Garden Centre Manager
From horticruitment
Working For: horticruitment
Garden Centre Manager required
Job Ref E281
Our client is seeking a Centre Manager to lead their well-established award-winning garden centre. They pride them self on offering a wide range of Plants, Gardening, Christmas, gifts, great restaurant food and experience and Pets and Aquatics. The Centre also has an onsite ice rink and will be adding more leisure options to the site in the future. This role involves profit management, operational oversight, team leadership and business development.
Responsibilities:
The Centre Manager will oversee the Garden Centre’s profit and loss to optimize profit contribution, managing an annual turnover of £4 million. The centre is going under a large redevelopment and will be increasing to another 5 acres, and the centre has invested 2 million in its aquatics department. This will require the Centre Manager to be adaptable and be able to manage projects outside of normal retailing. The Centre Manager will work alongside the directors to recruit, motivate, and manage a team of 80 staff to achieve annual objectives. Additionally, the Centre Manager will ensure high levels of customer support, satisfaction, and loyalty.
Required Skills:
- Supervisory experience in a customer-oriented retail environment (essential)
- Commercial awareness: Understanding the retail market, including knowledge of competitors, market trends, and customer behaviour.
- Leading a team: managing a large team, recruiting and professional development.
- Coaching: Providing guidance and support to team members to improve their skills, enhance their performance, and help them reach their career goals.
- Cost management
- Driving for results supporting the centres objectives & increasing customer satisfaction.
- Planning and prioritizing
- Problem-solving
- Effective business planning
- Communication skills, being able communicate in a clear and precise manner.
- Teamwork, being able to work alongside the directors and staff onsite.
- Horticultural qualifications (desirable)
The appointed person will be highly motivated with excellent product knowledge and a proven track record of managing and delivering results. An excellent salary is available for the right candidate who can bring good ideas and a wealth of experience to ensure the overall growth and success of the business.
If this Centre Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Jay Rimell on 01233 732767 or recruitment@horticruitment.com.
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