Trading Assistant

Working in our stores

Our stores are fast‑paced environments where no two days are ever the same. They are at the heart of the local community, providing outstanding value, quality, and great service. As a Trading Assistant, you’ll be the special ingredient that ensures our stores are set up brilliantly to give our customers everything they come to Sainsbury’s for.

• You must be above the school‑leaver age in your country (school leaving age – )
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK
• If the shifts for this role cover hours earlier than 6am or later than 11pm, you must be at least 18 years of age

• Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15 kg) to replenish items across the store, keeping shelves tidy and full of well‑presented products
• Always ready to serve customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions and proactively offering help
• Build great knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to help provide recommendations
• Date checking fresh produce and grocery products
• Helping across the store as needed and supporting with deliveries as required

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
• Enjoys working in a fast‑paced, physical, and high‑energy environment and thrives as part of a team
• Shows responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
• Prepared to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
• Has great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter‑free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers

• Discount card – 10 % off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15 % on Fridays and Saturdays
• Free food and hot drinks for colleagues in all stores
• Generous holiday entitlement based on hours worked, plus maternity and paternity leave
• Pension – match between 4 % and 7.5 % of your pension contributions
• Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy shares at discounted prices
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more
• Wellbeing support – free access to an Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us. To support this commitment, colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, and support for carers. We provide resources to help colleagues understand and support their role and their team effectively, and our internal colleague networks help identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We also offer development opportunities, mentorship, training, and career progression pathways to help colleagues grow and succeed. As a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment which will prioritise those candidates who achieve the highest score and most closely match the essential criteria for the role.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know and we will endeavour to support you.