Goods in Assistant- Cardiff Garden Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at Cardiff Garden Centre as a Goods In Assistant.

Location: Cardiff Garden Centre
Hours: Full-time, 42.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Are you organised, reliable and enjoy working in a hands-on role? Do you take pride in keeping things running efficiently behind the scenes? If you enjoy working in a busy environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

At Cardiff Garden Centre, we're more than just a garden centre – we're part of the Blue Diamond Group, the UK's largest garden centre group. With 55 centres across the UK and Channel Islands, we're committed to delivering exceptional customer service, inspirational retailing and creating a fantastic shopping experience for our customers.

The Role

As a Goods In Assistant, you'll play a key role in ensuring deliveries are received, checked and processed efficiently, helping departments receive stock quickly so it reaches the shop floor without delay.

Working closely with the Goods In Manager and department teams, you'll help maintain an organised goods-in area while ensuring stock is handled accurately and safely.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, unload and check deliveries against delivery documentation.
• Assist with processing stock, transfers and supplier returns.
• Ensure stock is accurately recorded within company systems.
• Report any damaged or missing stock promptly.
• Help maintain a clean, safe and organised goods-in area and yard.
• Support the movement of stock from goods in to departments across the garden centre.
• Work closely with department teams to ensure deliveries are processed efficiently.
• Follow all health and safety procedures, including safe manual handling practices.

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Is organised and has excellent attention to detail.
• Enjoys working in a busy, physical role.
• Works well both independently and as part of a team.
• Has a positive, proactive attitude.
• Can prioritise tasks and work efficiently under pressure.
• Has previous warehouse, goods in or retail stockroom experience (preferred but not essential).
• A Counterbalance Forklift Truck licence would be advantageous but is not essential.

What We Offer

• Generous staff discount.
• Full training and ongoing development.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities to develop your career within Blue Diamond Garden Centres.

If you're looking for a varied role where you'll play an important part in keeping our garden centre running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and join the team at Cardiff Garden Centre.