Horticulture Quality Controller - Northamptonshire
£Competitive - Dependent on Experience
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Horticulture Quality Controller (ref:BP7244) Location: Northamptonshire Salary: £Competitive - Dependent on Experience Job Type: Full-Time Duration: Permanent Our client is a national group of garden centres with a depot based in Northamptonshire is looking to recruit an experienced quality controller with excellent horticultural knowledge. The Role : - To visit nurseries/growers throughout the year to ensure plant specification sheets are being adhered to and planned crops/inputs are delivered are achieving the requisite quality.
- To collaborate with the buying team to ensure visits are planned in line with inputs and promotions.
- To alleviate and ensure that there are no rejections of crops upon arrival at the Hub or at the Garden centres due to quality issues.
- To complete batch checks and spot checks deliveries at the hub to ensure consistent quality.
- To create the right conditions to develop and upgrade the plant quality to surpass all other plant retailers.
- To build and maintain good working relationships with growers and suppliers.
- To build effective working relationships with the distribution and supply chain teams at both the hub and H.O
The Candidate : - Preferred with a horticultural background or horticultural qualification
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build and cultivate strong working relationships
- Time management skills
- Ability to work on own initiatives and self-motivator
- Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
- Works well under pressure
- Gains insights into problems and uses initiative and creativeness to deliver solutions.
This is a fantastic role for an experienced horticuturalist who is looking for a new opportunity in a large business, applications encouraged as we are looking to interview in the next few weeks. Please submit your CV in the first instance, or to discuss further call Brad Peck at MorePeople on 01780 480530
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