Florist | Merivale

The Venue

Dark and sumptuous, Palings Flowers feels as though you’ve stepped into a floral apothecary, an unexpected sanctuary in the heart of the city. A flower shop where no two bunches are the same, we select unique and beautiful cuts to create bespoke arrangements, tailor-made for the occasion.

The Role

We are seeking a Junior Florist to join our Palings Flowers team to work across our retail offering and with scope to assist within our event and venue styling. 

In this role your focus will be on the following but not limited:

• Customer service and building natural rapport with our guests. Taking orders, organising couriers, handling payments, and delivering to our corporate clientele in the CBD
• Creating bespoke arrangements in the Palings Flowers style as well as care, conditioning, and processing of flowers, foliage, and potted plants
• Merchandising and visual presentation of the store including keeping the store clean, tidy, organised, and well stocked
• Assisting the Palings Flowers events team when additional hands are required
• Communicating with wholesalers to order flowers and floral products, going to the Sydney Flower Market to choose and buy flowers, coding supplier invoices, and allocating retail product

We are looking for someone who:

• Takes initiative and follows direction well
• Approachable, patient, and forthcoming attitude with excellent verbal communication skills
• Is eager to learn and be introduced to the Merivale world of floristry
• Has their full driver’s license & confidence driving a florist van in the CBD and prepared for heavy lifting, cleaning, manual labour, and long days on your feet
• Creating bespoke arrangements in the Palings Flowers style and brand as well as caring, conditioning, and processing of flowers, foliage, and potted plants

We are a small retail team, so this role is very hands-on and requires you to take ownership of the space you work in and share accountability for retail operations. Reporting to the Florist Manager, you will work in an incredible environment with the best quality flowers and products, alongside a brilliant team of florists who focus on venues and events.

The Reward

You will be joining a company that wants you to succeed, we offer: 

• Competitive pay and amazing discounts at 80+ venues   
• Career and development opportunities, learning from the best
• Employee Referral Program