented, and tidy store environment.
- Pick and select high-quality products on the shop floor for our On-demand grocery ordering service.
- Assist customers with Click & Collect parcels and proactively offer help.
- Date-check fresh produce and grocery products to ensure food safety.
- Build strong product and service knowledge to provide personalised recommendations to customers.
- Be customer-facing at all times, answering questions and offering assistance with enthusiasm.
What Makes a Great Sainsbury’s Colleague?
Ideal candidates thrive in a fast-paced, physical, and energetic work environment. You should:
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- Be friendly, welcoming, and genuinely passionate about helping customers.
- Enjoy being part of a team and taking ownership of tasks.
- Show initiative to solve challenges independently.
- Be flexible and ready to work to a high standard across various roles, with opportunities to develop and learn.
- Be comfortable using digital tools and technology to enhance performance.
- Have excellent attention to detail, maintaining a clean and clutter-free store for a great shopping experience.
Why Work for Sainsbury’s?
We value our colleagues and offer market-leading benefits, including:
- A 10% discount off purchases at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU, and Habitat after four weeks — increasing to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday.
- Free food and hot drinks provided daily in-store.
- Generous holiday entitlement, including maternity and paternity leave.
- Pension contributions: We’ll match 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
- Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy shares at discounted prices.
- Special shopping discounts, including offers on gym memberships, holidays, and retail vouchers.
- Free wellbeing support, including access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
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Application Notes
- Vacancies may close quickly – apply at your earliest convenience.
- For application updates, contact the specific store you applied to (find details here).
Our Vision
Sainsbury’s is committed to being the most trusted retailer, where people love to work and shop.
Company Values
- Trusted retailer: Harnessing the talent, creativity, and diversity of our colleagues for excellent customer service.
- Talent development: Investing in training and initiatives to ensure our teams are enabled to succeed.
- Great Place to Work: Sainsbury’s is dedicated to fostering a positive work culture, from HR to our core teams in Change and Talent.
- Prioritising people: Our biggest asset is our people—we support their growth, wellbeing, and engagement.
HR Roles
Join the HR team, where your work contributes to unlocking potential and employee satisfaction—because our people are our most important asset.
- Build engaging environments where colleagues can thrive.
- Drive reward strategies, recruitment excellence, and talent development.
- Help create a workplace where everyone feels valued, motivated, and inspired.
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