Operations Assistant
Work Pattern
Vacancy 1
Mon 0400-0800
Tue 0400-0800
Wed 0400-0800
Sat 0400-0800
Vacancy 2
Sun 0400-0800
Thu 0400-0800
Fri 0400-0800
Sat 0400-0800
Please note, candidates must be 18 or over to apply for this role.
There is an additional £3.00 p/h unsocial premium for hours worked between 0400-0600.
Purpose
To deliver a great shopping experience for customers, putting them before tasks 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 channels brilliantly well.
Be the voice of our customers to help us continually improve.
Key Accountabilities
Serve 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 utilize all digital tools and communication channels to do the job.
Share customer and colleague feedback to help us improve.
Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skills and confidence.
Own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions.
Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions, and 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 store priorities and their role in achieving them.
Complete tasks with pace and in line with SOPs.
Minimize cost and waste through good process practice.
Follow safe and legal working practices.
Key Capabilities
Understand how M&S operates, its 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.
Effective at communicating 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 reactions for the 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.
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
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