Customer Assistant

3 weeks ago


Truro, United Kingdom Marks & Spencer Full time

Customer Assistant - Service And Safety Assistant - Truro

Working Pattern

Week 1
Sunday
- 10:00-16:30
Tuesday
- 10:00-19:00
Wednesday
- 08:00-17:00
Thursday
- 09:00-18:00
Friday
- 08:00-16:00

Week 2
Monday
- 10:00-18:00
Tuesday
- 10:00-19:00
Thursday
- 08:00-14:30
Friday
- 09:30-18:30
Saturday
- 09:30-18:30

Key Accountabilities and Measures
- Clearly identified to provide customers with a visible presence at the beginning of their shopping journey
- Confidently welcome customers to the store with a smile and by making eye contact, and use a range of greeting techniques known to deter theft from the store
- Flexible and trained to support other areas within the store i.e. Foods, C&H, Operations
- Be knowledgeable of the store, support key marketing messages, latest products and top questions (e.g. what time do you close?)
- Assist customers in navigating the store, recognising when a customer needs help and provide the right level of support
- Thank our customers for shopping with us when they exit.
- Deal calmly and empathetically with people in a variety of retail circumstances, including confrontational situations
- Respond to door alarms in a sincere and apologetic manner, resolving any issues the customer may have.
- Complete activities contained in the SSA activity framework as required by store management.
- Be a visible deterrent against violence, anti-social behaviour, targeted theft, till snatches and criminal activity to support a safe shopping environment.
- Identify and monitor suspicious persons, activity or theft and take appropriate customer engaging actions as required to deter
- Ensure all incidents are reported through the M&S Incident reporting process either through the MIDAS app(on the Honey well) or into the Connected Security Operations Centre, and to the police where necessary.
- Ensure that persons served with a trespass notice do not re-enter the site'
- Responsible for carrying store radio and engaging with police and other security personnel to improve service to M&S, this may include crime partnership meetings, agreed police meetings, shop watch schemes
- Apprehend external thieves (only if necessary) in line with business policy and only if all components of theft are seen
- Report any incidents of known or suspected internal theft or malpractice

Key Skills
- Being confident with an easily felt presence and friendly and natural personality is essential
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage customers with ease
- Ability to remain focussed at greeting customers and deterring suspicious activity
- To have a natural empathy with our M&S brand and values, including service behaviours
- To be self-motivated, willing to improvise and suggest or try new approaches
- Able to maintain high standards of appearance and uniform standards
- No requirement to be Security Industry Association licensed, but good observation skills would be a benefit

Key Relationships and Stakeholders
- Store Management team
- Store Colleagues
- Operational Security Manager
- Regional teams (LPMs)
- Store Detectives
- SOC
- Police
- Local Networks


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