Yard - Sales Assistant

Squire's Garden Centres; Thames Ditton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Squire's Garden Centres in Thames Ditton is seeking a customer-focused retail team member to create an enjoyable shopping experience. You will greet customers, offer help, and handle queries with courtesy while maintaining tidy merchandising standards.

Role involves learning quickly, working with the Garden Centre Manager to support business success, and occasional heavy lifting. Forklift experience is advantageous and helps cover shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Good friendly manner.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Willing to learn.
• Forklift licence and experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone by greeting customers and offering 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.
• Work closely with the Garden Centre Manager to help the business to succeed.
• This role includes heavy lifting.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Interpersonal skills

Willingness to learn

Forklift licence (advantage)

Job description

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

This role includes heavy lifting.

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

Rota: Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 09:00-18:00 with alternate weekends Saturday 09:00-18:00 and 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

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

• Good friendly manner
• Good interpersonal skills
• Willing to learn
• Forklift licence and experience would be advantageous