Garden Centre Shop Manager
| Posting date: | 09 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | British Garden Centres |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Garden Centre Shop Manager
Full Time 40 Hours Per Week – Including Weekends
Full Flexible
We are looking for a Shop 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 would be a “nice to have” but is not essential to the role, however, excellent customer service and a high standard of visual merchandising is required as is previous retail management 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:
• 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:
• Day to day running of the Shop in the Garden Centre
• Deputizing for the Centre Manager in their absence
• Duty Management
• Co-ordination of deployment of team
• Managing cash/ till operations
• Merchandising and building seasonal displays
• Key holder responsibilities to assist with opening and closing of the centres
To apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to: Jo Julian, Garden Centre Regional Manager - jjulian@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful
Full Time 40 Hours Per Week – Including Weekends
Full Flexible
We are looking for a Shop 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 would be a “nice to have” but is not essential to the role, however, excellent customer service and a high standard of visual merchandising is required as is previous retail management 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:
• 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:
• Day to day running of the Shop in the Garden Centre
• Deputizing for the Centre Manager in their absence
• Duty Management
• Co-ordination of deployment of team
• Managing cash/ till operations
• Merchandising and building seasonal displays
• Key holder responsibilities to assist with opening and closing of the centres
To apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to: Jo Julian, Garden Centre Regional Manager - jjulian@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful