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Careers at Yarnton

Grow with Us!

Yarnton Home & Garden is a destination home and garden store located just north of Oxford. The business has undergone a huge transformation over the last few years to what it is today – an award-winning retailer with customer experience at the heart of everything we do.

We would not be where we are today without an amazing team, and as we grow we are looking to recruit the right people to take the business confidently into the future.

If you would like to be part of our journey, please email us your CV and a line telling us why we should consider you to hello@yarntonhomegarden.co.uk  or see our vacancies below.


HOME INTERIORS & GIFT MANAGER
PERMANENT, FULL-TIME 

About the role

We are looking to fill this important role with a dynamic and organised Home Interiors and Gift Manager. You will be required to have in-depth product knowledge and help our customers with a range of queries by delivering first class customer service. We are looking for the right person to start an exciting and rewarding career with us.

The successful candidate will:

  • Be a strong communicator and a skilled motivational people manager.
  • Be able to drive sales and profitability for the business by ensuring that your team are driven and motivated to achieve set KPI targets and be responsible for the profit and loss for your department set by our Managing Director and Store Manager.
  • Manage your team’s performance by supporting, coaching, training, and developing their skills and abilities.
  • Care about the importance of a positive team culture.
  • Be able to create visually appealing displays.
  • Act as a duty manager and be a key holder for the business.
  • Be IT literate and have exceptional organisational skills.
  • Positively manage change and work with the team through each season change with care to deliver the best service for our customers.
  • Work closely with our buying team to plan offers and promotions with sustainability being at the forefront of everything we do.
  • Manage the rota and teams within our Home, Boutique, Toy Shop and Food Hall departments.
  • Manage stock rotation and stock control.

 We are looking for:

The right candidate will be friendly, engaging, flexible, and hardworking with the ability to multi- task. You will be a great problem solver and be happy to work in a fast-paced environment. You will have extensive experience in working in a home and gift retail setting. This role is full time (8-hour shift) and alternate weekends.

 What we offer:

  • Competitive salary.
  • 28 Days holiday.
  • Training and development to advance your career.
  • Generous staff store discount.
  • Stakeholder pension scheme.
  • On-site parking.
  • Referral programme.
  • Discounted or free food.
  • Company events.

If you would like to be part of our fun and growing business, please email a covering letter and CV, quoting the job title as the subject, to our Store Manager at hello@yarntonhomegarden.co.uk.


OUTDOOR PLANTS SALES ASSISTANT
PERMANENT, FULL-TIME 

About the role

We are looking to fill this important role with a dynamic and organised Plants Sales Assistant. You will be required to have in-depth plant knowledge and help our customers with a range of queries by delivering first class customer service. We are looking for the right person to start an exciting and rewarding career with us.

Main Responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting Customers with plants & shrubs queries (plant knowledge an advantage).
  • Maintaining a clean and presentable Shop Floor for our customers.
  • Sharing your product knowledge with our customers.
  • Unloading deliveries and assisting the Visual Merchandising Team to create displays.
  • Giving our customers a fantastic and consistent level of customer service.
  • Complete daily task sheets.

We are looking for:

The right candidate will be friendly, engaging, self-motivated, flexible, and hardworking with the ability to multi- task and at times work independently. You will be a great problem solver, happy to work in a fast-paced environment and be productive at all times.

What we offer:

  • Hourly pay rate.
  • Competitive holiday entitlement.
  • Training and development to advance your career.
  • Generous staff discount.
  • Stakeholder pension scheme.
  • On site parking.

If you would like to be part of our fun and growing business, please email a covering letter and CV, quoting the job title as the subject, to our Store Manager at hello@yarntonhomegarden.co.uk.


WEEKEND ASSISTANTS (X 3)
PERMANENT, WEEKENDS

About the role(s):

We are looking for a brilliant and dynamic Weekend General Assistants to join our fun, hardworking and forward-thinking team in our ever-expanding home & garden store, just north of Oxford.

Our team are continuously working to achieve more and grow with us as the business grows. Becoming a part of our close-knit team means taking ownership from day one and producing a high standard of customer service and other tasks. We are looking for someone to start a successful, rewarding, and exciting career with us.

Main Responsibilities will include:

  • Go the extra mile for our customers, making sure they have an amazing experience with us.
  • Providing customers with amazing customer service while processing transactions.
  • Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to help support others in building confidence.
  • Supporting the retail team with shop floor duties as and when required.
  • Raising and feeding back any customer comments with your line manager.
  • At times, you may be required to support other departments due to business needs.

We are looking for:

  • A strong communicator who is confident to liaise across departments.
  • Strong organisational skills.
  • No experience necessary as full training will be given.
  • Comfortable working under pressure and multi-tasking.
  • A good work ethic.
  • Days of work will be Saturday and Sunday working 14 hours per week.

If you would like to be part of our fun and growing business, please email a covering letter and CV, quoting the job title as the subject, to our Store Manager at hello@yarntonhomegarden.co.uk.