B&Q TradePoint Customer Advisor Apprentice
- Location
Romford - Employer
B&Q - Roneo corner - Provider
Lifetime Training - Wages
£248.40 per week - Level
Intermediate Level 2 Apprenticeship - Apply by
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Opportunity Details
As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
Daily roles and responsibilities will include -
Understanding our traders;
- Identify the key difference between trade and retail customers and engage with them accordingly
- Take ownership of my TradePoint members, understand their needs, and always do the best for them
- Through conversation and ownership, I understand their business needs
- Take ownership of delivering the four priorities daily (Service, Member, Tools, Set up)
Marketing consent -
- Clearly understand the benefits for my TradePoint members to give marketing consent
- Confidence in explaining the benefits and gaining consent from my members
Recruitment -
- Understand the recruiments for new members to join TradePoint and implement these during recruitment
- Confidence in approaching and discussing the TradePoint proposition with any new potential member
Set Up -
- Create a clear, tidy and simple shopping journey for my members
- Consistently operate to the current trading and POS plan
Service -
- Serve my TradePoint members in a friendly manner ensuring they leave with what they need for the day
- Engage in conversation whenever possible to drive stronger relationship and understand my member's needs
- Understand future and current jobs, to ensure I can recommend the best products and services to assist them
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a great range of benefits;
- UK Notional hourly rate £12.71 per hour
- An award-winning pension scheme
- ShareSave options
- 6.6 weeks holiday
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Shopping discounts
- Colleague wellbeing benefits
As a Customer Advisor, you will be working towards the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Level 2, alongside your daily roles and responsiblities.
Kickstart Your Career!
Ready to kickstart your career? Check the key dates below and don’t miss your chance!
- Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- Tuesday, September 16, 2025
- Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Skills Required
-Communication skills -Team Working -Problem Solving -Working with customers
Qualifications Required
No qualifications required!
Training
Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English
Personal Qualities
The ability to work towards the B&Q Values and Behaviours - Together, Curiosity, Simplicity, Humility, Excellence.
Prospects
Ongoing training and development. The expected duration of this apprenticeship is 15 months, however you will join the B&Q family on a permanent contract.
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