Sales assistant, Retail plant nursery, Silkstone, Barnsley.
We are looking for an EXPERIENCED SALES assistant with a background in retail sales.
Flexible hours, flexible holidays and flexible rota determined a month in advance. It’s the right person that is important to us, thus we can be flexible and fit around that right person.
Between 12 to 18 hours a week
Over time available in busy periods
The nursery is open seven days a week 10am – 4pm. Working hours will be based around these opening times, occasionally a little earlier or a little later.
Must be able to work some weekends.
Minimum 2+ years retail sales experience or independent store required for application.
You must be positive, enthusiastic, friendly, dedicated; whilst an interest or knowledge of gardening is helpful it is not required.
Working at Horsfields Nursery offers you an enjoyable environment, strong team culture and generous product discounts. The Sales Assistant is accountable for providing customer service and a customer experience that meets the requirements of Horsfields brand, delights the customer, and supports the achievement of the nursery. Which is service, service and service! There is no such word as No at Horsfields!
The Sales assistant is accountable for ensuring that all customer transactions and other activities in store are in line with and compliant with our company policies and procedures.
The sales assistant will help with the general day to day operations of the nursery, duties include:
Serving customers
Helping and advising customers to then create upsales
Maintain displays and general tidiness’
General work around the shop and counter including working the till and card machine, and answering the phone
General horticultural work around the nursery including;
Weeding, growing, potting, sowing, trimming, pruning, labelling, watering, sweeping etc.
This is a fantastic opportunity and training ground for someone wanting a career in horticulture, or to improve their knowledge of gardening and retail in general, or just work in a beautiful, motivating environment with a wonderful team, where everyone is intelligent, capable, on it and over qualified!
Do pop in and see if it’s the environment that you would like to work in. We all love it, it’s not work to us, but pleasure.
There are progression opportunities for supervisor and management positions for the right candidate.
Please apply in writing with your CV to Emma Horsfield.
Please send CV either by email: info@horsfieldsnursery.co.uk
Or post:
Emma Horsfield
Horsfields Nursery
Pot House Hamlet
Silkstone
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 4JU
For further information about Horsfields Nursery please look on the website
www.horsfieldsnursery.co.uk
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary, Temp to perm, Freelance, Zero hours contract
Pay: From £12.21 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 18 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Are you aware this job requires some weekend work?
• Do you live within 20 mins of S75 4JU
• How many years of up-selling experience do you have?
• Do you have any gardening or horticultural knowledge or experience

Experience:

• Retail sales: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In perso

Please refer the Job description for details