Customer Assistant in Swindon

Join our team at M&S as a Customer Assistant in our Bakery section, where you'll become a champion of our delicious baked goods. We're seeking passionate individuals with a love for baking and a deep understanding of bakery products to deliver fresh perspectives every day.

You'll be a brand ambassador who's ready to recommend our delicious bakery products. Through remarkable service you'll make sure our customers feel truly valued every time they shop with us. 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, to enhance both the customer experience and ensure they get the products they want when they need them. Efficiency and effectiveness are key aspects of your role ensuring that our customers don't wait while maintaining high standards in food safety and hygiene consistently.

Being a team player is crucial. You'll take responsibility for creating a great inclusive store environment, supporting and respecting your colleagues and our customers. 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.

Purpose: 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.

Key Accountabilities:

• 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.

Key Capabilities:

• High levels of customer service
• Committed to delivering excellent work with great attention to detail
• Open to and acts upon feedback, asking for this 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. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

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 consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to 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 process of assessment.

Our Support:

• Mentorship: It's important to us that our new colleagues feel supported in their roles and can learn from each other. That's why we offer mentorship through our buddy system.
• Flexible working: We're a 24/7 business and our working patterns adapt to our customers' needs. Worklife is our flexible working policy that gives colleagues the option for part-time working, a 4-day compressed week, or to job share if it's in the best interests of everyone.

Benefits:

• Wellbeing hub: Get access to resources to support your wellbeing, including a free virtual GP service.
• Colleague Networks: We want you to feel supported, no matter what.
• Menopause Network: Initiating and encouraging open conversations about menopause by offering support and sharing experiences.
• Forces Community Network: Supporting colleagues connected to the Armed Forces, aiding their transition to civilian life, and ensuring that they thrive in the workplace.
• Family & Carers Network: A support network for parents and carers, offering a space for colleagues to share experiences, exchange ideas, and access useful resources.
• LGBTQ+ Network: Proactively representing LGBTQ+ issues and opportunities to deliver a truly inclusive place to work and shop for our colleagues and customers.
• Health and Wellbeing Network: Providing a safe space for colleagues with all types of health conditions or disabilities and supporting with business initiatives to ensure our stores are truly accessible for our customers.
• Gender Equality Network: Addressing gender-related challenges, raising awareness, and driving action to ensure equal opportunities for all.
• Culture and Heritage Network: Raising awareness of various religions and cultures through events and comms, to educate others and better represent our M&S colleagues and customers.
• Cancer Network: Fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, addressing stigma, providing guidance and raising awareness to empower and assist colleagues affected by cancer.

How to Apply:

Here's what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you've applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.

• Send us your application: Fill in our short application form and hit submit.
• Online assessment: We'll invite you to take part in an online assessment. This could be before or after your interview.
• In-person assessment centre: We'll invite you to an in-person assessment centre or an interview. This process may differ depending on the role you've applied to.
• Decision: After we've decided, we'll be in touch. If you've been successful, we'll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.