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Deputy Garden Centre/Plant Manager
| Posting date: | 01 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Tonbridge, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | British Garden Centres |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Garden Centre Deputy Manager
Full Time 45 Hours Per Week – Including Weekends
Fully Flexible
We are looking for a Deputy Garden Centre/Plant Manager to join our forward-thinking team. Working in the Garden Centre this is a high-volume environment with a fast turnaround.
The successful candidate should have proven managerial experience and be physically fit as this is a very hands-on role and some heavy lifting may be required.
A knowledge of plants is essential to the role, as is, excellent customer service and a high standard of visual merchandising is required as is previous retail management experience.
Salary Negotiable depending on experience
What we offer:
Benefits include onsite car parking and staff discount for our Garden Centres and Restaurants as well as the Woodthorpe Leisure Park.
If you would like to join our family run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
Requirements of the Role:
Horticultural experience essential
• An inspirational leader for Centre staff ensuring that they receive clear direction and performance management within a culture of coaching and mentoring.
• Highly commercial and results driven with a proven track record in a management position.
• Positive and strong communicator and a skilled motivational people manager.
• Accountable for providing great customer service and have a keen eye for detail around the consumers’ experience in the Centre.
• A solution orientated thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety standards.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
Duties include:
• Managing Garden Centre people resources
• Forward planning of work schedule
• Daily resource management to support effective customer service requirements
• Deployment of the team to deliver excellent shop floor standards
• Managing cash/till operations
• Operational Audit for compliance in those areas
• Key holder responsibilities to assist with opening and closing of the centres
To apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to:
Dean Young Garden Centre Manager - dyoung@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close Friday 15th August 2025
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful
Full Time 45 Hours Per Week – Including Weekends
Fully Flexible
We are looking for a Deputy Garden Centre/Plant Manager to join our forward-thinking team. Working in the Garden Centre this is a high-volume environment with a fast turnaround.
The successful candidate should have proven managerial experience and be physically fit as this is a very hands-on role and some heavy lifting may be required.
A knowledge of plants is essential to the role, as is, excellent customer service and a high standard of visual merchandising is required as is previous retail management experience.
Salary Negotiable depending on experience
What we offer:
Benefits include onsite car parking and staff discount for our Garden Centres and Restaurants as well as the Woodthorpe Leisure Park.
If you would like to join our family run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
Requirements of the Role:
Horticultural experience essential
• An inspirational leader for Centre staff ensuring that they receive clear direction and performance management within a culture of coaching and mentoring.
• Highly commercial and results driven with a proven track record in a management position.
• Positive and strong communicator and a skilled motivational people manager.
• Accountable for providing great customer service and have a keen eye for detail around the consumers’ experience in the Centre.
• A solution orientated thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety standards.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
Duties include:
• Managing Garden Centre people resources
• Forward planning of work schedule
• Daily resource management to support effective customer service requirements
• Deployment of the team to deliver excellent shop floor standards
• Managing cash/till operations
• Operational Audit for compliance in those areas
• Key holder responsibilities to assist with opening and closing of the centres
To apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to:
Dean Young Garden Centre Manager - dyoung@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close Friday 15th August 2025
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful