Retail Customer Advisor

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd; Antrim; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employee discounts across stores

Dobbies Academy & learning platforms

Access to Stream for financial well‑be

Job summary

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd is seeking a Retail Customer Advisor to help create a warm, helpful shopping environment. You will assist customers, process transactions, promote the Dobbies Club, and contribute to the store’s neat and welcoming presentation.

Ideal candidates will have customer-facing experience, be punctual and presentable, and enjoy working in a busy retail setting. You’ll collaborate with colleagues, learn new skills, and support various store areas as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience within a customer facing role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A friendly, can-do attitude and a passion for helping customers.
• Willingness to be flexible across store areas and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service across store transactions and service points.
• Drive sales by promoting Dobbies Club membership and benefits.
• Assist customers with queries using product knowledge and guidance.
• Help maintain clean and welcoming store conditions and layout.
• Support stock, cash handling, and other store duties as required.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Team player

Product knowledge

Job description

Our Retail Customer Advisors play an essential role in delivering an exceptional customer experience across our stores - driving sales, promoting customer loyalty and ensuring high department standards.

Responsibilities

• Giving great customer service by helping customers with various transactions across the store
• Driving sales through customer interactions, whilst promoting the benefits of the Dobbies Club membership
• Offering a helping hand with customer queries through great product knowledge
• Working with your team to maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of your store
• You will also work on the shopfloor and other areas of the store as and when required, this may include working stock, cash handling, take to car deliveries, stock control routines, restaurant services - an ideal opportunity to gain more skills and experience

Who we are looking for

• You have a passion for delivering a great customer experience, serving everyone with a smile
• Experience within a customer facing role
• You work well within a team, build relationships and have fun, whilst celebrating success
• You show up to work on time, well presented and bring your can do and hardworking attitude along with you
• You are eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences
• You flourish in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers

What we offer

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Access to Stream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers

About us

At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products,concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for.

We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.