House Plant Team Leader

Morepeople 01780; St Albans; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-loved independent garden centre in St Albans seeks a Team Leader for the Houseplant Department. In this role, you will lead a small team, ensure plant quality, and drive sales through creative displays and customer service. Strong houseplant knowledge and retail experience are essential. The position offers a competitive salary, a supportive team culture, and various benefits, including a generous staff discount. Contact Leo at the provided email or phone for more details.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous staff discount

Supportive team culture

Variety in a creative retail environment

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of houseplants including identification, care, and pest control.
• Experience in retail or supervisory roles with task prioritization.
• Hands-on skills in merchandising and maintaining the area.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team while ensuring plant quality and excellent customer service.
• Manage purchasing and incoming deliveries, keeping stock accurate.
• Utilize trends to drive sales and enhance department performance.

Skills

Strong houseplant knowledge

Retail/supervisory experience

Hands‑on approach to merchandising

Commercial awareness

Comfortable with social media

Understanding of Health & Safety

Job description

Team Leader - Houseplant Department
Hours: 42 hours/week (alternate weekends)
Location: St Albans

Salary: Competitive DOE

This is a great opportunity to join a well-loved independent garden centre, known for its strong plant range and friendly, hands‑on retail environment. They sell a wide selection of houseplants alongside sundries, homewares and gift lines - a creative, customer‑focused setting with real scope to make the department your own.

Your Role

As Team Leader for Houseplants, you'll support the retail management team in running the department day‑to‑day: leading a small team (2‑3 people), maintaining plant quality, building seasonal displays, and delivering excellent customer service. You'll help with purchasing and incoming deliveries, keep stock and EPOS records accurate, and make the most of trends and promotions to drive sales.

What We're Looking For

• Strong houseplant knowledge - ID, care, seasonality and pest control
• Retail/supervisory experience with the confidence to prioritise and allocate tasks
• Hands‑on approach to merchandising, displays and housekeeping of the area
• Commercial awareness – stock control, basic EPOS and making the most of seasonal peaks
• Comfortable contributing to social media/website content and customer‑facing advice
• An understanding of Health & Safety and the ability to lead the team with those standards

Perks & Benefits

Competitive salary for the hours, generous staff discount, supportive team culture and plenty of day‑to‑day variety in a creative retail environment.

Apply Now

If you're interested, contact Leo at [e-mail] or call 01780 480530.