Buyer
Buyer required
Ref No: U527
Job Purpose:
Develop and manage designated product ranges, ensuring product assortment meets customer demand, whilst achieving agreed gross margins
Key Accountabilities, which add value to Business:
- Supports and contributes to the achievement of budgeted sales and margins
- Supports and contributes to the achievement of budgeted contribution
- Encourages and supports the development of employees with the Garden Centres and Merchandise function
- Delivers high level of customer service
- Responsible for the health and safety of all customers and employees
Supports and Contributes to the achievement of budgeted sales and margin
- Annually carries out a full range review for each product area
- Visit suppliers and trade shows in the U.K. and overseas to ensure product concept and ranges are innovative and exciting to the customer
- Conduct negotiations with suppliers to obtain optimum terms in order to maximise gross margin, keeping in line with the company margin policy
- Using management information regularly reviews sales
- Control stock investment to ensure that the correct balance is achieved between maximising sales and minimising stocks
- Ensures relevant information and systems are updated in a timely manner to reflect any stock movement changes
Supports and contributes to the achievement of budgeted contribution
- Analyse, maintain and record an accurate account of supplier cost prices and relative gross margins
- Supplier terms and conditions are negotiated favorably, and updated on a regular basis, ensuring they are always recorded and adhered too
- Analyse the total business by centre, sales and margins, producing a trading report every month, as agreed with the Buying Director
- Prepare for, and participate in, the Traders Meetings and ensure that the agreed merchandise concept and strategy is followed and where appropriate produce merchandise stock layouts
- Regularly monitor and highlight position of old and or slow moving stocks with proposals on how to resolve cost effectively
Encourages and supports the development of employees within the Garden Centre and Merchandise function
- Where required supports the garden centre management in the training and development programme
- Operates clear lines of communication on company strategy, best working practice and knowledge transfer between all departments within the garden centres and Head Office Services
Delivers high level of Customer Service
- Conducts regular operational visits to garden centres to support the Department Managers
- Contributes to the development and implementation of a promotions calendar for the designated product range
- Produces a detailed promotions pack to coincide with promotions calendar
- Ensure regular communication with the centres to ensure that all stock related problems are resolved in a timely and effective manner
- Utilising the stock and order sheets, notifies the centres of all new product entering the business and products that are being delisted
- Work as an effective team member, undertaking other tasks as requested by Line manager and provide cover for other team members as appropriate
Responsible for the Health and Safety of Staff and Customers
- Manage a safe working environment so company health and safety policies and legislative requirements are met
- Understands fully and communicates clearly the health and safety standards required by company policy and legislation.
Performance Indicators:
- Annual appraisals, personal development plans and training initiatives are completed on time and reviewed accordingly
- Health and Safety standards comply with company policy
If this Buyer vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com.
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Couple (Live In)
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a live-in couple to join a historic private estate in Devizes, Wiltshire. This opening would suit a couple with demonstrable experience in garden/estate maintenance and housekeeping respectively. A generous salary of £23,000 each is offered to candidates in addition a two-bedroom cottage on site with bills paid.
The impressive eight-bedroom main house is framed by an NGS registered, former RHS garden of six acres. The 300-year-old garden is currently managed by a full-time Skilled Gardener who will require assistance from time to time with basic tasks such as mowing and hedge cutting. The remainder of the estate maintenance duties will consist of non-horticultural tasks, i.e. DIY/handyman jobs on and inside the property buildings, occasional chauffeuring and general care of seven chickens and three dogs on site. Good physical fitness, a positive attitude, energy and a strong work ethic are essential requirements for this role, as is a full driving licence.
Duties under the responsibility of the Housekeeper will consist of the upkeep of the main house by way of cleaning, laundry, weekly shopping and some preparation of food for one child. The three dogs will require care which will be limited to feeding and opening the door to enable them to entertain themselves in the large garden when the property owners are away. The position will be a Monday to Friday role with free weekends except on very rare occasions, as unforeseen circumstances inevitably arise. A full driving licence is also essential for this role.
A two-bedroom cottage is provided with rent, Council tax, water, electricity etc. covered by the employer. Bills such as phone and internet will be the responsibility of the successful candidates. Candidates with experience and training in trades with good all-round DIY skills are particularly sought after, with competence in the garden maintenance aspect of the role remaining essential. Housekeepers with experience on private estates and associated autonomous working will be most welcome. Applicants must have an excellent command of spoken and written English, a natural ability to get on well with other staff and visitors and must be capable of working unsupervised and managing their own time.
A welcoming environment and stunning property, located in a very desirable part of rural Wiltshire, awaits the successful candidates. The estate owners are genuinely passionate about their property and staff, and look for equally committed employees to share the result of the team’s efforts. A generous combined salary is offered as stated below, with a cottage on site with its own separate entrance and driveway, courtyard garden and storage space.
SALARY: £46,000 + Accommodation
LOCATION: Devizes, Wiltshire
JOB No: EC22085
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Garden Centre Manager
Garden Centre Manager required
Ref No: Z909
Our client is a large, long established, family run business based in Sussex, looking for a General Manager to be responsible for the management of the one of their flagship garden centres.
The 10-acre garden centre features a wide range of departments including plants, garden, pet and aquatics, garden buildings, food hall, restaurant, gift, furniture, homewares, clothing and garden machinery. A wide range of plants grown on the Company’s wholesale nursery are sold through the centres.
This is an exciting opportunity for a manager to lead the operational aspects of the site including maintenance and development, human resources, administration and sales, working closely with group buyers and Directors. The position is hands-on, working alongside and leading a team of department supervisors, team leaders and sales assistants to deliver very high standards of merchandising and customer satisfaction.
The role and responsibilities of the General Manager will include daily monitoring, control and implementation of company procedures, merchandising and presentation, short-life product management, accurate pricing and point of sale material, achieving target margins, minimising wastage, stock control, loss prevention as well as dealing effectively with customer complaints and queries.
The ideal candidate must be an experienced retail manager from either the garden centre, supermarket or high street retail sector. The candidate must have experience of working and managing a large multi-million pound store and be capable of managing, organizing and caring for 80+ employees.
The Company are proud to bring all staff into their family business ethos and the candidate will be required to support colleagues, working closely with the HR Manager, to encourage, inspire and generate goodwill among the team.
Horticultaral knowledge is not essential for the position. Experience in back office store management systems and front of house retail is essential. The General Manager will lead all retail and non-retail functions within the centre including health and safety, security, warehousing, deliveries and goods in, stock transfers and coordination of contractors and maintenance teams.
If this Garden Centre Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@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
Planting Consultant
Planting Consultant required
Ref: J213
Our client is an award-winning design, build and maintenance company located near Reading with the added benefit of their own plant nursery. They have been transforming gardens for over 30 years.
Job Description:
The successful candidate will travel to appointments to offer an “at home planting and horticultural consultancy service” where you would meet with prospective clients, provide them with advice and planting recommendations for their requirements. Produce quotations, liaise with the clients, and the planting team and plant nursery.
You will be involved where required with any soft landscaping works within the business, including laying out plants to a design or from a list and will be involved in planting.
Key Skills:
- Excellent plant knowledge, with horticultural qualifications and a passion for plants.
- You should have all the characteristics of being an effective team player.
- Good computer skills, word, excel.
- Understanding Vector Works is beneficial but not essential.
- Work closely with the nursery department.
- Manage planting projects of differing size and involved managing staff.
- Driving licence essential.
Position and Benefits:
- Full time 7.30-4.30pm Monday- Friday
- Company car provided
- 28 days holiday
- Company pension scheme
If this Planting Consultant vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com
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Project Manager
Ref No: B994
Our client is a family-run business with over 20-years in the industry, offering a complete turnkey design, build and high-end garden care service. Their portfolio ranges from residential gardens to high-end commercial properties. Services offerings include design and build of nationwide projects as well as regular creative care and maintenance on local sites. Due to continued expansion, an experienced Project Manager from a landscaping and/or construction background is needed to help take the company forward and to ensure management of new and existing contracts/commissions.
The company are passionate about designing, creating and maintaining gardens which will mature each season and be enjoyed for years to come. The company work closely with our clients through every step of the design process to ensure each design meets the brief; keeping true to principles of function, form, scale and proportion to create unique and beautiful spaces.
As a Project Manager, the successful applicant will take responsibility for working closely with the Directors to take the teams to the next level and to help with increased profit levels by managing and overseeing projects up to a budget of £500,000.
Other key tasks and responsibilities of the successful Project Manager include:
- Running a minimum of 3 small teams of landscapers and a small works team
- Getting hands-on if required on specific projects
- Ensuring projects come in on schedule and within budget
- Preparing quotations and costings
- Liaising with clients
- Taking responsibility for weekly project meetings
- Putting together order schedules, negotiating prices and placing orders
- Taking responsibility for health and safety
This is a busy role which requires the successful candidate to plan and prioritise the scheduling and running of multiple jobs while ensuring that an excellent level of client care is maintained whilst working on improving overall efficiency.
The successful Project Manager must have previous project management experience as well as practical hands on skills and experience of working on site in a similar environment. Experienced project managers from a construction background will also be considered, in addition to those from a landscaping background.
Applicants must also have the following attributes:
- Demonstrable project management experience in the landscape or construction sectors
- Previous experience of successfully managing a team
- Personable and approachable
- Able to multi-task and work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines
- Able to manage clients and deliver excellent customer service
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Self-motivated and willing to learn
- Able to work well within a team
- A full clean driving licence and access to own transport for commuting to and from work (a company van provided for client visits).
Desirable qualifications include a CSCS card, trailer licence, relevant Health & Safety qualification and relevant Project Management qualifications, though applicants without will be considered on experience.
The Project Manager will have the opportunity to grow and develop their skills within a busy team. Opportunities for progression are always available and the company will support the successful candidate’s personal development.
If this Project Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com
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Head of Gardens and Grounds
A rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Head of Gardens and Grounds to join an incredible private estate that is going through a monumental restoration of the buildings, gardens and grounds. The position is a full time and permanent role and is based in Surrey.
The 500-acre grounds are entirely new, based loosely on the historic gardens that were lost in the 1960’s. Currently in the plan phase, the grounds are being designed to consist of garden areas. A few of those areas are as follows; Forecourt with formal parterre planting beds with hedges and a topiary yew centrepiece surrounded by close cut formal lawns. These beds are intended to have a changing display of bulbs and annual flowering plants to provide year-round interest and will require careful maintenance and regular replanting with the gardeners either ordering in or propagating and growing on the required plants. The grotto entrance will be surrounded by mostly coniferous trees planted to create woodland clump when viewed from the park. Shrub and herbaceous planting above the grotto to frame the sculpture/urn here. The garden walk will be an elegant repeat of shrub and herbaceous ground including planting around the outsides of the garden terrace. The Southern walk becomes part of the Garden terrace with a seat looking back towards the south wing.
The Kitchen Terrace and Pool Terrace planting will be in entirely in large timber planters. Small clipped standard trees surrounded with seasonal annuals. Both terraces will have the same layout, but the Pool terrace is in the shade of the house for much of the day whereas the Kitchen Terrace is mostly in full sunlight. The walled garden will be divided into a quartered layout with a gravel paths on the cross axis and around the perimeter walls. The central area will be a simple meadow and fruit trees with feature arbours in each quadrant. A new ¾ glasshouse will be built to accommodate retained vines. The glasshouse backs onto the potting sheds and there is water and power to the glass house. Heating is by electric heaters set into the retained heating trench. A working area with compost/ bulk materials storage ‘bins’ will be created and fruit cages and a small area of growing beds for cut flowers or similar. Other areas include the summer garden, spring and autumn woodland garden, lake walk with several planting areas on the terraces sloping down to lake, cascade steps, Japanese garden and arboretum woodland which will be a low maintenance area.
The owners are seeking a Head of Gardens and Grounds to join during the in the early stages of the project to play a key role in the design, implementation and future running of the gardens and grounds. He / She will report into and work closely with Estate Manager as well as liaising and working directly with landscape architects during the set-up phase and intermittently. The landscape architects will provide a design guide and management plan for the gardens explaining the design concepts, long term aspirations and maintenance requirements for each area. During set up phase, the Head of Gardens and Grounds will work with the Estate Manager to recruit a team of suitable gardeners and grounds staff, procure all garden equipment and machinery and implement and oversee all the projects onsite.
The anticipated date for the project completion is April / June 2021 and the family will take residence then. The Head of Gardens and Grounds will implement very high horticultural standards across all the estate gardens, grounds, lakes and golf area. The successful applicant will carry out day to day management of garden and grounds staff, maintain records, order and control supplies, oversee maintenance of estate machinery, manage and maintain the estate’s water and irrigation system, implement changes and seasonal requirements and assist the estate manager with any ad-hoc tasks.
Applicants will be highly experienced, skilled and professional horticulturalist with excellent plant and tree knowledge. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Horticulturalist with a minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience, supported by evidence of the innovative development and implementation of programs of work and long-term garden planning. He / She will have experience working in a similar setting from garden conception through to project implementation and estate operation and management. They will have an eye for enhancing open spaces with attractive planting regimes. Good verbal communication skills and a positive attitude are essential.
The position is a 5-day working week but may vary when family are in residence or through busy periods. The salary provided is £45,000 - £50,000 with accommodation. The accommodation provided is a two- or three-bedroom cottage onsite with council tax, water and electricity bills paid by the employer. A discretionary bonus is provided as well as healthcare cover and Pension.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Garden and Grounds to create a lasting legacy creating, developing and maintaining the estate with the highest standards.
SALARY: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Surrey
JOB No: EC17327
If this Head of Gardens and Grounds vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Plant Scientist/Plant Grower
Plant Scientist/Plant Grower required
3-5 days/week
Ref M013
Our client is a science-based supplement company producing and supplying vitamins, minerals and nutrients across the UK with an emphasis on quality, innovation and efficacy of product. Products are highly bio-effective, truly innovative and backed by research and studies. They have a reputation for quality, integrity, innovation and excellent service.
Job Description:
The Plant Scientist will take responsibility for driving the projects moving forward. The projects will be relating to the mineral-enhancement of hydroponically grown cruciferous vegetables. He / She will work on their own initiative, researching, trialing and growing edible plants with a maximum potency for minerals and supplements. The Plant Scientist will work closely with the production manager on the full lifecycle of the product; propagation, growing, analysing, drying, processing and packaging,
The candidate can be based anywhere in the UK however, occasional travel to the growing unit, currently in Devon, is required to oversee the growing.
Key Skills:
The successful candidate will have experience with hydroponic growing techniques and mineral uptake into growing plants. They will be happy to learn and explore new techniques to optimise uptake potential for nutraceutical formulations. He / She will have horticultural experience in plant propagation and plant husbandry as well as the scientific interest. The Plant Scientist will be strong mathematically to accurately calculate the potency of the solutions.
This role would suit someone with experience as a Plant Scientist and a driven and focused personality to effectively achieve goals. Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a number of tasks at once is important.
If this Plant Scientist/Plant Grower vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com.
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Sole Gardener
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a top-level Sole Gardener near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. This new role will suit an academically qualified and talented horticulturist with demonstrable garden management experience on large and diverse private estates. The position is offered with a generous salary and a large three-bedroom property located within the wider estate with extensive views and its own garden.
The stunning 4-acre formal gardens are set within 70-acres of meadows, woodland and farmland. Designed by Jinny Blom approximately ten years ago, the gardens exemplify the English Country Garden style and sensitively compliment the manor house and surrounding views. The garden is divided into ‘rooms’ with each area significantly different to the next; a large Ha-ha overlooking a beautiful valley, a yew topiary garden that evokes images of Alice in Wonderland, and a large rose garden framed by a backdrop of mature native woodland. The gardens have been managed by a local contractor in terms of general maintenance, but it is now time to hand over to a dedicated and knowledgeable full-time permanent gardener to realise the full potential of this spectacular property.
The gardens of the primary manor house as well as the gardener’s house will require ongoing management and further development where necessary. A new wing to the manor house has been added, with an additional garden area that is to be managed and improved to maturity. The main gardens include an expansive rose garden including climbing roses on walled garden areas, a topiary garden, wild flower areas, an orchard, woodland and paths, a glasshouse and polytunnel, cutting flower garden, mixed beds/borders, terraces, and expansive fine laws throughout.
Due to the expansive rose and topiary areas, the garden requires dedication and excellent attention to detail as well as a strong work ethic. Assistance may be offered by way of specialist contractors where necessary, i.e. during peak growing season. Applicants for this role must be physically fit, hands-on and talented horticulturists with a very well-rounded knowledge of garden management. Good ornamental plant knowledge is essential, as is an ability to carry out species specific pruning (particularly of roses), 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, as is the ability to operate a chainsaw safely, though the latter will not discount otherwise suitable applicants. Experience in kitchen gardening and plant propagation/glasshouse work is required alongside a demonstrable ability to carry out efficient seasonal garden management and planning. Due to the rural location of the property, a full driving licence is required of all applicants.
The welcoming property owner has a genuine love of the garden and so will not be entirely distant but involved and engaged on a level considerate of the successful candidate’s extensive experience. As areas of the gardens require further work, the Sole 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 truly stunning garden on a long-term basis. Applications are sought from experienced Sole/Senior and Head Gardeners in search of genuine reward for their talent and a garden in which to achieve their full potential.
SALARY: Circa £35,000 - £45,000 DOE
LOCATION: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
JOB No: EC17124
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