Rachel Atkinson-Young

I am a creative, hardworking and ambitious person with a passion for fashion and horticulture and over a decades experience in plant care and retail. I contribute to leading a small team that looks after the outdoor plants department of a prestigious local independent family-run garden centre.

Outdoor Plants Supervisor - Stewarts Garden Centre

(2018-06)

• Creates Visual displays with plants and linked sales
• Leads a team
• Handles Customer Complaints
• Process online orders for delivery/click and collect
• Process Credit Claims to suppliers
• Responding to customer emails and identifying plants/queries
• Creates purchase orders and orders stock for the department
• Transfers stock between sites
• Locks and unlocks the store

Outdoor Plants Assistant - Stewarts Garden Centre

(2016-04 - 2018-06)

• Receiving stock and checking deliveries
• Chelsea and Hampton Court displays as featured on company's social media
• Customer relations including providing advice on plant care and linked sales
• Plant area maintenance
• Plant stock care

Retail Plant Assistant - Otters Nursery - Lymington

(2015-01 - 2016-04)

• Specialised in shrubs and roses
• Plant care
• Stock management including ordering
• Customer service

Outdoor Plants Assistant - Stewarts Garden Centre

(2001 - 2014-12)

BTEC First Diploma - Horticulture - Kingston Maurward College (2001 - 2001)

NVQ2 - Floristry - Bournemouth and Poole College (2000 - 2000)

GCSE - Avonbourne School for Girls (1994 - 1999)