Digital Services Assistant

Role - Digital Services Assistant

Team - Online Digital Services

Contract: 12m Fixed Term Contract

Shift pattern: Full Time

Hours - 37.5

Closing Date: 30th Jan 2026

Location - Nottingham Support Office

Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan

About the role

The Digital Services Team are responsible for leading a wide range of operational & business processes across our UK and ROI digital platforms ensuring that they operate effectively deliver value and always enhance the customer experience.

We have a new opportunity to join our team and learn skills across our two main teams; Digital Product Enrichment and Digital Promotions & Events. This is an exciting chance to join our team and learn how our products promotions new brands and big events are operationally planned set up tested and implemented online.

Chance to become an expert in our Digital systems which launches and maintains our products and promotions online. Depending on wider team requirements you may have opportunity & be asked to support the wider Digital team on ad hoc projects so may not be fixed to one team

• Accurately document track set up test and publish promotions or products required to the appropriate timings & standards having completed self & colleague checks to ensure this. This is an extensive part of the role so suited to someone who thrives on this type of task.
• Tasks could range from testing and signing off promotions due to go live on site ensuring they work as briefed that there are no technical nuances and work commercially correct especially when on multiple deals through to liaising with our suppliers to obtain the correct copy product attributes & imagery then accurately implementing this on site optimised to show to the customer and colleagues in the best possible & clear way. Products will then need optimising post launch using data to drive the right points of intervention to improve customer engagement & visibility.
• You will need to ensure that the relevant requesters trackers & managers are updated accurately and reported to effectively communicate when tasks are completed or share detailed progress with the relevant teams.

Key responsibilities

• Able to build relationships quickly within the Digital Services team and externally with all the key teams who we support and are a team player finishing the day as one team rather than an individual.
• Have an inquiring mind be curious on the why to understand cause/effect of processes be pragmatic and take ownership for their work.
• Grow knowledge quickly be open with their development & skill level learn from mistakes and apply training. Be confident in reaching out to peers for any support required and able to adhere to documented standard operating procedures according to whichever team you are supporting.
• Can deal with conflicting priorities especially with working across multiple teams and ensure relevant tasks are completed to time and accuracy expectation. Able to switch between activities effectively keeping logical track of where you are and able to pivot to something else when required. This role suits a highly organised individual who can use experience & guidance from their line manager to prioritise value adding tasks & support customer.
• Able to challenge colleagues and briefing teams to ensure the set deadline is met or effectively escalated to uphold customer experience and commercial agreements.
• Must be confident in using the Microsoft suite specifically excel and have the skill to manipulate data to spot errors or get to an answer efficiently calling out any accurate data-based insights where appropriate and taking action on them to improve customer experience or ways of working.
• Being optimisation led understanding SEO and being a champion for customer are preferable but will be taught (where required)
• Flexible to meet the testing and sign off timings required before peak traffic times / days online as highlighted below

Additional Info

You will be part of a shift-based team who support flexible business requirements and growth of the business this may include weekends bank holidays and seasonal periods. With our website available for customers 24 hours a day working times will vary at short notice and require some early mornings from 5am if required to ensure everything is accurate and signed off ahead of customer peak shopping periods

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.
• Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Exclusions may apply eligible roles only. Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots with you we change for the better.

Whats next

Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.