Assistant Garden Centre Manager

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

Job summary

A leading garden centre group is seeking an Assistant Garden Centre Manager in London. The role involves overseeing store operations, managing a team, and ensuring exceptional customer service. Ideal candidates will have retail experience and a passion for horticulture. Join a forward-thinking brand committed to growth and success.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Interest in horticulture preferred, not essential.
• Enjoy being on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of a busy store.
• Ensure team delivers exceptional customer service.
• Comply with all Health & Safety policies and legislation.

Skills

Customer service orientated

Highly motivated

Self starter

Can do attitude

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!

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Created on 26/06/2025 by JR United Kingdom