Garden Centre Manager

Taylor 2 Recruitment Careers; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious garden centre company in Chertsey is seeking a Garden Centre Manager to lead one of their award-winning centres. The successful candidate must have a good knowledge of garden centres and horticulture, along with management experience. You will work closely with the Operations Manager to enhance business performance, while ensuring high standards of customer service. Full-time role includes alternate weekends.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of garden centres and horticulture is essential.
• Experience in management or assistant management roles in retail.

Responsibilities

• Provide management support to award-winning Garden Centres.
• Generate ideas for boosting sales and profits.
• Ensure excellent customer service standards.

Skills

Knowledge of garden centres

Management skills

Customer service excellence

Job description

GARDEN CENTRE MANAGER

Are you currently working within Garden Centres, maybe as Assistant Manager, looking for a step up or want to either return to garden centres or from a seasonal retail background.

Our client is prestigious garden centre business who believe in promoting from within.

As Manager

Your primary responsibility will be to provide management support to one of our award-winning Garden Centres.

YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF GARDEN CENTRES AND HORTICULTURE

Working closely with the Operations Manager to help the business to succeed.

Rota : Full time including alternate weekends

Main duties and responsibilities :

• New ideas for building sales and profit are generated and effectively communicated to teams
• Ensure excellence of customer service is achieved throughout the centre
• Work closely and effectively with product managers to ensure purchasing is within the company product range.
• Constructive participation in all management meetings
• Excellent standards of merchandising and housekeeping are maintained in accordance with company guidelines.
• Liaise closely with Product Managers as part of the annual range review process
• Understand the business plan and actively participate in delivering its goals