Trading Assistant
Company: Sainsbury's
Role summary
Trading Assistant is a part-time role at Sainsbury's in Waverley, England, United Kingdom (on-site). Posted 2026-09-03. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Trading Assistant
- Company
- Sainsbury's
- Location
- Waverley, England, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- part-time
- Category
- Logistics & Warehousing
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-09-03
Looking for a part-time gig that doesn't require a degree? Sainsbury's is hiring a Trading Assistant to help support their commercial teams. This entry-level role offers a great opportunity to get your foot in the door in the retail sector and learn the ropes of the business.
Job description
What you’ll be doing:
Collecting stock from the warehouse using heavy roll cages (up to 15KG) to replenish items across the store, keeping our shelves tidy and full of well-presented products
Always ready to serve our 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
What makes a great Sainsbury’s Colleague:
Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers
Happy working in a fast-paced, physical and high energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team
Takes responsibility for owning tasks and uses initiative to solve problems
Always prepared to work flexibly and productively to a high standard across the store - you’ll be fully trained in a variety of skills, so you have opportunities to learn, develop and try new things
Comfortable in learning to use new digital tools and technology to do your job brilliantly
Have great attention to detail, keeping the store clean and clutter free, always looking to create the best shopping experience for our customers
Working for us has great rewards:
We truly value our colleagues and provide market-leading benefits and training to reflect that:
Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday
Free food and hot drinks - provided for Colleagues in all our stores
Generous holiday entitlement - based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave
Pension – we’ll match between 4-7.5% of your pension contributions
Sainsbury’s share schemes – buy Sainsbury’s shares at discounted prices
Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more
Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme which is a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues
Please note that our vacancies may close quickly, so we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.
If you need an update on your application, you should contact the store that you have applied to. You can find contact details for all Sainsbury's stores here .