Position: Assistant Garden Centre Manager
Location: Berkshire
Salary: £33,000 (flexible, dependent on experience)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's top garden centre groups as an Assistant Garden Centre Manager, taking a key role in a busy, mid-to-large centre that's well established and highly regarded in the local community.

The site is one of the group's key centres - known for its gardening focus, strong customer base, and excellent restaurant.

This is a great role for an experienced retail manager who's ready to take the next step within a specialist, horticulture-led environment.

What you'll be doing:

As Assistant Garden Centre Manager, you'll play a hands-on role in the smooth day-to-day running of the centre, supporting the Garden Centre Manager in leading the team and driving commercial performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of the sundries department, ensuring high standards of presentation, stock management, and sales performance.
• Acting as a keyholder and supporting the wider centre operation across all departments.
• Delivering excellent customer service and ensuring a positive shopping experience for every visitor.
• Supporting HR processes including investigations, disciplinaries, and team development.
• Working closely with the management team to analyse performance data, identify opportunities, and maximise profitability.
• Maintaining compliance with all health, safety, and operational procedures.

What they're looking for:

• Proven retail management experience, ideally within a garden centre or similarly specialist retail environment.
• A genuine interest or passion for gardening, plants, or horticulture.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills - confident using systems and interpreting figures.
• A customer-focused mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on role.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the energy and drive to motivate a team.
• Flexibility to work alternate weekends and a rotating midweek day off (alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays).
• Full-time, 40 hours per week.

Why join?

• Join a well respected garden centre group, offering genuine career progression.

• Generous staff discount - up to 30% off products and 50% off restaurant meals.
• Increasing holiday allowance with length of service.
• Annual profit-related Christmas bonus.
• Company pension scheme and Cycle2Work participation.
• Recognition and reward schemes for great performance.
• Birthday perks, gifts, and long-service awards.
• Free onsite parking and a supportive team culture.
• The rest of the benefits package is available upon request.

Apply now
To apply, send your CV to leo@morepeople.co.uk or call 01780 480530 for a confidential chat.