About
Employer description
Perrywood is an independent, family-owned garden centre and nursery run by the Bourne Family in Essex.
Our vision is to inspire people to get more plants in their lives. Our every day mission is to offer a memorable garden centre experience; delivering wow customer service and giving employees, customers, suppliers and our local community a reason to smile
Main description
We have recently opened our brand-new garden centre and are looking to expand our Retail team. Working with our retail area supporting our sales and till assistants; we are looking for motivated individuals who can follow instructions and communicate with customers. You will support our mission to offer a memorable garden centre experience, delivering wow customer service and giving employees, customers, suppliers and community a reason to smile.
Key duties
- Moving trolleys, throughout the day you will be collecting empty trolleys from the car park and returning them to the shop areas
- Assisting customers by carrying purchases to their vehicles , particularly with heavy or bulky items, helping load into cars and answering basic queries
- Moving stock from/to the warehouse and moving promotional materials and displays around the centre
- Maintaining the cleanliness of the garden centre and stock areas , carrying out cleaning duties and minor maintenance works
Personal skills
- Good verbal communication and customer service skills, confidence in dealing with members of the public
- Able to follow instructions from your manager and work on your own initiative
- Able to lift, bend, carry or move plants and products and be on your feet all day
- Able to push/pull several trollies across a site throughout the day and in all weathers
Working rota
- You’ll need to work 4 weekdays and 1 alternating weekend day,
- You’ll need to work bank holidays (as part of a rota with other assistants), but will be given a day’s holiday in lieu
Working with
- Reporting into the Plant Area Manager
- Working closely with rest of team and other departments
Rewards and Benefits
- In addition to the hourly wage, you will receive the following benefits:
- Discount – From the start of your employment you will receive 10% discount on specific items. Following a successful probation period, the discount increases up to 20% discount on specific items and after one year’s service up to 40% discount on specific items. (some exceptions apply)
- Paid holiday – holiday entitlement is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply
- Annual Christmas bonus
- Part-uniform provided
- Employee Assistant Programme - a confidential personal and professional support service available to all employees and their immediate families 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Training & development, as required. We have an e-learning scheme called GROW, and also take part in other training with product suppliers and external trainers
- Company sick pay – following a successful probation period employees are entitled to 10 days paid sickness (part-time pro rata and subject to restrictions)
- Access to our Retail Discount Scheme – savings on retailers including Tesco, Pizza Express, M&S, Waitrose, Argos, Apple, Currys PC World, Thomas Cook and 100’s more
- Workplace pension
- Free parking
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter to jobs@perrywood.co.uk.
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 13/03/2026
Salary
£10.00-£12.21 per hour (subject to increase from April 2026
Location
This job is located in Sudbury, Suffolk
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