Garden Centre Plant Manager

Select Recruitment Specialists Ltd; Yarnton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Seasonal Plant Department Manager to lead a team and deliver exceptional plant care. Enjoy a work-life balance with every other weekend off and a competitive salary. Use your horticultural expertise in a supportive environment, where you can craft stunning displays and provide advice to customers. Comprehensive training and generous staff discounts are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous staff discount

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Every other weekend off

Qualifications

• Strong horticultural knowledge and retail experience.
• Excellent plant care expertise, particularly with roses.
• Meticulous about presentation and visual merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Plant Department and manage your own team to deliver exceptional plant care and customer service.
• Create aspirational visual displays and maintain stock availability to maximise department performance.
• Provide specialist horticultural advice to customers.

Skills

Horticultural knowledge

Retail experience

Presentation and visual merchandising

Customer engagement

Job description

Overview

Seasonal Plant Department Manager

Here’s a rare opportunity to lead a plant department with genuine work-life balance — you’ll enjoy every other weekend off, something almost unheard of in garden centre retail. My client, part of the UK’s largest garden centre group by turnover, offers an exceptional benefits package including national discounts that extend far beyond your workplace, rewarding you both professionally and personally.

As a Seasonal Plant Department Manager, you’ll have the creative freedom to craft stunning visual displays that inspire customers whilst managing your own team and driving the commercial success of your department. This role gives you the chance to use your horticultural expertise in an environment that values innovation and style, where you’ll ensure exceptional plant care, maintain stock availability, and provide specialist advice to discerning customers. You’ll work alongside a national family owned group, with centres nationwide, meaning your career development opportunities are genuinely supported by a business that’s constantly evolving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Plant Department and manage your own team to deliver exceptional plant care and customer service.
• Create aspirational visual displays and maintain stock availability to maximise department performance.
• Provide specialist horticultural advice to customers, with emphasis on roses where relevant.
• Drive commercial success through quality presentation, merchandising, and proactive product selection.
• Collaborate with a national family-owned group and support ongoing career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong horticultural knowledge and retail experience.
• Excellent plant care expertise, with particular emphasis on roses.
• Meticulous about presentation and visual merchandising.
• Entrepreneurial approach and ability to connect with customers to influence departmental performance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Generous staff discount plus national retail discounts
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities
• Every other weekend off for genuine work-life balance
• Supportive, friendly environment where horticultural knowledge is valued and you have ownership over your department’s success

How to apply

Contact Select Recruitment today to discover how this role could be the perfect next step in your career