Sainsbury's
Trading Assistant - Local
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Trading Assistant - Local
Trading Assistant in our Stores
Our stores are fast-paced environments where no two days are ever the same. They are at the heart of the local community, providing outstanding value, quality, and great service. As one of our Trading Assistants, you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our 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 the working hours and type of goods (alcohol, tobacco, etc.) that you may be required to handle.
- You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.
Responsibilities
Working as part of a small team to ensure:
- All aspects of our store are ready for customers, providing a convenient and speedy shopping experience.
You’ll additionally:
- Collect stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish shelves across the store.
- Help serve customers at checkouts.
- Support with deliveries and maintain a well-presented, clean, and tidy store.
- Pick and select the best quality products on the shop floor for our On-demand grocery ordering service, and assist with Click & Collect parcels.
- Always be ready to serve customers, answering questions and proactively offering help.
- Build great knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to give tailored recommendations.
- Perform date-checking for fresh produce and grocery products.
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What Makes a Great Sainsbury’s Colleague
- Friendly, welcoming, with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
- Happy working in a fast-paced, physical, and high-energy environment, and enjoys teamwork.
- Takes responsibility for tasks and uses initiative to solve problems.
- Comfortable working flexibly, at a high standard across the store — full training means learning multiple skills, developing, and trying new opportunities.
- Ready to learn new digital tools and technology to excel in your role.
- High attention to detail, ensuring a clean, clutter-free store and exceptional customer experience.
Rewards & Benefits
We provide market-leading benefits and training to value our colleagues:
- 10% discount (after 4 weeks) at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat, scaling up to a 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday.
- Free food and hot drinks for all colleagues across stores.
- Generous holiday entitlement, based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave.
- Pension: We match between 4–7.5% of your contributions.
- Sainsbury’s share schemes: Buy shares at discounted prices.
- Special offers on shopping discounts (e.g., gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers).
- Wellbeing support, including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential guidance.
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Early applications are encouraged as vacancies fill quickly.
Like to know more?
For any further questions about your application, contact the store you’ve applied to. Details available here.
Diversity & Inclusivity
We’re proud to be a truly inclusive retailer — dedicated to ensuring every colleague can flourish and every customer feels welcome. Supporting this, we offer:
- Enhanced discretionary leave for families, carer support, and enhanced resources for skills development.
- Colleague networks fostering representation, identifying and removing barriers.
- A range of development opportunities, from mentorship, training to career progression paths.
- Events celebrating diversity, reinforcing a culture of inclusion and respect.
For more details on our commitment, visit here.
Disability Support
As a Disability Confident Leader, we prioritise candidates through our online assessment, prioritising those who best meet the role’s criteria.
Reasonable adjustments can be made during application/interview stages — contact us if you need support.
Thank you for your interest.
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