Assistant Manager
Assistant Manager required
Job Ref- T741
Our client is a family owned and day-to-day run business with over 29 years of gardening experience based in Surrey. Today, they are a thriving Independent Garden Centre and are continuously growing. The centre has a huge selection of plants to suit every garden and project, supplying Gold Medal-winning gardens at all the major horticultural shows. They have suppliers across Europe and the UK, always being conscious of their bio-security responsibilities. Customer service is equally important to our client, having an experienced horticulture team, great care is taken to ensure that all plants are well maintained and looking their best. They are now looking for an Assistant Manager to work closely with the Manager to assist with all daily duties.
Job Description
The Assistant Manager duties will include the following:
- Supervising the centre’s team
- Deputising in the absence of the Manager
- Monitoring both display and back up stock
- Merchandising effectively to present and display stock to maximise sales opportunities
- To ensure all products are maintained to a high level
- To ensure all products are accurately and clearly priced
- To adhere to high housekeeping, security and safety standards
- Keyholder and duty manager responsibilities on a rota
Key Skills:
This position requires a good horticultural knowledge and a good understanding of the working of garden centre retailing. The appointed person will have a flexible and adaptable approach to adopt a helpful and caring attitude in all dealings, to be thoroughly consistent in implementing guidelines to quality customer service and to ultimately maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
If this Assistant Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Sole Gardener
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified Sole Gardener to play a key role in the management and maintenance of a beautiful private garden near Petersfield, Hampshire. This position will suit a well-rounded and flexible gardener with good horticultural knowledge, an interest in trees and a willingness to carry out basic estate duties in addition to their main focus of the garden.
The property encompasses 7-acres with approximately 2.5-acres devoted to formal gardens. Major works are being carried out by a landscaping firm at present, with general garden maintenance also being undertaken in the interim. A lawncare specialist manages a golf hole on the property and has been looking after the wider garden lawns. However, their work here will reduce upon successful appointment of a Sole Gardener.
The gardens comprise extensive mixed borders, a kitchen garden, rose beds and woodland areas, a golf hole, swimming pool, wildlife pool, stream, formal pond, a tennis court, large flower beds/borders, a glasshouse and a walled garden and wildflower meadow in the making. Two high mixed hedges will require maintenance with machinery from platforms and as such, the Sole Gardener must be physically fit and strong with good a level of stamina. A large number and variety of trees are located within the property, ranging from young to veteran. Numerous ash have been lost to the ash die back fungus so replanting will be carried out to repopulate the area.
Some very large beech trees as well as scots pine, horse chestnut, lime and yew, fruit trees and specimen conifers will require basic checks for health/safety. Applicants for this role should therefore have an interest in trees and be able/willing to notice apparent defects/pathogens and research accordingly before notifying professional arborists if necessary. The desire to learn and develop your knowledge in this area is more important than professional qualifications and experience, as horticulture and garden management remains the primary focus of this position.
Applicants must be happy to carry out general garden maintenance and will need strong horticultural knowledge, including that of herbaceous border management and kitchen gardening. Species-specific pruning knowledge is essential as is an ability to prioritise the workload efficiently. General estate duties will be required though applicants are not expected to have specialist knowledge in this area, just a positive and helpful attitude. Applicants will ideally hold an academic horticultural qualification at Level 3 or above/equivalent with demonstrable experience on private estates, though those with extensive hands-on experience in each of the stated areas of horticulture will be considered. Spray certificates (PA1/PA6) are desired but not essential at this stage. Applicants will need a full driving licence and their own transport due to the rural location of the property.
SALARY: Circa £35,000 DOE
LOCATION: Petersfield, Hampshire
JOB No: EC21395
If this Sole Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Experienced Gardener
A self-motivated and experienced gardener is sought after on a full time and permanent basis for a stunning private garden in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
The 18th century estate located near the Mendips hills area of outstanding natural beauty is surrounded by a working farm and woodland. The gardens consist of about 4 acres of formal gardens, kitchen garden, water garden, woodland garden and cottage gardens. These include mixed and herbaceous terraced borders, potted plants, greenhouse and cold frames, 2 parterres, topiary, mature and young trees and extensive lawns. The kitchen garden provides the owners with fruit and vegetable throughout the year.
The owners are very passionate about their garden and are looking for an experienced and hands on gardener to work closely with them to maintain and manage the garden to a high horticultural standard as well as enhancing the garden when required. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to; propagation, weeding, vegetable and fruit growing, deadheading and specialist pruning. There are two groundsmen currently working on site focusing on the general maintenance such as the mowing, strimming and hedge cutting of the main garden as well as the gardens surrounding the tenanted cottages.
Applicants should ideally have level 3 horticultural qualification, combined with excellent plant and tree knowledge, excellent technical skills and previous experience working on private estates. Experience in propagation as well as growing fruit and vegetables is required for the role. The garden is run organically, therefore a good understanding of organic principles, composting and leaf mulching knowledge is essential.
The successful applicant will need to be very organised, able to plan and prioritise workload and work to a high standard. He / She will be good at record keeping and keep a gardening diary. The gardener will be physically fit and should have a flexible attitude regarding the day structure and comfortable with dogs, chickens, horses and cattle. The ability to operate a range of garden machinery and good craft skills are also desirable for the role. A full UK driving licence is essential.
SALARY: £26,000 - £30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
JOB No: EC21157
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Senior Buyer
Job Ref S520
My client is one of the fastest growing gardening companies in the UK with an award-winning website and catalogue, and a passion for product and service. An exciting new role has arisen for an experienced buyer with horticultural knowledge to join the growing close-knit team on a full-time permanent basis. The position will focus on buying for Seeds, Cut Flower Bouquets and House Plant Gifts ranges and to play a key role in the next phase of the company’s growth.
The role of Senior Buyer involves working closely with the Buying Manager and Manager Director and will involve managing a Horticultural Buying Assistant. Due to the small size of the team, applicants must be able and willing to undertake a range of duties such as the administration and processing associated with the primary role. Crossover exists between categories, so a calm and considered approach is necessary as well as a positive character and an ability to apply initiative and attention to detail at all times.
The role will involve preparation for range reviews, including understanding analysis and trends, sourcing new products under the direction of the Buying Manager for Seeds, and the Managing Director for the Cut Flower Bouquets and House Plant Gifts ranges. The Senior Buyer will lead the development of a new Cut Flower Bouquet range which will involve sourcing supply partner(s) and working closely with internal departments to set up logistic arrangements for the range.
Regular duties will include ensuring Buying Sheets are set up and completed ready for handover in line with the critical path, maintaining an awareness of competitor activity and market trends, ensuring sell prices are competitive and margins are in line with company targets and working closely with the merchandising team to ensure good stock availability. The post holder will also work closely with the web marketing team to ensure products are merchandised effectively and accurately online. Arranging and planning photoshoots for new Cut Flower Bouquet and House Plant Gift ranges will also be the responsibility of the successful applicant. A proactive approach to developing strong relationships with key suppliers is an important part of the role. The successful candidate will be also be required to visit an associated company site at regular intervals to observe the results of Seeds trials.
Suitable candidates will have experience in a similar buying role, mail order / e-commerce knowledge and experience, an ability to take direction as well as use initiative and to see things through to completion. Excellent communication and motivation skills are essential, as are a high level of professional integrity and strong sense of responsibility. Excellent numerate and analytical skills are important as are an ability to think quickly and react with accuracy and foresight. Applicants should be competent with Microsoft Excel, be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and an ability to work to a critical path. A proactive approach, stamina and strong sense of commercial awareness are paramount.
If this Senior Buyer vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Garden Centre Horticultural Manager
Garden Centre Horticultural Manager required
Ref No ADV287
This role is for a unique lifestyle destination company offering a range of inspirational products and leisure activities including a large food hall, full table-service restaurant, a winter ice-skating rink and a horticultural department.
Having been trading for over 10 years, the business is established but is ready for the next expansion. Come and join them on the next stage of their journey, as they look to significantly expand the horticulture department.
They are an independent family owned business and have over 100 staff, many who have been with them for many years.
You will be joining at a crucial time for the business, as they look to roll out a large scale expansion of their horticulture department. You will be leading the horticulture offering as well as being a member of the general store management team and there will be significant opportunity for you to have direct influence over the development of their horticulture offering. You will have direct responsibility for buying and ranging as well as managing the current team and recruiting additional staff. They are a customer-focused business and it is essential you have a passion for customer service.
Desired skills
- Excellent horticultural knowledge in all areas e.g. bedding plants, house plants, hardy nursery stock, garden sundries and decorative garden products
- Several years experience in garden centre retailing, at management level
- Excellent people manager, who leads by example
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels, including other department managers
- A team player
- Impeccable customer service skills
- Experience with an EPOS system with the ability to create purchase orders and manage buying administration as required (training provided)
- Microsoft Office knowledge
Benefits
- Salary of £38,000-£46,000 depending on experience
- 20% staff discount on all products
- 5.6 weeks holiday (inc. bank holidays) + your birthday off!
- Uniform provided
- Free parking
- Monthly prize draw
The centre is based in Mears Ashby, 5 miles north-west of Northampton. Due to the location is it imperative that you are a car owner/driver.
Please apply by sending your CV to the Managing Director Jon Kitching - jonathan.kitching@btinternet.com
https://www.beckworthemporium.com/
Purchasing Manager
Purchasing Manager required
Ref No ADV288
Lovania Nurseries Ltd is one of the leading Ornamental plant producers in the UK, supplying Garden Centres and major retailers on a national scale and we have an exciting new opportunity, not to be missed! We are currently looking for a Purchasing Manager to join our team based in Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire. The individual will manage a small team that holds sole responsibility for the day to day purchasing of materials, goods, and supplies across the entire company.
The successful applicant will be extremely organised with excellent planning skills. They must have experience of purchasing ideally within the horticultural industry therefore have good product knowledge. They must have managerial experience and be able to give evidence of both this and teamwork skills. They must have excellent communication skills and show the ability to negotiate well. Finally, they must be extremely hard-working and able to work well at pace under pressure.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Building costings across the business and circulating to colleagues, (working from BEFs and tender documents, requesting supplier quotes, etc)
- Managing purchase orders and providing for suppliers
- Ordering materials
- Ordering business services, including fuel and oil
- Ordering rental equipment
- Liaising with colleagues over input weeks and surplus volumes
- Working to collate orders across the business and reduce costs
- Managing purchase spreadsheets and liaising effectively across the business
- Managing a goods-in check-in system and dealing with discrepancies efficiently
- Allocating stock to contracts and ensuring stock is clearly identifiable for various teams across the business
- Attending relevant internal meetings
- Authorising supplier invoices
- Managing supplier relations and negotiations
- Management and development of team
- Always promote and exemplify Lovania Nurseries Ltd core values
- Supporting Senior management
- Working to achieve overall business goals
Salary - £30,000 - £40,000 dependant on skill and experience
To apply, or if you have any questions please email your CV and cover letter to recruitment@lovania.co.uk
Skilled Gardener
Skilled Gardener required
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced gardener on a private estate in Suffolk, near Colchester. This new role will suit an academically qualified horticulturist with demonstrable garden management experience on private estates and a desire to be part of the ongoing development of a young garden. A small one-bedroom flat is available for temporary use if the successful candidate is relocating from outside the area.
The estate encompasses 45-acres in total with approximately 4-acres dedicated to the formal gardens, originally designed by Bunny Guinness. At just five years’ old, the young gardens are still taking form, with the property owner actively developing new areas and in need of assistance from a skilled and knowledgeable professional.
The modern rural property is surrounded by paddocks and woodland approximately 10-miles from Colchester itself. The garden contains mixed and herbaceous borders, shrubberies, a water/wet garden of approximately 0.5-acres, a young mixed woodland, greenhouse and poly tunnel, with a lake and pond. The gardens also include a walled potager with raised beds, combining vegetables and cutting flowers.
The successful applicant will work with the owner to create and develop new areas as well as to maintain existing areas to a high standard. Two employees on the estate provide assistance including that of basic gardening, i.e. mowing and hedge cutting where necessary, however the Skilled Gardener will also be required to carry out these duties in addition to the finer horticultural tasks. Aside from the two maintenance employees, the role may be considered a Sole Gardener position.
Applicants for this role must be physically fit, hands-on and talented horticulturists with experience of garden planning and time management. Good ornamental plant knowledge is essential, as is an ability to carry out species specific pruning, basic soil treatment/management, pest and disease control and the safe operation and basic maintenance of a full range of garden machinery. An academic horticultural qualification at RHS level 3 or equivalent/above is desired though is not essential if extensive relevant experience can be demonstrated. The ability to operate a chainsaw would be beneficial, as would spray certificates (PA1/PA6). Experience in kitchen gardening and plant propagation/glasshouse work is required, as is a full driving licence due to the rural location of the estate. The property owner is looking for a knowledgeable and passionate gardener with whom they can discuss and plan the garden for the future, so applicants with a creative eye and a keen interest in design are encouraged to apply.
The welcoming property owner has a genuine love of the garden and horticulture so will be involved alongside the successful applicant, if only at a high level at times. As areas of the gardens require further work, the Skilled Gardener will work through the options and opportunities with the owner and manage the implementation of the agreed designs/initiatives from a hands-on perspective.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled, qualified and experienced horticulturist to take ownership of a young garden at an exciting stage of development. Applications are sought from experienced gardeners in search of genuine reward for their talent and a garden in which to achieve their full potential for an engaged and horticulturally passionate owner.
SALARY: £30,000 - £35,000 DOE
LOCATION: Colchester, Suffolk
JOB No: EC18951
If this Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Team Leader/Experienced Gardener
Team Leader/Experienced Gardener
Job Ref Z722
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a team leader to join a garden maintenance and landscaping firm in central London. The client has over 25 years’ experience in landscape design and construction of London gardens, and a team of highly skilled and motivated landscapers and gardeners who work to a high standard.
With a high demand for our client’s services, a team leader is required. He / She will work with one other colleague; take full responsibility of a van and tools and lead the decision-making process on what needs doing with each gardening maintenance visit. As a Team Leader and a professional gardener, you will be hands-on and knowledgeable in all areas of gardening and experienced in leading a small team.
Each morning, the day will start at 7.15 am with a meeting at head office and the van will be ready for leaving the unit by 7.30am. The position is Monday to Friday and hours are flexible based on season demand. The team leader will have a professional approach in all dealings with the client and whilst on their property. He / She will demonstrate the ability to prioritise and problem solve when required to be cost and time effective. Attention to detail is really important in all aspects of the job.
The successful candidate will be responsible to train and develop their team to produce the best results; guide and support team members to ensure that jobs are completed as per quote within the allotted timescale and with 100% customer satisfaction. Other responsibilities include ensuring a safe working practice is undertaken; daily cleaning of shared tool handles with anti-bacterial wipes and ensuring that the team respect all tool and equipment including the van and treat it as their own.
Applicants will have a proven record of professional gardening and maintaining grounds to a high standard including mowing, weeding, strimming and hedge cutting. Good general plant knowledge on trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and weed identification is a requirement. He / She will be good at working towards deadlines, have a high attention to detail and have effective and respectful communication skills with other members of the team, the public and clients. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, physically fit and enjoy working in all weathers. A good knowledge of Health and Safety with respects to gardening and landscaping and a full driving licence is essential for the role.
If this Team Leader/Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com.
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Hard Landscape Team Leader
Hard Landscape Team Leader required.
Job Reference Number: B938
The Company:
Our client is based on the borders of Nottinghamshire. They pride themselves on offering a high-quality professional service in garden design, construction, planting and maintenance. Their aim is to grow their business by combining landscaping skills with a professional and courteous service, to construct affordable gardens of value using quality materials, and to ensure their work is completed to a high standard by skilled, full time employees, ensuring peace of mind and guaranteed satisfaction in a job well done. This philosophy has led to excellent referrals resulting in the successful completion of projects and opportunities of which they are proud.
Job Description:
Our client is seeking to appoint an experienced Landscaping Team Leader. If you are skilled in landscaping construction with proven experience of leading a landscaping construction team and want to advance your career further this is an exciting opportunity. We are looking for an individual capable of managing and being part of a team of 3 landscapers building projects ranging in value from £10,000-£100,000. Salary is £27,000-£30,000 depending on experience and skills and additional incentives include a team bonus giving an OTE of an additional £2,000-£4,000, they also operate a loyalty holiday scheme where you can gain a further 5 days holiday on top of the standard 28 when you have been with them for a number of years. Our client will supply all tools, uniform, a company vehicle you can use to get to and from work and a company mobile phone.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience of team leading in landscaping construction.
- Good communication skills, polite and diplomatic.
- Organised and basic IT skills.
- Skilled in paving, decking, fencing, walling (blockwork/brickwork/rendering), groundworks, soft landscaping (such as turfing and planting) and bespoke timber work such as pergolas, bench seats and cladding.
- Capable of using a mini digger (licence is preferable).
- Capable of working to a set of plans and setting out drawings.
- Good understanding and ability to work with levels.
- Able to delegate and manage a small team.
- An ability to run a schedule.
- A clean driving licence.
If this Hard Landscape Team Leader vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com
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Plantarea Buyer/Manager
Plantarea Buyer/Manager required
Ref Y847
Our client family run business which has grown considerably in recent years with an ever-increasing customer base have developed hugely over the last 4 years operating with a sales turnover of approx. £3million, recognised in the industry as leaders in their field. They strive to continuously meet the expectations and demands of their customers selling a wide range of giftware, gardening ancillary products and houseplants. They are currently seeking a Plant Buyer/Manager who will work closely with the management and play an important role in the continued success of developing the Plantarea department whilst leading and motivating a team.
Job Description:
Duties and responsibilities would include the following:
- Purchasing of all plant stock and negotiating with new and existing suppliers
- Creating innovative plants displays throughout the year
- Analysing sales and taking appropriate action
- Keeping up to date with market trends and fashion in retailing
- Leading and supervising a team of staff
- Providing outstanding levels of customer sales and service
- Duty Manager as and when required
- Accurate stock control with minimum wastage
- Liaising with senior management
Key Skills:
The appointed person will possess plant purchasing skills and a desire to provide outstanding customer service with an eye for detail and creative flair for providing innovative plant displays. This position requires strong leadership skills to lead from the front and inspire others and who is not willing to accept second best. The appointed person will have excellent product knowledge and a good understanding of volume Plant Retailing whilst maintaining the highest quality and standards.
This company can also offer excellent long-term career prospects and a challenging rewarding career in Horticulture.
If this Plantarea Buyer/Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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