About the Role
Our Paint & Wallpaper team help customers bring their decorating ideas to life. You’ll be responsible for listening to customers, understanding what they are trying to achieve and providing helpful advice and inspiration on the products and colours that will best suit their needs.
You’ll also build strong relationships with our trade customers and help grow repeat business through excellent service.
The role is varied and includes:
Providing friendly and knowledgeable paint, wallpaper and sundries sales assistance
Assisting retail and trade customers with product selection, colour and decorating advice
Accurately mixing and tinting paint
Building strong relationships with trade customers and encouraging repeat business
Processing sales using our point-of-sale system
Ordering products for customer-specific requirements
Receiving and processing incoming stock and checking deliveries for damage or discrepancies
Assisting with stock management, stocktakes and maintaining appropriate stock levels
Assisting with general store duties, merchandising, showroom displays and other tasks as required
There is some heavy lifting involved, including handling 10L paint pails, 20kg bags of adhesives and other bulky deliveries, so applicants need to be physically capable of carrying out these duties safely.
Ideally the candidate would hold a current Forklift licence, however this is not essential.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
Friendly, approachable and genuinely enjoys helping people
Customer-focused with strong communication skills
Experienced in retail sales and/or customer service
Well organised with good time management
Reliable, energetic and self-motivated
Able to use initiative and work independently when required
A good team player who enjoys building positive working relationships
Detail-focused and accurate
Comfortable working in a busy retail environment
Confident using computers and point-of-sale systems
Keen to learn new products and develop their knowledge
Why Join Us?
Guthrie Bowron Whitianga is a locally owned and operated business where great customer service, teamwork and product knowledge are important to everything we do.
You’ll have the opportunity to develop your knowledge across paint, wallpaper, colour and decorating products while working with a friendly team and a wide range of customers.
If you’re enthusiastic, practical, organised and enjoy helping customers turn their ideas into reality, we’d love to hear from you.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining why you would be a great fit for the role to: