CAREERS AT WALKER LANDSCAPE & DESIGN
Walker Landscape and Design is an award-winning landscape and design company specialising in bespoke outdoor living spaces in the Cheshire area. We are a small team of dedicated individuals who pride ourselves on creating custom luxury spaces for our clients.
Sales Executive
Do you relish the opportunity of working for a dynamic, fast growing company who design and build the best outdoor spaces in the country?
Do you want to work for a company who nurtures and supports the talent and growth of its employees? If this sounds like you, then read on...we want to hear from you!
We are looking for the right person who can bring excitement, passion and drive to this role, proactively expanding our customer base to reach its full potential. You will be comfortable working within the landscaping, construction and design industries.
Our ideal Sales Executive will be confident, smart, positive, personable and relish the challenge of selling our ranges of luxury outdoor living products. You will be able to build relationships with extremely discerning customers, guide them through their buying process by advising on design and the technical specification of our high en product line. Achieve new contracts and sales with other trade professionals, garden designers and landscapers. You will need to be computer savvy with a little creative flair and a love of the outdoors.
Reports to: Managing Director
Location: Chester-based showroom, travelling across the North West and beyond
About you:
You should be an accomplished sales person, a confident closer and a natural lead generator, with the ability to:
Convert incoming enquiries into amazing projects
Proactively grow the market for our fantastic products
Make effective outbound sales calls
Present our products face to face
Learn the unique selling points of our business
We will train you on:
The specifics of our products
How to design amazing outdoor living spaces, outdoor kitchens and landscaping products (previous experience of this, or similar, would be a distinct advantage)
Having a proven track record in sales and new business is going to be a distinct advantage, however, we would like to hear from you if you have a passion for luxury outdoor living.
What we can offer you:
For the right person we will offer a good basic salary and generous, uncapped commission scheme, paid quarterly. There is free parking, 28 days holiday, pension, financial wellbeing app Wagestream, Summer and Christmas events, a positive working environment where our employees feel challenged, are able to grow in their roles and have a sense of pride and achievement in what they do.
Our showroom is located in the beautiful Cheshire countryside (on the outskirts of Chester) but we work throughout the North West, North Wales and across England. We are growing and all of our ranges are aimed at the premium sectors of the market.
Apply by going to our website and sending over your CV and a covering letter.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
Bonus scheme
Commission pay
Performance bonus
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Referral programme
Schedule:
Every weekend
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability
Finance & Office Manager
Are you looking for a new role within an expanding family run business? Do you have experience of running a fast paced office environment? Are you a highly organised finance professional with a fantastic telephone manner?
This is a hybrid role bringing together Finance and Office Management. The role requires a diligent and organised, and enthusiastic individual with strong experience within a finance and office setting, to support our garden design and installation teams. This is an exciting role for someone who is ready to take on a challenge and grow with a fast expanding business.
About The Role:
Bookkeeping and finance administration - all elements of accounts administration:
Management of purchase ledger and sale ledger.
Preparation of payroll information and CIS.
Monthly PAYE deductions.
Bank reconciliations.
Deal with expense claims.
Production of quarterly VAT returns.
Preparation of monthly management accounts.
Preparation of Trial Balance.
Weekly revenue reporting.
Management of stock.
Handling any ad hoc queries to support Directors and team.
Providing administration support to the Directors.
Receptionist/PA duties - Handle incoming and outgoing telephone calls in a professional and courteous manner, managing email accounts, assisting MD with PA tasks such as queries, calls and diary management.
Office management, to include: administrative duties, HR admin and general office management.
Creating and maintaining well organised computer and paper filing systems, and handling of confidential documentation.
Liaising with and supporting numerous stakeholders with the company
Essential Skills & Experience
Able to hit the ground running and multitask.
Accountancy qualifications ideally AAT Level 3 or equivalent, OR demonstrate a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
Experience working within a busy office and finance role
Experience of finance software, ideally QuickBooks.
Experience in working within a company with a turnover of £1.5-2m.
Excellent computer skills - Word and Excel or equivalent is essential.
Ability to work under own initiative without direction.
Excellent organisational skills.
Excellent communicator and telephone manner.
Ambitious and aspirational to grow with the business.
Methodical and process led.
Strong administration skills.
Strong time management skills.
Proactive approach.
Keen eye for detail and accuracy.
Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Enjoys working in fast paced environments.
Desirable Skills & Experience
Working within an SME or within landscaping/construction/manufacturing industry
HR experience.
Customer service experience
Benefits
Competitive salary for the right person. £30,000-£35,000 DOE.
Company pension scheme.
28 days holiday including bank holidays (pro rata)
Christmas shutdown.
Various company socials.
Free parking.
Working as part of a lovely team.
Staff well being programme including: Wagestream financial health app, with ability to stream pay before pay day, and get financial advice.
Fresh fruit, teas and coffees for staff available every day.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Referral programme
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Landscaping Team Leader
Are you a a modern day Skilled Landscaper, with over 5 year experience of running your own projects, who wants to work for an award winning company building luxurious gardens? Do you have enthusiasm for beautiful outdoor spaces? Do you relish the opportunity of working on design and builds that are some of the best in the country? Do you want to work for a company who nurtures and supports the talent and growth of it's employees? If this sounds like you, then read on...we want to hear from you!
Business Overview:
Walker Landscape and Design is fast-growing garden design and build company working throughout Cheshire and the North West. We design and build gardens that are uniquely tailored to each of our client’s specific needs, tastes and lifestyles, are built with the highest quality workmanship and finished to the highest of standards and provide our clients many years of enjoyment. Great customer service and communication are at the heart of everything we do and are key to delivering our clients with a seamless landscaping experience, from initial enquiry through to delivery of the finished garden and beyond.
Job Purpose:
The role is a Working Landscaping Team Leader role, you will require a keen eye for detail and a high level of hard landscaping skills including excellence in paving, decking, blockwork and brickwork. We build excellent gardens for our discerning clients, and as such you will have an extremely high level of technical skills, you will be professional and approachable manner at all times.
Key Knowledge:
· Relevant experience/qualification in landscaping
· Good understanding of landscape construction
· Basic principles of horticulture
· Good knowledge of H&S requirements
· Being able to plan project budgets, timelines and manage staff
Key Skills & Responsibilities:
· Deliver, and oversee key domestic landscaping projects
· Understanding of design drawings and setting out sites and levels
· Able to plan, prioritise and work to deadlines
· Ability to problem solve
· Ensure you and your team adhere to H&S guidelines and wear correct PPE
· Tickets / Experience of using Plant Machinery safely
· Excellent knowledge and experience of laying all types of paving inc porcelain and stone
· Excellent knowledge and experience of blockwork, brickwork and retaining walls
· Excellent knowledge and experience of decking, fencing and timber structures
· Shrub, tree planting, turfing.
Desirable skills
- Rendering
- Water features
In return for your skills and hard work we will offer:
- A highly competitive salary.
- Working on high end luxury projects.
- Uniform and all equipment needed.
- Pension.
- Free onsite parking.
-Company van and fuel card
- Staff well being program including fresh fruit each week and Wagestream, a financial well being app offering free financial support and advice, and ability to access wages in advance of pay day.
- Company events, Summer and Christmas events
- A positive working environment where our employees they feel challenged, are able to grow in their roles and have a sense of pride and achievement in what they do.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £35,000.00-£37,500.00 per year
Additional pay:
Performance bonus
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Referral programme
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Overtime
Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
Chester, Cheshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
Laying porcelain and natural stone paving: 3 years (required)
Timber and composite decking: 3 years (required)
Blockwork/brickwork: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person