Customer Assistant - Food - Stockport Retail Park

To deliver a great shopping experience for our customers, we are looking for colleagues who put customers before tasks every time whilst championing and promoting our brilliant products. As the face of the business, you will be the voice of our customers helping us to continually improve.

Responsibilities

• Serve our customers efficiently, both on the shop floor and at service points
• Keep the store clean and tidy, ensuring that our shelves are always stocked with product
• Monitor and deliver on the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions and selling opportunities
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs, make recommendations and deliver remarkable service throughout their visit to store
• Build expert product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services
• We\’ll give you the training to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to deliver for the customer every time
• At M&S our customers don\’t wait, you\’ll be ready to roll your sleeves up, work hard and go above and beyond every day
• Being digitally confident is essential. You\’ll utilise our digital tools, such as the Sparks App and our in-store devices, to enhance the customer experience and ensure they get the products they want when they need them
• Being a team player is crucial. You\’ll take responsibility for creating a great inclusive store environment, supporting and respecting your colleagues and the local community
• Flexibility is also vital. You should be confident to work effectively across various areas of the store, adapting to the changing demands of the retail environment seamlessly

Qualifications

• High levels of customer service
• Committed to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail
• Open to and act upon feedback, asking for it regularly
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own workload efficiently
• Strong communication skills
• Adaptable to changing situations
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener
• Good level of digital capability

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. We are revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There has never been a better time to be part of our team, and we aim to be an inclusive, trusted and admired organization for our colleagues, customers and suppliers.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent assessment process.