Horticulturist - Ashford

About Tirlán

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations

Role Profile

Key Responsibilities

• Garden Centre:

• • Maximise the sales potential of the garden centre and garden products.
  • Maintain control of all stock to ensure a fresh offering to the customer.
  • Since first impressions count ensure that all garden centre displays are immaculate and appealing to the customer.
  • Assist the Manager to maintain high standards in the garden centre and branch.

• Top Class Customer Service:

• • Provide top quality, fast, efficient and friendly service at all times.
  • Build trusting relationships with our customers and provide excellent service and advice.
  • Keen interest in and understanding of our product range and services.

• Other:

• Improve and develop relevant areas across the branch.
• Ensure that health & safety requirements are met at all times.
• Maintain good housekeeping of all relevant area

Key Requirements:

• A Qualification in Horticulture desirable but not essential dependant on relevant experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years relevant retail Garden Centre experience.
• Knowledge and interest in the retail gardening industry.
• Ability to multitask and to consistently deliver high standard quality work in a busy environment.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise.
• A friendly outgoing personality, excellent customer service skills and ambition to deliver beyond customers’ expectation.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent team work skills as well as the ability to work on own initiative

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume.