Our client is an independent family business who have been an extremely popular Garden Centre and Restaurant since 1991.As an ever-growing company based in the Chichester area, they are now looking to add to their current workforce by recruiting for an experienced and knowledgeable Assistant Manager for their plant area. You will be responsible for: -Driving theselling activity for plants, pots, compost and landscaping rangesManaging the incoming stock, getting it out swiftly and presenting it well to sell quicklyAssisting with the management of the external team to ensure they all perform to a high standardEnsure the team have appropriate work lists and achieve what is expectedEnsuring all members of the team are highly productive and fully occupied at all timesConducting the necessary staff coaching and training to develop the individualsEnsuring all staff present themselves in a Company uniform and PPE at all timesManaging daily breaks and lunches to ensure external area sales coverEnsuring the quality of all the stock within the department is maintained and rotatedEnsuring the stock is maintained in a clean, tidy, healthy, weed-free and undamaged stateTo monitor off-take from reserves and respond to looking good and availability listsThe preparation of orders for stock to meet the expected level of tradeTo merchandise and display stock according to the agreed principlesUndertaking stock takesTo request point of sale material and put it out to ensure all displays are fully supportedProactively serving and helping customers in need of assistance, resolving queries / complaintsTo actively sell other goods encouraging link sales and up-sales wherever possibleTo offer specific service and advice to customers on all gardening related enquiriesTo take and process customer orders and then advise customers on receipt of the goodsTo be responsible for opening and closing the centre as neededTo perform the role of Deputy Manager when on rota to do so (see separate job description)Skills and ExperiencePrevious experience of working in a garden centre is preferredIdeally you will hold at least a Level 2 Horticulture qualificationYou will hold a current licence or have experience of operating a Counterbalance Forklift Additional ExperienceKey-holderClean driving licenceFirst Aid certificateIf you are looking for a fabulous new role for 2025 within a company who care for their staff as well as their customers then please apply today.JBRP1_UKTJ
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Assistant Retail Horticultural Manager