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Kent garden centre business for sale
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Essex garden centre closes suddenly
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Make hedging fun and sexy, says Rising Stars finalist
Two new initiatives at Grow Your Own Profits Roadshow
French company to buy Bayer Garden
Notcutts sign up to Cultivation Street Ambassador Programme
Children's gardening book to raise cash for Greenfingers
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Love the Plot You've Got Masterclasses get under way for 2016
Garden centres shortlisted in Family Business Awards
Thompson & Morgan promises best year on the veg patch with host of innovative growing concepts for 2016
£14,109 donation from Stewarts Garden Centres
Message from Linda Petrons, Head of Fundraising at Greenfingers about Garden Re-Leaf Day
Love birds with Webbs in National Nest Box Week
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
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Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
West Horsley KT24 6AR
 
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Garden Sundries Retail Manager \ Berkshire
Salary: £20,000 - £22,000
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Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
West Horsley KT24 6AR
 
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Garden Centre General Manager / Dorset
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
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Horticulture Manager / Somerset
Salary: To attract the best
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Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Twickenham TW2 5PA
 
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Garden Centre/Horticulture Manager/Plantarea Manager
Salary: £18,000 - £24,000
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Garden Centre/Horticulture Manager/Plantarea Manager
Salary: £18,000 - £24,000


Garden Centre | Horticulture Manager | Plantarea Manager (ref:DS7820)

Location: Surrey
Salary: £18,000 - £24,000
Date: 21 Jan
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: Permanent


Our client is a Nationwide group that are continually growing and developing their leading garden centres across England and Wales. They are proud of their heritage in the gardening industry and each and every one of their garden centres has its own identity and for this reason each of the garden centres is separately branded and the staff and customers are loyal to their centre.

They currently employ more than 5,000 people and some of their longest serving employees have been with the Group for more than 40 years. They offer their employees great opportunities to progress and are keen to meet great retailers and plants people who are looking for the next step in their career.

Customer service is of prime importance to everyone who works for them and they believe that better customer service is achieved by education. They have one of the best staff training scheme in the industry. It is based on practical training with experienced staff together with their own in-house E-Learning system which covers every part of the business.

Currently they are seeking an outstanding plants person / horticultural manager to manage their Plantarea

The role

As Horticultural / Plantarea Manager based Surrey the role will be to take responsibility for one of the largest departments within the centre. As Horticulture / Plantarea Manager you will look after the day to day merchandising and maintenance of the plant stock as well as motivating the team to provide the highest standard of customer service. The role will also have duty management responsibility across the entire centre.

The candidate

For this role we are seeking a leader with superb retail experience to head this busy department. The plantarea is the focus point of any garden centre and your standards for customer service, merchandising and the little details that make a department special will make you stand out. Plant knowledge is essential but we are open minded about the level of academic qualification. Experience within a garden centre is desirable as is supervisory skills.

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