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Trading Assistant - Shift
Storage & Replenishment Team Member – Warehouse & Store Support
Job Overview
This role involves blending physical warehouse stock tasks with on-floor customer service, ensuring smooth operations while delivering exceptional service to shoppers. You’ll be part of a dynamic, high-energy team, driving efficiency and customer satisfaction across the store after hours.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll fulfil a variety of critical tasks including:
- Warehouse restocking & logistics – Collecting and handling stock (up to 15kg) using heavy roll cages to replenish store shelves, maintaining stock levels and presentation. Keep shelves tidy, clean, and customer-ready.
- Proactive customer support – When the store is open, assist customers with product questions, check expiry dates for fresh produce and groceries, and anticipate their needs without waiting to be asked.
- Cross-store support – Cover additional tasks (e.g., freight handling, flooring tasks, or pesso tasks) as needed to support your team and ensure smooth operations.
- Product expertise – Build in-depth knowledge of brand promotions, products, and updates to provide tailored recommendations and boost sales.
- Efficient teamwork – While some tasks are independent, you’ll also assist in a buddy system with colleagues during shifts.
What Makes a Great <ins>Sainsbury’s</ins> Colleague
This role demands energy, flexibility, and initiative. We’re looking for candidates who thrive in:
- After-hours operations – Comfortable working overnight in a fast-paced, high-energy, and physical environment, often independently but also as part of a team.
- Exceptional customer service – Friendly, warm, and eager to go the extra mile, with genuine enthusiasm for helping customers seamlessly.
- Self-motivation – Proactive in owning responsibilities, identifying issues, and using initiative to resolve problems efficiently.
- Flexible adaptability – Willing to work across all store functions to a high standard, following training to develop a versatile skillset (e.g., inventory, promotional support, or team management).
- Digital comfort – Quick to adopt new technology and tools for efficiency – from handheld scanners to online stock systems.
- Attention to detail – Vigilant in maintaining a spotless, clutter-free store, reflecting on the overall shopper experience.
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Bonus Schemes & Rewards
Sainsbury’s invests in both your work and well-being, offering market-leading benefits except end of paragraph markers and analogous lines after a bullet point:
- Overnight pay premium – A £2.45/hr additive premium between midnight–5 AM (where hours apply).
- Money-saving discounts –
- Для Sainsbury's и Argos: скидка 10% после 4 недель, с расширением до 15% каждую пятницу и субботу в Sainsbury's*.
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- Convenience benefits –
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- Work-life balance – Holiday entitlement + maternity/paternity leave based on your hours. We also offer short-term sick pay guidelines and, uniquely, campaigns for flexibility during travel workheads and rotating needs through dynamic health.
- Financial growth –
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Our Company Vision & Values
We aim to be the most trusted retailer—where both customers and colleagues feel valued and supported. Our principles are built around:
- Trust & transparency in every customer interaction.
- Teamwork—diverse talents working together to deliver outstanding service.
- Empowerment—investing in skills, training, and initiatives to create a Great Place to Work.
By joining Sainsbury’s, you’ll become part of a culturally rich organisation that prioritises kindness, teamwork, and personal growth:
“Most importantly, teamwork and fostering our people are our ultimate responsibility.” This philosophy drives our HR vision, which ensures you thrive in a supportive environment right from your first day.
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