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Urban Planters - Business Design Consultant
Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
We're currently seeking a Business Design Consultant to join our dedicated team covering Dorset, Devon & Cornwall. If you enjoy managing your own schedule and can use your creativity to transform customer spaces, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Why join Urban Planters?
- Competitive Salary Package: a starting salary of £27,053 per annum, with the potential of achieving £36k per annum through a grading scheme
- Expected OTE: £40k per annum, including commission scheme
- Salary grading system: linked to performance for those colleagues who are keen to develop their careers within our business
- Benefits: Company vehicle, fuel card, commission, mobile phone, tablet, uniform, and discount scheme
- Working Hours: Full-time, permanent role, Monday to Friday (37.5 hr week)
- Industry-Leading Training: Receive top-notch training to support our customers’ needs
About Urban Planters
Urban Planters began trading back in 1965 and in that time have grown to be the industry leading interior landscaper. We provide and install planting in, on and around the buildings of the companies we partner with. We love working with plants and we enjoy the challenge of finding new ways of incorporating plants and greenery to all workplace settings across the UK, through our network of operating branches.
Therefore, able to offer the personalised service of a local business but with the standards and resources of a national organisation. We don’t just care for our plants; we also care about our colleagues and our customers. Over the last 10 years we have worked with businesses as Biophilic Design & Biodiversity Consultants.
At Urban Planters we help people understand how they can improve the impact of nature on their customers and staff, whilst improving productivity, being more sustainable, helping nature and improving wellbeing. Our Services include:
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- Plant Displays
- Grounds Maintenance
- Design and Landscaping
- Green Walls
- Preserved & Artificial Planting
- Christmas Displays
The Role
This role involves:
- Creating, designing, and implementing interior landscapes, floral and Christmas designs.
- Managing a portfolio of clients as well as developing new ones.
- Combining horticulture expertise with design principles to enhance the well-being of occupants and bring nature into indoor environments like offices, hotels, shopping centers, just to name a few. This involves selecting appropriate plants, designing layouts, overseeing installation, creating maintenance plans, staying updated on trends, managing budgets and timelines, and communicating with stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Delivering sales versus an agreed target
- Working in the field generating leads
- Nurturing relationships with new and existing customers
- Offering excellent customer service to our current customers
- Working towards and achieving set KPIs and targets
Requirements
- Full UK driving licence held for more than two years, with no more than six penalty points
- Self-motivated and target-driven
- Excellent problem solver
- Demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Background in retail or sales; you will be expected to work face-to-face with customers on a daily basis
- An outgoing, naturally creative individual
- Competent IT skills
- You may be required to pass a DBS check depending on the role you have applied for
Benefits
- Opportunity to earn more with regular bonus and commission schemes
- Access to a company vehicle and fuel card
- Salary grading system - linked to performance for those colleagues who are keen to develop their careers within our business
- Explore exciting discounts and cashback offers from over 3,000 retailers with RI Rewards
- Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - which is FREE to access and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to you as well as your family and friends.
- Long service recognition - which includes an extra five days of annual leave entitlement following the completion of five years of service
- Refer a Friend - to work for Rentokil Initial (and earn up to £1000)
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A Company Putting “People First”
Urban Planters are part of the Rentokil Initial Family. Rentokil Initial (FTSE50) is one of the largest business services companies in the world, operating in over 90 countries and providing services that protect people and enhance lives.
Rentokil is the world’s leading commercial pest control services provider, Initial is the world’s leading commercial hygiene services provider, and its Ambius business is the world’s leading provider of plants and scenting.
As a business, we focus on the Right People, doing the Right Things and in the Right Way. We invest a lot of time and money in training and in developing all of our colleagues to be the best that they can, and we are always looking for talented and driven people to join our Rentokil Initial Family.
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