In This Issue
French company to buy Bayer Garden
Garden Wise celebrate their first UK Garden Centre of the Year award
Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Barton Grange team celebrate fifth GCA title in a row
On your marks for the Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk on March 18
Rising Stars make the most of bestselling lines
GIMA Awards return to Celtic Manor Resort
Sad news of the death of Brigitte Canale (Europlants UK)
Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Garden Sundries Retail Manager \ Berkshire
Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Garden Centre General Manager / Dorset
Horticulture Manager / Somerset
Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Garden Centre/Horticulture Manager/Plantarea Manager
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The Greatest Christmas Display winners
Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Brookside Garden Centre
Haskins West End
Hillmount Garden Centre
Mains of Drum
Premier Decorations
Bents and Le Friquet
Silverbirch (Small Garden Centre Gold)
Old Railway Line (Mid-sized Garden Centre Gold)
Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
Seed varieties figure strongly in Veg-2-Gro sales
Growing media sales are still strong
Garden product sales continue to be disappointing
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Situations Vacant
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 General Manager / Dorset
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000


Garden Centre General Manager / Dorset (ref:DS7997)

Location: Dorset
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Date: 21 Jan
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: Permanent


The successful Garden Centre Manager / candidate will have a real eye for customer service and take huge pride for their work, with a real 'can do' enthusiastic attitude. We are looking for a real leader, some who is not afraid to get involved and lead by example. This is a great opportunity for the right person, if you feel this might be you, please feel free to get in contact.
This is a great chance for someone looking for the next step in their career.

The role
  • Support the Garden Centre Store Manager and team in all aspects of your store's day-to-day operations
  • Manage the daily running of your department, enabling everyone to inspire, educate and equip customers.
  • Be responsible for managing cash and other daily administrative task.
  • Constantly find ways of improving your department and motivating your staff to achieve agreed company objectives.
  • To drive performance maximising commercial potential.
  • To promote staff ownership & accountability to create a positive & enjoyable working environment.
  • To ensure that your department operates within current Health & Safety legislation.
  • To contribute to the success of the business as a whole.
  • Ensure the store is clean, both on the shop floor and behind the scenes
  • To undertake other duties as required
The candidate
  • A practical, hands-on approach to Garden Centre retailing
  • Natural leadership skills and the ability to motivate and support the development of the whole store team
  • The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers
  • Excellent people skills
  • A high degree of professionalism, especially when handling difficult situations
  • A proactive approach to solving problems, and the ability to deal with issues as they arise
  • Preferably, previous retail management experience
This is a great store with a great potential just looking for an excellent garden retailing to put their stamp on it!

Full time permanent position including alternate weekends and additional weekends during key sales times.

Salary £30-£35k + Bonus scheme, Staff Discount.

To apply for this role click here
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