Landscape Centre: Sales & Yard Operator

Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd; Maldon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life Assurance / Death in Service

My Reward benefits platform (discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Training, development and career prog.

Supportive, team-focused environment

Job summary

Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd is seeking an Internal Sales / Yard Operative at The Landscape Centre to combine customer service with hands-on yard work. You will help customers select landscaping products, process orders and support day-to-day yard operations.

You’ll work with customers and colleagues, keeping stock organized and ensuring a friendly, efficient service. Experience in a builders’ merchant or landscaping environment is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or customer service in a yard/warehouse.
• Experience in a builders’ merchant, garden centre, landscaping or construction environment is essential.
• Good numeracy and attention to detail when processing orders and payments.

Responsibilities

• Serving customers in person and by telephone, providing helpful product information and advice.
• Understanding customer requirements and recommending suitable landscaping products.
• Preparing quotations, processing sales orders and handling payments accurately.
• Checking product availability, prices and collection or delivery requirements.
• Building positive relationships with trade and retail customers.
• Supporting customers with product collections and loading purchases safely.
• Receiving, moving and organising stock around the yard.
• Keeping the yard and product displays tidy, accessible and well presented.
• Assisting with stock checks and reporting shortages, damage or discrepancies.
• Working with colleagues to prepare orders and coordinate customer collections.
• Handling customer queries and resolving issues promptly and professionally.
• Following company procedures for health and safety, manual handling and customer service.

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Yard operations

Health and safety

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd is seeking an Internal Sales / Yard Operative at The Landscape Centre to combine customer service with hands-on yard work. You will help customers select landscaping products, process orders and support day-to-day yard operations.

You’ll work with customers and colleagues, keeping stock organized and ensuring a friendly, efficient service. Experience in a builders’ merchant or landscaping environment is highly valued.