Plant Area Manager-Horticultural

British Garden Centres; Chipping Norton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Staff discount

Job summary

British Garden Centres in Charlbury is looking for a Plant Area Manager to join our large garden centre group. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week including weekends, with hands-on responsibility in a high-volume plant area and a focus on customer service and visual merchandising.

The successful candidate will have a horticultural qualification (or be in training) and strong people management skills. Forklift licence is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience as Plant Manager within the industry preferred.
• Knowledge of plants essential.
• Forklift licence an advantage.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensuring department compliance and health and safety regulations are carried out.
• Positive and strong communicator and a skilled motivational people manager.
• Accountable for providing great customer service and have a keen eye for quality and detail.
• Ordering / Plant standards.

Skills

Plant area management

Customer service

Team leadership

Visual merchandising

Health and safety

Education

Horticultural qualification

Job description

Location: Charlbury

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours: 40 Hours Per Week Including Weekends

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 motivational

people manager.

Accountable for providing great customer service and have a

keen 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.

If you would like to join our family run business and bring yourideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.

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.