Reporting to: Warehouse Manager Location: Peckham Warehouse (with occasional work at stores or installation sites)
Job Purpose
As a Warehouse & Logistics Operative at The Nunhead Gardener, you’ll play a key role in keeping our stores and customers supplied with products. From unloading and pricing deliveries to preparing replenishment orders, delivering stock to stores, and assisting with installations, this is a varied and physical role. You’ll work closely with our store teams and play an essential part in the smooth running of our operations.
Key Responsibilities
Goods In & Stock Handling
- Receive deliveries of indoor pots, tools, homeware, and garden accessories.
- Open, check, and price high volumes of stock.
- Consolidate and organise stock in our small warehouse to maximise space.
Order Picking & Replenishment
- Pick and prepare weekly store replenishment orders for our four stores.
- Ensure accuracy and efficiency when packing stock for delivery.
Deliveries & Driving
- Drive the company van to deliver stock to stores.
- Occasionally deliver orders directly to customers, including Christmas trees during peak season.
- Safely load and unload goods, ensuring they arrive in good condition.
Support for Installations & Events
- Assist with plant installation jobs, helping carry pots, plants, and compost to site.
- Support the team during seasonal busy periods, especially Christmas.
Systems & Communication
- Learn and use the company’s stock management system.
- Communicate effectively with store teams to ensure smooth supply.
Skills & Requirements
- Full, clean UK driving licence (essential).
- Physically fit and comfortable with lifting, moving, and handling stock.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Good communication skills; a team player with a flexible attitude.
- Experience in warehouse, logistics, or stock handling (preferred but not essential).
- Interest in plants, gardening, or landscaping (a bonus, but training provided).
Why Join The Nunhead Gardener?
- Be part of a friendly, collaborative team with a love of plants and design.
- A varied, hands-on role with opportunities to learn about stock systems, logistics, and plants.
- Staff benefits include product discounts, training opportunities, and the chance to grow with a local, family-run business.