Plant Area Manager-Horticultural

British Garden Centres; Charlecote; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite car parking

Staff discount

Job summary

British Garden Centres is seeking a Plant Area Manager for our garden centre group. The role demands hands-on leadership in a fast-paced plant area, with a strong emphasis on plant knowledge, customer service, and visual merchandising.

A horticultural background and forklift license are advantageous, with training available for the right candidate. Responsibilities include leading the plant team, planning schedules, and ensuring health and safety compliance across centres.

Qualifications

• Experience as Plant Manager or proven plant management background.
• Knowledge of plants essential.
• Horticultural qualification preferred or in training.
• Able to thrive in a high-volume, hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage section staff resources.
• Forward plan work schedule.
• Daily resource management to support customer service.
• Deploy team to maintain plant standards.
• Lead a team and conduct operational audits for compliance.
• Key holder responsibilities for opening/closing centres.
• Holiday cover and health and safety compliance.
• Ensure high standards of customer service and attention to quality.
• Order plants and maintain plant standards.

Skills

Plant management

Customer service

Visual merchandising

People management

Health and safety

Communication

Education

Horticultural qualification

Tools

Forklift licence

Job description

We are currently looking for a Plant Area Manager to join our large Garden Centre Group. Previous experience as a Plant Manager within the industry is preferred, however, applicants with a proven plant management background with a knowledge of plants will be considered.

Working in the plant area is a high volume environment with a fast turnaround. The successful candidate should be physically fit as this is a very hands on role.

A good knowledge of plants is essential to the role as is good customer service and a high standard of visual merchandising.

The successful candidate will preferably possess either a horticultural qualification, will be in training or had practical horticultural experience. Forklift truck licence an advantage.

Duties include:

• Managing section people resources
• Forward planning of work schedule
• Daily resource management to support effective customer service requirements
• Deployment of the team to deliver excellent plant standards
• Responsible for leading a team
• Operational Audit for compliance in those areas
• Key holder responsibilities to assist with opening and closing of the centers
• Holiday cover
• Ensuring department compliance and health and safety regulations are carried out,positive and strong communicator and a skilled motivationalpeople manager
• Accountable for providing great customer service and have akeen eye for quality and detail
• Ordering / Plant standards

What We Offer:

• Benefits include onsite car parking and staff discount for our Garden Centres and Restaurants as well as the Woodthorpe Leisure Park

Applications close – Tuesday 24th November 2026

Due to the high volume of applications, if your application is successful, someone from the management team will be in touch with you, thank you.