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Plant Buyer - Plant Area Manager - Destination Centre
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Junior Sales Manager - Office Sales Manager - Wholesale Nursery
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Plant Buyer - Plant Area Manager - Destination Centre
Salary: £30,000-£35,000
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Plant Buyer - Plant Area Manager - Destination Centre
Salary: £30,000-£35,000

Plant Buyer | Plant Area Manager | Destination Centre (ref:BP7739)

Location: South West England
Salary: £30000-£35000
Date: 16 Oct 
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: Permanent


 
My client is a multi site garden centre business that has maintained an independent feel with centres in the south west of England. We are seeking a talented plant buyer who is also an experienced plant area manager to run the horticulture function at one of their large destination garden centres. 

The role

The Plant Area Manager will be responsible for managing a very large plantarea in a destination garden centre that is the flagship of the group. This role will involve communication at a head office level to ensure retail standards, merchandising and stock maintenance are the highest level. 
This role will also serve as the group plant buyer. The Plant Buyer will be responsible for creating and sourcing a unique range of plants from a diverse supplier base. Quality must be paramount in the plants you source as well as delivering cost to a budget. 

The candidate

We are seeking a retailer with proven plant buyer experience, or a plant buyer with proven retailing experience. This role is unique in its responsibility but also in its opportunity for the right candidate! 
The highest priority for this candidate is they must be a planteria expert, you must have the knowledge to control the business's horticultural offering across their centres and also the passion for plants so you can lead and inspire your retail team. 

Your current job title could be:
Plant Buyer, Horticulture Buyer, Junior Buyer, Buyer, Plant Area Manager, Planteria Manager, Plantarea Manager, Garden Centre manager, Assistant Manager

Please submit your CV in the first instance or to discuss further please call Brad Peck at MorePeople on 01780 480530.

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