Garden Sales Team Member

Must haves…

• You will have strong Plant/Gardening knowledge from a background working with and selling Plants/Gardening solutions in a Retail / Trade sales environment. Solid proven Gardening experience/knowledge + willingness to learn.
• At minimum, a basic understanding of associated plant support products, like fertilizers and pest control.
• The confidence and ability to help customers understand what they need for projects.
• Sufficient strength and fitness to deal with the task of merchandising products etc.
• A positive engaging personality that focuses on the full solution for the customer.
• A desire to learn/grow and support team around you learn/grow as well

You will be… (A day in the life)

• Performing routine plant maintenance, watering, rotational merchandising and quality control. 
• Able to perform lite stepladder work to store and merchandise stock. 
• Able to safely lift bags of plant mediums at times onto customer trolleys etc.
• Not only focussing on plants and the Garden centre but rather serving indoors across the entire category of gardening solutions as required.
• Understanding of working in varying weather. (it’s a garden centre…)
• Carrying out general daily shop duties, helping maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Occasionally on till service to cover breaks / demand.
• Working a full time role including x1 weekend day.
• Able to rise to the challenge and demands of the seasons as they shift. (It gets busy in spring and summer.)
• Able to proactively be a part of a positive, dynamic and engaging team culture.
• Great at time-keeping and able to work with others or autonomously.
• Supported and listening to. 

Reporting to the Garden Manager, this is a full time 32 hours pw role, including x1 weekend day. 

NB: Hours may be able to increase to 40 hours pw in time and with demand.

We offer: 

• A safe, supportive environment 
• A One Team ethos, where we all work together to build a positive culture and celebrate success
• Training and advancement
• Parking
• Staff buying privileges in store 
• A range of savings with national product and service providers, via our “Team Perks” program, with national product and service providers.

If the above looks like a role you could see yourself performing and you would like a shot at being part of one of New Zealand’s most trusted brands, in a team that supported and respected, then we would love to hear from you.