Plant Area Manager

MorePeople; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden retail business is seeking a Plant Area Manager to oversee department operations in Derbyshire. In this role, you will ensure that shelves are well stocked, drive sales, and manage a small team of 3-4 staff. Successful candidates will have strong retail experience, ideally in a garden centre, good plant knowledge, and a hands-on leadership style. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for career progression within a respected and growing company.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Staff discount

Onsite parking

Wider company benefits

Qualifications

• Strong retail experience, ideally in a garden centre or plant-focused environment.
• Good plant knowledge is essential.
• Confidence and hands-on leadership style to motivate a small team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the department.
• Ensure shelves are well stocked and sales opportunities maximised.
• Order supplies and manage allocations and volumes.

Skills

Strong retail experience

Good plant knowledge

IT literate

Commercially minded

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Excel

Job description

Plant Area Manager

Hours: 40 hours/week (Alternate weekends)

Location: Derbyshire

Your Role

As the Plant Area Manager, you'll oversee the day‑to‑day running of the department, ensuring shelves are well stocked, sales opportunities are maximised, and customers receive excellent service.

You'll be responsible for ordering, allocations, and volumes, making smart commercial decisions to drive sales and minimise wastage.

With a small team of 3‑4 staff members, this is a great opportunity for a supervisor looking to step up, or for an experienced manager to get into a top garden retail business.

Deputising for the Centre Manager will also form part of the role, offering exposure to wider responsibilities.

What We're Looking For

• Strong retail experience, ideally in a garden centre or plant‑focused environment
• Good plant knowledge
• IT literate – adept with Excel in particular
• Commercially minded, able to analyse data to make targeted improvements
• Confident, hands‑on leadership style with the ability to motivate a small team

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Join a respected and growing garden centre group
• Fantastic stepping‑stone role for supervisors aiming to progress
• Staff discount, onsite parking, and wider company benefits

Apply Now

If you're interested we would love to hear from you!

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