Cambridge
HORTICULTURAL/PLANT AREA MANAGER
Spring into your new carerer with this exciting opportunity to join an expanding prestigous garden centre business.
Our clients Plant Area Department Managers pride themselves on not only giving their customers the very best in product quality and choice but also on providing them with an aspirational shopping experience through creating stunning visual displays. They work hard to constantly ensure stock availability, that our high standards of plant care and quality are always maintained and that our customers enjoy exceptional service and specialist advice.
As a Plant Area Department Manager, you would be responsible for managing and leading your team in pulling all of this vital activity together so that our customers have a truly unique and memorable shopping experience. Your focus will always be on the customer and meeting their expectations, but you will also have responsibility for driving sales and profitability – so you will have a real sense of ownership and empowerment!
The ideal Plant Area Department Managers will:
- have experience working in Garden Centres, although they are open to talking to candidates from any horticultural or retail background
- have an energetic personality with an ability to easily engage with and connect with our AB1 target customers
- have a creative and entrepreneurial attitude towards plant retailing
- have excellent knowledge of roses, plant care and maintenance
- be able to recognise and act on sales opportunities
- be meticulous to the detail in terms of product placement, standards, presentation, visual elevation and overall look and feel
- have the ability to manage and develop a team
- be able to use reports in order to improve performance
- have the ability to manage stock from entry to exit within the centre
- be an excellent communicator
- be able to use an Epos system.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an expanding business where you can develop your career further