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Retail Sales Assistant (Outdoor Living and Christmas)
Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd —Colchester
- £12.91 - £13.12 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- In-person
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Employee discount
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Saturday Delivery Driver
Longacres Garden centre —Chelmsford
- From £12.71 an hour
- Temporary
- Sales
- Customer service
- In-person
- Free parking
- Store discount
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Front of House Staff
Hearts Delight Garden Centre —Lawford
- £7.55 - £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- English
- Store discount
- Flexitime
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Casual Catering Assistant
Meadow Croft Garden Centre —Wickford North
- Up to £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- IT
- Free parking
- Store discount
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Garden Centre Department Manager
Alton Garden Centre —Wickford
- Weekend availability
- Heavy lifting
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Store discount
- Employee discount
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Kitchen Porter - Part Time
Meadow Croft Garden Centre —Wickford
- From £13.50 an hour
- Temporary
- Cooking
- Restaurant
- Restaurant experience
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Retail Department Manager
Blue Diamond Garden Centres —Harlow
- Weekend availability
- Management
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Store discount
- Employee discount
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Retail Sales Assistant (Outdoor Living and Christmas)

Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries Ltd -
Colchester

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Job details

Full-time
£12.91 - £13.12 an hour
6 days ago

Benefits

Health & wellbeing programme
Company pension
Employee discount
Sick pay
On-site parking

Qualifications

Multilingual
Customer service
Merchandising
Gardening
Stocking
Communication skills

Full job description

Retail Sales Assistant

Permanent Position

Working in our Outdoor Living and Christmas department

Full-time 39.25 hours per week across 4 weekdays 8.30am - 5pm and 1 alternating day at the weekend 8.30-5 (Saturday) 9-4 (Sunday)

Hourly Rate £12.50-£12.70 per hour

We are looking for a cheerful individual with proven retail experience who can take responsibility for specific product areas, driving sales and delivering excellent customer service.

Perrywood is a family-run garden center with a great reputation in Essex and further afield. We are currently at number 1 in the Garden Centre Association UK league table and have won numerous awards including the following for our retail team, Best Customer Service, Greatest Garden Centre Team, Greatest Merchandising Team, Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer and The Barton Grange Trophy for Innovation and Creativity.

Our retail team has a passion for what they do, and we are looking for someone who can assemble, sell and display our products. You will be able to maintain these displays with high standards of customer service.

Rewards and Benefits

In addition to your hourly rate, you will receive the following benefits:

Discount – From the start of your employment you will receive 10% discount on specific items. Following a successful probation period, the discount increases up to 20% discount on specific items and after one year’s service up to 40% discount on specific items. (some exceptions apply)
Paid holiday – holiday entitlement is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply
Annual Christmas bonus
Part-uniform provided
Employee Assistant Programme - a confidential personal and professional support service available to all employees and their immediate families 24/7, 365 days a year.
Training & development, as required. We have an e-learning scheme called GROW, and also take part in other training with product suppliers and external trainers
Company sick pay – following a successful probation period employees are entitled to 10 days paid sickness (part-time pro rata & subject to restrictions)
Access to our Retail Discount Scheme – savings on retailers including Tesco, Pizza Express,M&S, Waitrose, Argos, Apple, Currys PC World, Thomas Cook and 100’s more
Workplace pension
Free parking

Key duties -

Take responsibility for distinct product areas, in terms of stocking up, cleanliness and driving sales through excellent customer service
Work closely with display merchandiser and manager to create eye-catching displays and stock up around product groups and seasonal hooks e.g. Christmas
Deliver excellent customer service, confidently answering customer queries face to face and on the telephone
Operating the till system (EPOS – electronic point of sale), processing cash and card payments
Labeling and pricing
Maintaining stock levels in selling areas and merchandising
Helping customers with enquiries, finding products etc.
Being friendly, polite and helpful to customers at all times
Ensuring health and safety duties are met
Taking customer orders
Annual stock take and on-going stock maintenance e.g. theft prevention, breakages, returns

This is not an exhaustive list, and you are required to be flexible in your approach to carrying out your duties.

Your capabilities -

You have good verbal communication skills, and are confident in dealing with members of the public
You are able to follow instructions from your manager and can work on your own initiative

Requirements

Experience in a retail environment is essential
Experience of selling big ticket items preferred
Knowledge of standard retail procedures such as merchandising and stocking up, customer service, cleanliness and health & safety is essential
You’ll need to work most bank holidays, but will be given a day’s holiday in lieu
You may be required to work occasional evenings and early mornings in peak season
Ability to lift and carry e.g., stocking up, lifting objects to scan in at the till
Good communication and customer service skills essential

Working with

Report into the Department Manager
Work closely with other Assistants in the Retail areas and the Visual Merchandisers
Occasionally work with other supervisors and office staff

If this Full time Retail Sale Assistant position sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, please apply directly to us. We’d love to hear from you!

For further information and a full job description, please visit the Perrywood website https://www.perrywood.co.uk/careers/

Perrywood is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform us as soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £12.91-£13.12 per hour

Benefits:

Employee discount
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking

Application question(s):

Are you happy to work outside in all weathers?
Due to our rural location and limited access to public transport your own transport is preferred
Tell us about your knowledge of garden care products

Experience:

Retail: 2 years (required)
Customer Service: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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