Job Description

Do you have an interest in pets and a passion for animals? If so, we would love to hear from you as you could be the Salesperson we're looking for to join our Downtown Garden Centre.

We are seeking a Sales Assistant to work across our Pets and Aquatics departments focussing on presenting our stock and offering our customers excellent service on one of our busiest and most rewarding sales areas.

As well as building rapport with customers and once trained deliver expert product recommendations on areas such as pet nutrition, there is also a degree of manual handling in this role, rotating stock, ticketing, and general housekeeping to merchandise the products on offer.

You will be a key team player, with superb communication skills and good levels of self-motivation. A prior knowledge of pet foods and their nutritional content is beneficial, although full training will be provided.

Hours are between 18 per week usually worked on three shifts a week during store opening times, including weekends during our busiest trading periods.

Our benefits package includes staff discount of up to 20% across all of our stores, subsidised food and drink, career progression opportunities within a friendly team environment and industry-leading rewards for long service. And as our staff trust holds 15% of our Company's shares, employees can also benefit from a share of the profits whenever dividends are paid to Shareholders.

If you feel you would be an asset to our friendly Garden Centre sales team, we would love to hear from you.

Applicants should apply via the Indeed application process or please send a full CV and covering letter by post to Human Resources, Downtown Store, Wyberton Chain Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7NL, quoting job reference P0902.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 18 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave On-site parking
Application question(s):

Are you of school leaving age or older, or are you within the next month? Please only reply 'Yes' or 'No'
Experience:

Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person