Customer Assistant - Cafe - Metro Centre - Gateshead Gateshead, England
Job description
Key Accountabilities
Customer Assistant - Cafe - Metro Centre - GatesheadPermanent Position: 20 hours - Start Date 8th October 2023
Purpose
To deliver a great shopping experience for our customers, putting customers before task every time Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude Complete tasks and processes that deliver ‘best in town’ standards Serve and sell across all channel. Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve.
This job role involves the use of harmful cleaning agents and this means we can’t consider applications from anyone under the age of 18. This is to comply with the relevant health and safety legislation and to keep our colleagues safe in the workplace.
Work Pattern
Sunday 13:30-17:30
Monday 17:30-21:30
Thursday 13:30-1730
Friday 17:30-21:30
Key Capabilities
Customer Assistant - Cafe - Metro Centre - Gateshead
Permanent Position: 20 hours - Start Date 8th October 2023
Purpose
To deliver a great shopping experience for our customers, putting customers before task every time Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude Complete tasks and processes that deliver ‘best in town’ standards Serve and sell across all channel. Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve.
This job role involves the use of harmful cleaning agents and this means we can’t consider applications from anyone under the age of 18. This is to comply with the relevant health and safety legislation and to keep our colleagues safe in the workplace.
Work Pattern
Sunday 13:30-17:30
Monday 17:30-21:30
Thursday 13:30-1730
Friday 17:30-21:30
Key Accountabilities
Serve our customers efficiently and brilliantly well – on the shop floor and at service points
Deliver ‘best in town’ standards through presentation standards, availability and keeping the store clean and tidy
Skilled to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to do the job
Share customer and colleague feedback to help us do things better
Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skill and confidence
Own their own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions
Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions & selling opportunities
Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services
Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations
Understand the store priorities and their part to play
Complete tasks with pace and in line with SOPs
Minimise cost and waste through good process practice
Follow safe and legal working practices
Key Capabilities
Understands how M&S operates, it’s strategy, future and the role they play
Committed to delivering excellent work fast with great attention to detail
Open to and acts on feedback, asking for this regularly
Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans
Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met
Is curious and asks questions to challenge the status quo – ask why the company does things the way it does things
Effective at communicating their intentions to others; ensures communication is clear and simple
In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team
Copes well with change and work challenges and recovers quickly from its impact
Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection
Technical Skills/ Experience
Contributing to store sales and cost control
Work across the store to get things done right first time within timescales
Comprehensive knowledge of customer shopping channels
Good level of product knowledge and services across the store
Up to date knowledge of the commercial operation and brilliant basics
Good level of digital capability and use of digital tools and applications
Understand customer needs and spot selling opportunities
Adapting to change
Good Knowledge of VM principles
Key Relationships and Stakeholders
Customers
Colleagues
Store Leadership
BIG
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.
