Assistant Garden Sundries Manager
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[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Garden Centre is seeking an Assistant Garden Sundries Manager to support the Sundries Manager in leading the team, ensuring the department is well-stocked, organized, and provides excellent customer service. Responsibilities include managing the team, merchandising products, assisting with seasonal changes, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Company Information and Introduction
[Employer hidden] Garden Centre aims to be the destination of choice for garden enthusiasts, offering exceptional service and high-quality products at competitive prices. Established in 1979 as a family-run business, [Employer hidden] has grown to include six stores across the South East of England, employing over 700 staff in 2026. As a growing company, we provide ample opportunities for personal development and learning within a supportive, inclusive, and friendly team environment. We are deeply committed to our loyal customers, delivering top-notch products while maintaining affordability. Guided by our core values - trust and integrity, family, teamwork, accountability, and retail excellence - we strive to continuously enhance the customer experience and foster lasting relationships.
Do you have a passion for managing and working as part of a valued team? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? If so, you could be our next Sundries Assistant Manager! We are looking for someone to support our Sundries Manager to lead our team, ensuring our Sundries department is fully stocked, well-organized, and consistently providing excellent customer service.
Our Sundries department offers a wide range of products, including garden accessories such as tools and solar lights, chemicals, and much more!
Benefits
· Free onsite parking
· 15% Staff discount (Increase to 20% after 5 years of service)
· Training and development with opportunities to forge a career with us
· Pension plan
· Holiday entitlement of 28 days, including bank holidays
Store:Bagshot
Department: Garden Sundries
Contract: Full-time, Monday- Friday with rota’d day off and alternate weekends
Hours:37.5 hours per week
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Ensure the department consistently delivers an excellent customer experience
- Collaborate with the manager & buyer to assist with seasonal changes and product planning
- Merchandise products to a high standard on the sales floor, ensuring they are clearly priced, correctly displayed, and safely arranged
- Serve customers, addressing their enquiries and processing orders
- Keep the team updated with information on promotions, new products, deliveries, and changes to the shop floor
- Implement new ideas and strategies to promote products and drive sales
- Allocate staff duties to ensure all tasks are actioned and completed in an acceptable time scale.
Key Skills and Competencies
- Prior experience working within a garden centre environment
- Previous experience managing a team
- Enthusiastic, approachable, and a strong team player
- Eager to develop and learn new skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good interpersonal skills, confidence and ability to approach customers
- Prior experience working within a garden centre environment
Additional Information
Number of positions: 1
Contact:
Name: Recruitment Team
Phone: [contact hidden]