Senior Contracts Florist

New Covent Garden Market; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and creative team as a Senior Contracts Florist, where your floral artistry will shine! This exciting role offers the chance to work closely with esteemed clients, creating luxurious bespoke arrangements that reflect your creativity and design skills. You'll be at the heart of an innovative business, collaborating with various teams and ensuring that client expectations are not only met but exceeded. With opportunities for growth, a supportive environment, and unique perks, this position is perfect for those passionate about floristry and eager to make a lasting impact in the industry.

Benefits

Healthcare insurance

Free breakfast and coffee

Bonus incentive for new business

Warm clothing and kit bag

External certified photography course

Birthday off for you and your children

50% employee discount

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in floristry with strong seasonal flower knowledge.
• Confident communicator with a creative background and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design bespoke floral arrangements and liaise with key suppliers.
• Act as key support for the Contracts team and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Floristry

Floral Design

Supplier Relationship Management

Communication

Attention to Detail

Creativity

Time Management

Tools

Flower Ordering Systems

Job description

Senior Contracts Florist (Full-time – Weekdays and Potentially Saturdays if needed)

An exciting position has become available within the Wild at Heart team! We are looking for a fantastic, experienced Contract Florist with a drive for creativity to support our busy Wild at Heart Contracts team and flower studio.

This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of our business, creating beautiful, luxurious contract flowers for some of the most amazing brands and clients. As one of the most important divisions in Wild at Heart, we take pride in providing bespoke floral arrangements to our clients on a weekly basis, fostering long-term relationships that are at the core of our success.

In this role, you will be primary point of contract to our valued clients, ensuring that their expectations are not just met but exceeded every week. Your work will be pivotal in maintaining these vital relationships, making this position essential to our business.

You’ll be based at our newly renovated warehouse in Battersea, where you’ll collaborate with our Events, Marketing, and Operations teams, creating a vibrant environment.

Job Specification

• Act as key support and go between for the Contracts team
• Some knowledge of flower ordering desired, but we can teach you.
• Good understanding of floral design – ability to offer creative floral ideas for proposals/client briefs.
• Designing bespoke arrangements for clients
• Liaising with our key suppliers including early morning trips the flower market to coordinate collections and orders

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in floristry.
• Grow and maintain relationships with suppliers at the flower market
• Must have a UK driving licence (either manual or automatic). If you only hold an automatic licence, we will provide manual driving lessons and cover the cost of your manual driving test.
• Strong seasonal flower knowledge and care
• Confident communicator
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Efficient, able to work to tight deadlines
• Creative background and a good eye for design
• Good attention to detail

Benefits

• Healthcare insurance coming late 2024/early 2025
• Free breakfast and coffee for all early morning contracts runs
• Great Bonus incentive for all new business
• Provided with warm clothing and kit bag
• External certified photography course
• You and your children’s birthday off each year
• 50% employee discount

Please email [e-mail] if you're interested.