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Customer Advisor

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B&Q

12d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Customer Relations
    Hospitality & Retail

AI generated summary

  • You should be eager to learn, friendly, team-oriented, and flexible with hours. A passion for home improvement and adaptability to new technology are essential.
  • You will advise customers on home projects, manage stock, set up displays, maintain store appearance, and provide excellent service while learning skills like paint mixing and timber cutting.

Requirements

  • Required skills & experience
  • Happy to help, eager to learn and just a little bit obsessed with home improvement, you’ll be right at home with us.
  • You’re friendly and outgoing, and you get a buzz from helping others.
  • You’ll be happy to expand your skills by using new technology and learning new ways of working.
  • You’re great at working in a team too, and flexible enough to work on a rota that includes weekends, evenings and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

  • Join our team, and you’ll become an expert advisor.
  • An inspiration as well as a guide.
  • The person who gets to know every customer and their home improvement projects.
  • Sales will be important, of course, as will things like managing stock, setting up displays, and making sure your store looks great.
  • You’ll have the opportunity to be trained in paint-mixing and cutting timber, but truly great customer service will be your main aim.

FAQs

What are the working hours for the Customer Advisor position?

The shifts available are Monday to Sunday, from 7.00 am to 8.00 pm, with full-time and part-time options of 30 hours per week.

What is the hourly pay rate for this job?

The UK Notional hourly rate for this position is £12.21 per hour.

What are the key responsibilities of a Customer Advisor?

The key responsibilities include becoming an expert advisor for customers, managing stock, setting up displays, assisting with sales, and providing excellent customer service.

Is training provided for specific skills?

Yes, there will be opportunities for training in areas such as paint-mixing and cutting timber.

What qualities are required for this role?

The ideal candidate should be happy to help, eager to learn, friendly, outgoing, and enjoy working in a team. A passion for home improvement is also important.

Are weekends and bank holidays included in the work schedule?

Yes, the role requires flexibility to work on a rota that includes weekends, evenings, and bank holidays.

What benefits are offered to employees?

Benefits include a competitive salary, an award-winning pension scheme, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks of holiday, shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, and more.

How does B&Q support diversity and inclusion?

B&Q is committed to making the organization more diverse and representative of the communities it serves, providing a range of networks that promote belonging and equal opportunities for all employees.

What support is available during the application process?

Applicants can contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments needed during the application or interview process.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees

Mission & Purpose

We are the UK’s leading home improvement and garden living retailer with over 300 stores throughout the UK and Ireland, offering great prices, with over 100,000 products available to order at diy.com for home delivery or click and collect. We launched the UK’s first home improvement marketplace in March 2022, adding additional choice for consumers. The marketplace offers a unique, integrated experience with in-store returns for many products and Click + Collect options being explored. Our team of more than 26,000 colleagues of all ages are respected nationwide for providing great home improvement help to customers. They’re the beating heart of B&Q and their iconic orange aprons are worn with pride. Every year, more than 20 million people improve their homes and make life better with B&Q, and every year the company achieves ever-higher standards for sustainable sourcing and supports our local communities, including funding B&Q Foundation grants and Shelter’s DIY Skills Advisors