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Garden Centre Assistant Manager

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Garden Centre Assistant Manager | Anglesey

Salary: DOE

Are you an experienced senior leader in retail ready to take your next step? We're working with a well-established and highly respected garden centre business that is looking for a confident and motivated Garden Centre Assistant Manager to support the day-to-day running of their centre.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on retail leader who enjoys variety, team development, and delivering an excellent customer experience. Even better, you'll benefit from a healthy work-life balance, with no evening work.

About The Role

As a Garden Centre Assistant Manager, you will oversee the indoor retail departments, working in partnership with the Garden Centre Manager and Plant Area Manager. You'll support the day-to-day running of the site through duty management responsibilities, contributing to strong sales performance, effective cost control, and consistently high standards across the centre.

This is a prominent, hands-on role where you'll set the tone on the shop floor, inspire and support your teams, and ensure every customer enjoys a welcoming and high-quality shopping experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations, including stock control, merchandising, and customer service
  • Motivate teams to deliver strong product displays and clear POS
  • Coach and develop colleagues in service, standards, and product knowledge
  • Complete daily admin and back-office tasks
  • Support goods-in, warehouse, and stock movement
  • Maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation
  • Provide duty management cover across the site

The Ideal Candidate

  • Experienced retail manager with strong leadership skills
  • Passionate about gardening and related products
  • Confident people manager who enjoys developing teams
  • Commercially aware and sales-focused
  • Positive, engaging, and clear communicator
  • Horticultural knowledge desirable

Benefits

  • No evening work and great work-life balance
  • Retail and lifestyle discounts
  • Health cash plan
  • Generous staff discount
  • 6 weeks' annual leave
  • Free on-site parking

How to apply

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we'd love to hear from you. For more information, contact Elleanna at elleanna@morepeople.co.uk or call 01780 480530.