Mitre 10 (New Zealand) Limited Looking for Retail Assistant – Seasonal (Full-Time) New lynn at Waitakere West, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

Are you passionate about delivering the best shopping experience to our customers? Can you turn customer dreams into reality? Do you have exceptional product knowledge that you can easily share with our customers and other team members?

At Mitre 10 we offer the best seasonal range to our customers, and we need a dynamic specialist to join us. Our seasonal range changes constantly, not only throughout the year, with changes from Summer to Winter, but also with products to meet future trends. Specializing in Outdoor Furniture, Barbeques, Heating and Cooling.

Our Ideal Applicant

• Any appropriately related experience working within outdoor furniture, Barbeques, camping or other related accessories or hands on DIY experience will be considered.
• Basic knowledge of the products including installed heating product and related services beneficial
• Dedicated to providing an excellent customer service experience to our customer.
• Willingness to share your passion for DIY with others.
• Able to work one weekend day per week – initial roster pattern will include a Sunday.
• A good level of physical fitness to enable some heavy lifting is ideal.
• Enthusiasm, team spirit and a willingness to learn and further develop.
• There is sometimes a need to move stock or heavy products and so forklifting experience would be advantageous.

Summary Of Duties

• Assist in the administration and merchandising of all seasonal products.
• Work with our customers to ensure product recommendations fit within their visionary requirements and budget specifications.
• Offer product knowledge and recommendations customers, around additional product accessories that might be required to meet their needs and requirements.

Discover why you should connect with us and become a part of our talented team:

Our strategic pillars – Our mission at Riviera Hardware Holdings is Destination of Choice for our Customers, Partner of Choice for our Supplier network and Employer of Choice for our Team.

• We have an obsession for raising the bar on what people think a retail experience should be. More Innovative. More Sustainable. More Digital. More Fun. As part of your valuable contribution, you will be rewarded with: Competitive remuneration, ongoing professional development opportunities, early access to long service leave after 2 years tenure, the support and training you need to achieve your ambitions.
• In return we offer a workplace environment that is positive and supportive, along with the opportunity to shape this role with your own initiative and ideas.

Who We Are

As the biggest home improvement retailer, and a trade partner of choice, life at Mitre 10 is fast paced and offers huge scope.

As a Kiwi owned business partnering with some of New Zealand’s best-known brands, we are uniquely placed to retain the special, local family feel of a small business, with the support of national networks, infrastructure, systems, and training.

Since Riviera Hardware Holdings inception in 2009, where we started out with a small local Mitre 10 store in Warkworth, we have grown to be the largest group of stores within the Mitre 10 national network. We are proud to offer our customers a shopping experience like no other in New Zealand’s largest hardware retail store; Mitre 10 MEGA Albany as well as New Lynn, Warkworth, Whangaparoa and Silverdale, all boast Columbus Coffee shops. We also have a Distribution Centre and own our own Frame and Truss Manufacturing Plant.

Please Note

All employment offers are subject to background checks including References and Ministry of Justice Checks and applicants need to be able to fulfil the inherent requirements of the role including have the right to work in New Zealand.

What is next?

If you are solutions focused and want to help us to continue to grow our business at a phenomenal rate, we should talk about what we can do for your career and the part you can play in our team. The next step is to follow this link below for details and to apply online. Working Together. Chasing Great!