Horticultural Manager (Garden Centre)

Plant Area Manager

Location: Buckinghamshire

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 (DOE)

Hours: 37.5 per week, alternate weekends

This is a great opportunity to join a well known, family run garden centre group, taking ownership of a large plant area within a medium sized centre.

The site has been through a period of transition, with a refreshed team and renewed focus on horticulture. The plant area remains the biggest trading department, offering a strong platform for someone commercially minded to make an impact.

Horticultural knowledge and retail management experience are key requirements for the position.

What you'll be doing

• Taking full responsibility for the day to day running of the plant area.
• Managing stock control, ordering, and sales performance across a high volume department.
• Working with central teams on product allocation, ensuring the right volumes at the right time.
• Monitoring sales, shrinkage, and wastage, using reporting to drive performance.
• Leading and developing a mixed team, bringing new and existing staff together.
• Maintaining high standards of merchandising and availability across the department.
• Acting as deputy to the Garden Centre Manager when required.
• Driving sales through strong retail standards and customer engagement.

What they're looking for

• Proven retail management experience, ideally within garden retail or similar environments.
• Good plant knowledge, but not necessarily a specialist horticulturist.
• Strong commercial awareness, particularly around stock, sales, and margin.
• A confident leader who can bring structure and direction to a developing team.
• Comfortable with reporting, admin, and the operational side of retail.
• A hands on approach with the ability to balance shop floor presence and admin responsibilities.

Perks & Benefits

• Join a respected, family owned garden centre group with a strong reputation.
• A key role within the centre's biggest and most important department.
• Supportive and flexible management team.
• Opportunity to shape and develop a relatively new team.
• Staff discount and company benefits package.
• Pension scheme and holiday allowance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Full benefits package available on request.

Apply now

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