Job Description
The hourly rate for this role is £11.44 and up to £12.02 across selected locations within London. The hourly rate will increase after 6 months in role.
Joining us as a Customer Advisor is a great opportunity, whether it’s your first job and you’re looking to gain some valuable experience, or you have experience with retail and you’re looking for a new challenge, this could be the start of a new career with us.
About the role
You will work onsite and report into the Assistant or Store Manager. Your role could involve helping on the tills, advising our customers, or working in our back shop. You will also:
* Help our customers and put them at ease; whether that’s listening to find out more about them, answering questions and giving great advice on our fantastic products, recommending items they hadn’t considered, or simply offering a basket - it's the little things that make a difference.
* Get to know our in-store offers and schemes and promote them - the more info we can give our customers the better.
* Help our stores run smoothly - this could look like ensuring we have the right products displayed on the shop floor, providing great service on our tills, or helping with our stock in the stock rooms.
* Work with other team members to provide a great shopping experience, ensuring the store is always clean and presentable.
* You will be provided with award-winning training accredited by the Institute of Customer Service.
What you’ll need to have
These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role:
* Full training is provided for this role, and we are looking for people who:
* Excel in a varied environment, working at pace.
* Communicate and listen effectively.
* Enjoy working as part of a team, promoting a collaborative team dynamic.
* Know that the little things make the biggest difference for customer interactions.
* Desire to be a proud brand ambassador for Boots and help our customers find the best products for them.
It would be great if you also have
These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match these additional criteria:
* Experience providing customer care and delivering great customer service, but this is not essential.
Our benefits
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan.
* Discretionary annual bonus.
* Generous employee discounts.
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child.
* Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes, and more.
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
Why Boots?
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
What's next?
If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend an in-store interview within the next 14 days.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Business Area
Retail
Function
Store Colleagues
Hours per week
37.5
Company
UK Stores
Division
16 - United Kingdom
Region
8 - South
Area
174 - North and West Kent
Store
1433 - OXTED
County
Surrey
Country
UK
Address 1
48 Station Road East
Address 2
Oxted
Address 3
Surrey
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