Customer Assistant - Travel Money - York

Posted 14 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Entry level
Retail • Software
The Role
Serve and sell Travel Money and related services in-store, deliver excellent customer service, meet daily sales priorities, use digital tools, follow safe and legal financial practices, share feedback and support colleagues, and maintain store presentation and accuracy.
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Work Pattern
Week 1
Monday 09:00-17:00
Tuesday 11:00-19:00
Thursday 09:00-17:00
Friday 11:30-19:30
Saturday 11:00-19:00
Week 2
Sunday 07:00-15:00
Tuesday 11:00-19:00
Wednesday 09:00-17:00
Thursday 09:00-17:00
Friday 11:00-19:00
Under 18 Disclaimer
To comply with health and safety legislation and keep our colleagues safe in the workplace, colleagues in this role must be 18 years of age or older.
Purpose 

  • To deliver a great experience for your customers across Travel Money and other services, putting customers before task 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 Travel Money and other service channels brilliantly well 
  • Be the voice of our customer to help us continually improve 

  

Key Accountabilities 

  • Demonstrate a genuine interest in your customers and build good relationships 
  • Serve our customers efficiently and brilliantly well 
  • Deliver ‘best in town’ standards through presentation standards, availability and keeping the store clean and tidy 
  • Skilled to utilise all digital tools and communication channels to do the job 
  • Share customer and colleague feedback to help us do things better 
  • Share Travel Money knowledge and experience with colleagues to support others in building skill and confidence 
  • Own your own learning & development and proactively access digital learning solutions 
  • Know the daily sales targets, priorities, promotions & selling opportunities 
  • Have great product knowledge to sell and recommend our products and services help our customers 
  • Proactively engage with customers to understand their needs and make recommendations 
  • Understand the store priorities and the part you play 
  • Complete all Travel Money tasks with pace, accuracy and in line with procedures 
  • Follow safe, legal and financial crime working practices 

  

Customer Assistant Travel Money  

 
Key Capabilities 

  • Understands how M&S operates, it’s 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 – ask why the company does things the way it does things and suggests improvements 
  • Effective at communicating; ensures communication is clear and simple 
  • In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team 
  • Copes well with change and work challenges, recovering quickly from its impact 
  • Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection 

  

Technical Skills/ Experience 

  • Contributing to store profitability 
  • Work to get things done right first time within timescales 
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Travel Money channels 
  • Good level of product knowledge and other services 
  • 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 to delight 
  • Adapting to change 
  • Flexible and able to learn quickly 

  

Key Relationships and Stakeholders 

  • Customers 
  • Colleagues 
  • Store Leadership 
  • M&S Bank Travel Money support team 
  • BIG 
About Us
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team.

Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process and we are happy to talk smart/flexible working. 
About the Team
Retail: The sweeping innovations we’re rolling out at M&S will define a new era of retail. And we want you to help us introduce them to our customers. There’s never been a more exciting time to join M&S!

We’ve embarked on a business transformation and are looking for people who are thrilled by the challenge of introducing innovative, new experiences to the retail world – and surprising every single customer with reasons to shop in our stores and online - day in, day out. 

By embracing our digital tools to enhance the customer experience and remaining adaptable – both to the needs of our customers and our retail business – you’ll live and breathe our approach to sales and service and will ensure every time is just as special as the next.

Skills Required

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Ability to serve and sell across Travel Money and service channels
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Travel Money channels
  • Good level of digital capability and use of digital tools/applications
  • Good product knowledge and ability to recommend products and services
  • Work to get tasks done accurately and within timescales
  • Follow safe, legal and financial crime working practices
  • Flexible, adaptable and able to learn quickly
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The Company
HQ: London
35,678 Employees
Year Founded: 1884

What We Do

At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do. Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We're pioneering digital innovation and shaping the future of retail where our values drive every action. We stay close to customers and colleagues, always curious and connected. Our decisions are bold, our actions ambitious. Transparency is paramount, with straightforward, honest communication. We're constantly innovating, always striving for the best. Our focus is on aiming higher and winning together, combined with wise financial decisions to secure our future. Join us at M&S to shape the future of retail.

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