Garden Retail Sales Assistant - ref. f38541403

Kiwis love to garden, and we love to assist them with their gardening needs. Did you know that Mitre 10 is New Zealand's leading gardening retailer, and we have a new opportunity within our Mitre 10 Ponsonby store where you can help guide our customers with their "green" supplies!

Mitre 10 Ponsonby it's your local store. Located on Richmond Road, Grey Lynn we're a proudly New Zealand owned and operated business. We are an award-winning success story that strives to help Kiwis love where they live, work and play, through our customer obsessed approach.

With a wide range of products, we're after someone who loves chatting with our customers to help them with their gardening needs, whether that be fertilisers and pots or plants - and a myriad of other garden related products. We have a clear vision to provide the best garden shopping experience in the Central Auckland area.

We are looking for someone with experience or an interest in gardening, and a customer-focused attitude to join our growing garden center

For this position we are looking for someone who has:

• Enthusiasm and team spirit;
• A passion for customer service excellence;
• Good time management;
• A quick and alert mind, with the ability to adapt and be flexible
• Willingness to learn; and
• Excellent communication skills.

Previous retail experience is preferred and will be viewed very favourably. But equally candidates with good gardening /plant knowledge and a passion for helping people will be considered.

If you enjoy retail, want work/life balance and are looking for a new opportunity, then this could be a great role for you. Be aware, you will need to be reasonably fit and strong, as the position does involve lifting product and standing for long periods.

So if you want to work in a fun, dynamic work environment, as well as receive ongoing training, parking and great staff buying privileges, and you think you can deliver on what we seek, then please forward a CV and cover letter via this website.

All applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.