Garden Centre Assistant Manager

Location North London
Discipline: Horticulture
Job type: Permanent
Salary: ££27000 - £30000 per annum
Contact name: Kate Moxon

Contact email: Kate@agriFJ.co.uk
Job ref: 15507 KM_1644508727
Published: almost 2 years ago
Client: Agricultural and Farming Jobs

Job Title: Garden Centre Assistant Manager

Location of the Job: North London

Salary & Benefits Package:

£27K - £30K

Plus Pension, staff discount and 28 days annual leave.

Training & development offered

Additional Information: Full time permanent role including working alternate weekends.

About The Company: Award winning trendy, style aware and boutique Garden Centre based North London. An urban centre looking to transform the inner-city gardening experience with quality plants, grown by specialist growers, and friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Why should you work for this company? The client is a small and friendly team, and they hope to find someone for them who will help them to deliver an excellent customer experience, as well as a truly life-enhancing destination for people in London to visit.

The Job Role Details:

Depending on performance, this position offers the opportunity to become their future Garden Centre Manager. Great potential!

To be suitable for this amazing opportunity, you will be a dynamic, hardworking, and responsible person. You will join the management team at Assistant Manager level and work alongside the Director in running all aspects of the garden centre.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to - driving sales and all aspects of plant care, opening and closing the premises, all day to day running of the shop including tilling up, making sure that the shop is kept in immaculate condition, ordering / putting out deliveries and ensuring the staff are led by example.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications:

Exceptional customer care skills.

A well-rounded knowledge of indoor and outdoor plants and relevant horticultural qualifications, in most aspects of gardening.

A strong eye for detail.

Previous experience as a Retail Assistant Manager or equivalent.

Fantastic people management skills, with the ability to inspire and lead by example.

A positive attitude, strong work ethic and the ability to carry out all tasks with minimum supervision.

Enthusiasm and passion are essential.

Essential Skills:

Strong Horticultural experience.

Retail experience.

How to apply: Please click on the apply now button.

The Industry (Key Words): Horticulture, Horticulturalist, retail, garden centre, plant area, Assistant Manager, indoor and outdoor plants

We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted. Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission. Established in 2013, Agricultural and Farming Jobs provide outstanding recruitment head-hunting and job advertising services. We are the trusted recruitment partner of choice to industry leading organisations across the UK and Internationally. We recruit specifically for all roles within the sectors of: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Food and Fresh Produce, Vet, Pet and Animal Health, Agrochemicals, Fertilisers and Seeds, Software and Technology, Machinery, Technical and Engineering and specialist Education.