Horticulturist: Garden Centre Expert & Customer Champion

Grafton Group; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension for all colleagues

Colleague Discount – Up to 35% off in‑

Maternity Leave: Up to 20 weeks paid

Paternity Leave: Up to 2 weeks paid

Fertility Leave: Up to 5 days paid per

Cycle to work & Tax-Saver Schemes

Discounted health insurance

Bonus Scheme

Sick Pay Scheme

Parental leave

Flexible Annual Leave: Purchase up to

Paid Charity Leave: Two paid days

Service Days: Increased annual leave

Flexiwage: Pay frequency options

Savings Club

Educational Assistance

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Woodie's, the market leader DIY, Home and Garden Retailer in Ireland, is seeking a Horticulturist to join our Garden Centre team. The role offers full-time hours and the chance to contribute to exceptional customer service and garden excellence.

You will manage stock, advise customers, and support budget targets while maintaining high standards. A horticulture qualification and strong computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification and work experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of plant establishment, maintenance, pruning, fertilizing, pests and diseases.
• Ability to use a variety of horticulture tools and equipment.
• Experience working with and monitoring annual budgets.
• Independent decision-making and problem solving.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer skills including Word and Excel.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work.
• Must have passion, initiative, responsibility and pride in what you do.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the store budget for each period and achieving sales and waste targets to budget.
• Maintain the Garden Centre to the highest standards.
• Responsible for ordering of stock in the Garden Centre.
• Responsible for the management of waste in the Garden Centre.
• Delivering exceptional customer service by focusing on the things that matters to customers.
• Deliver expert advice and service to our customers.
• Positively interact and communicate with our customers.
• Merchandising Stock to company principles.
• Maintain and seek to improve excellent levels of products knowledge.
• Actively engage with training plans and mandatory training across skills and products.

Skills

Plant cultivation & pruning

Budget monitoring

Independent decision making

Interpersonal & communication

Computer skills (Word & Excel)

Physical stamina

Customer service delivery

Passion & initiative

Education

Horticulture qualification

Tools

Horticulture tools & equipment

Job description

Woodie's, the market leader DIY, Home and Garden Retailer in Ireland, is seeking a Horticulturist to join our Garden Centre team. The role offers full-time hours and the chance to contribute to exceptional customer service and garden excellence.

You will manage stock, advise customers, and support budget targets while maintaining high standards. A horticulture qualification and strong computer skills are essential.