Horticultural/Plant Manager
Our client is an expanding garden centre business with sites around the UK.
Ideal candidate will have horticultural knowledge, supervisory/management and retail expertise. Experience as a Plant Manager within the industry is preferred, however applicants with a proven retail management background with knowledge of plants will also be considered.
Working in the plant area is a high volume environment with a fast turnaround. The successful candidate should be physically fit as this is a very hands‑on role. A good knowledge of plants is essential to the role as is good customer service and a high standard of visual merchandising.
Qualifications
* Horticultural knowledge, supervisory/management and retail expertise.
* Experience as a Plant Manager within the industry preferred; retail management background with knowledge of plants also considered.
* Horticultural qualification or in training, or practical horticultural experience.
* Physically fit for a hands‑on role, with strong customer service and visual merchandising skills.
Responsibilities
* Actively work in the daily horticultural tasks of the Centre.
* Assist the Centre Manager to maximise sales and profit by managing commerciality, merchandising, replenishment and housekeeping across the Garden Centre to Company standards.
* Establish and maintain high horticultural and retail standards.
* Manage and support overall plant health within the Centre.
* Lead and motivate the staff in their team.
* Manage stock control of the department.
* Support Centre Manager in daily H&S tasks and paperwork, ensuring Health & Safety standards are always adhered to and maintained.
* Generate ideas and assist in the development of better methods of working within the department.
* Help to achieve a high standard of customer service.
* Assist with complaints and queries from staff and customers.
* Assist with recruitment, training, development and individual performance of staff within the Centre to a high standard.
* Carry out additional duties such as managing the store and attending events in the absence of the Centre Manager.
* Assist with planning and managing key events such as Christmas, Bank Holidays and Season Centre change.
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