Assistant Garden Centre Manager

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-profile Garden Centre Group seeks an Assistant Garden Centre Manager for their growing retail business in London. This role includes managing store operations, driving sales, and ensuring top-notch customer service. Ideal candidates should have retail experience and a passion for horticulture. Join a forward-thinking company with progression opportunities!

Qualifications

• Proven track record in fast-paced retail environment.
• Interest in gardening or horticulture is preferred.
• Highly motivated and ambitious with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of a busy store.
• Act as Duty Manager in the absence of Store Management.
• Ensure team delivers exceptional customer service.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Retail management

Motivation

Job description

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Client:

Zachary Daniels

Location:

london (bromley), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

Assistant Garden Centre Manager | Amazing Brand | Lots of Progression

If you thrive on pace, people, processes and passion, then drive your career forward with this rapidly growing retail business!

Our client is a high-profile Garden Centre Group, they are well known for their recent expansion, their ongoing growth and their commitment to a fantastic customer experience. store.

Our client is very much on an upward trajectory, having undergone an impressive new store opening programme over the last few years. Our client is looking for future Store Managers and want to recruit a new Assistant garden Centre Manager for an amazing centre.

As an Assistant Garden Centre Manager you will be reporting to the General Manager and be responsible for a strong team, you'll be tasked with driving forward both turnover and revenues from the store based on lean principles. Keeping a close focus on financial KPIs, including wages, wastage and shrinkage will form a key element of the role, together with non-financials such as customer service/feedback, internal audit and standards and compliance.

• Managing the day to day running of a busy store
• Acting as Duty Manager for the entire store in the absence of Store Management
• Assisting Store Management in achieving company KPI's
• Ensuring your team delivers exceptional customer service
• Delivering exemplary standards in store presentation, stock control, shrinkage and administration compliance
• Complying with all Health & Safety policies and legislation
• Use management information to make strategic business decisions

The ideal Assistant Manager candidate;

• Have a proven track record in a fast paced retail environment.
• Horticulture background preferential, not essential
• A general interest in gardening or horticulture would be of interest to our client!
• Enjoy being on the shop floor
• Customer service orientated
• Be highly motivated and ambitious
• Be a self starter with a can do attitude

This is a great role with a great brand, if you are looking for a new Assistant Manager role and want to join a forward thinking and ambitious business, apply now!