Plants / Horticulture Manager

JR United Kingdom; Hungerford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden centre in Hungerford is seeking an experienced Horticulture Manager to oversee their horticulture department. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in retail management and horticultural expertise. This role focuses on enhancing customer experience, driving sales, and ensuring team motivation. The position offers generous annual leave, uncapped store discounts, and financial support through Wagestream.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Uncapped employee discounts

Access to financial wellbeing support

Confidential support and counselling services

Qualifications

• Horticultural expertise with experience of retail management.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of budgets and profitability.
• Ability to identify training needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the horticulture department operations to maximize sales.
• Provide expert advice on plant care and gardening products.
• Lead the team through seasonal changes and manage training needs.

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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Job Description:

My client is a people and customer focused business who are known for progressing their staff. They are looking to recruit a Plants / Horticulture Manager for their fantastic Garden Centre. If you have great leadership or Team leader experience and plant knowledge, please do apply or reach out to Keith at KAT Recruitment for a conversation.

Their Horticulture Managers play an essential role in delivering customer experience across our stores - driving sales, promoting customer loyalty, providing excellent plant advice and maintaining department standards, whilst working alongside the general manager to set a standard within our flagship department.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the horticulture department operations to maximise profitable sales and growth, whilst creating a unique customer focused environment
• Providing expert advice and guidance in relation to plant care, maintenance and core gardening products
• Sparking your team's passion for delivering the best in-store experience possible by creating a brilliant customer journey and experience
• Working closely with our central support teams, maintaining excellent communication to improve our business
• Ensuring all health & safety regulations are carried out across the store, whilst caring for employee and customer welfare
• As a member of the senior management team, you will also have duty manager responsibilities including key holder duties

Who theyare looking for:

• You'll bring horticultural expertise with experience of retail management
• Commercial awareness and understanding of budgets, profitability from driving sales and improved ways of working
• Ability to identify training needs.
• Positively managing change, you'll lead the team through each season with care and motivation to deliver the best
• Can demonstrate our values at all times

What they offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across their stores.
• Access to Wagestream support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform