Sundries - Sales Assistant

Squire's Garden Centres; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Squire's Garden Centres is seeking a friendly and proactive Customer Assistant to join our Greater London team. You will greet customers, offer help, and respond to queries to ensure an enjoyable shopping experience.

You will work closely with the Garden Centre Manager to support the business and maintain high merchandising standards. The role requires good interpersonal skills, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work full time, including alternate weekends.

Qualifications

• Good friendly manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone by greeting customers and offering assistance.
• Handle customer queries courteously and efficiently.
• Identify customer needs through interaction and take appropriate action.
• Maintain high standards of merchandising and housekeeping per company guidelines.
• Look after the Yard area including fencing, pots, compost and stoneware.
• Assist the Garden Centre Manager to help the business succeed.

Skills

Friendly demeanour

Interpersonal skills

Willing to learn

Job description

Your primary responsibility will be to provide professional support to our customers.

Working closely with the Garden Centre Manager to help the business to succeed.

Rota: Full time, 40 hours a week, 09:00 - 18:00, including alternate weekends Saturday 0 9:00 - 18:00 & Sunday 09:00 - 17:30

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Provide an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone by:
• Ensuring all customers are greeted and offered assistance
• Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently
• Identifying customer needs through interaction, and taking appropriate action
• Excellent standards of merchandising and housekeeping are established and maintained in accordance with company guidelines
• Looking after our Yard area including fencing / pots / compost / stoneware

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

• Good friendly manner
• Good interpersonal skills
• Willing to learn