Garden Centre Manager

Garden Centre Manager

Location: Surrey
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Hours: 40 per week, alternate weekends

This is a great opportunity to step into a Garden Centre Manager role with a well‑respected, independently owned group known for strong standards, great customer experience, and long-term career progression.

The site is a large, high-performing garden centre with an experienced team already in place. It's well invested, well run, and in a strong position - giving the incoming manager the chance to take ownership, drive performance, and continue pushing standards and customer experience forward.

What you'll be doing:

As Garden Centre Manager, you'll take full responsibility for the commercial, operational, and people performance of the site, leading from the front and ensuring consistently high standards across all departments.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Full accountability for sales, KPIs, and overall site performance across a larger, established trading business
• Leading, developing, and motivating a sizeable team, ensuring strong structure, accountability, and engagement
• Maintaining a highly visible, hands-on leadership style across the shop floor and wider site
• Driving commercial performance through strong merchandising, stock control, and seasonal trading plans
• Overseeing day-to-day operations, including rotas, recruitment, performance management, and workforce planning
• Working closely with senior stakeholders within the wider group to align standards and trading strategy
• Ensuring exceptional customer experience and consistently high retail presentation standards
• Maintaining full compliance with health & safety and operational procedures
• Continuously improving processes, efficiency, and team capability within a well-established structure

What they're looking for:

• Proven experience as a Garden Centre Manager, or senior retail leader within a high-volume environment
• Strong commercial acumen with a clear track record of delivering sales growth and managing KPIs
• Confident leading larger teams within a structured, multi-department retail environment
• A hands-on leader who leads from the front and sets high standards
• Garden centre experience is highly desirable, though strong multi-site retail backgrounds (DIY, home improvement, big box retail, supermarkets) will be considered
• Comfortable operating within a well-established, performance-driven business
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop teams

Why join?

• Join a highly regarded, independently owned retail group with a strong industry reputation
• A larger, well-established trading site with real commercial scale and stability
• Competitive salary of £45,000 - £50,000
• Significant opportunity to make an impact within a high-performing centre
• A strong platform for long-term career development within a growing business
• Free onsite parking
• Staff discount
• Pension
• Maternity & Paternity leave

Apply now

To apply, please send your CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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