Garden Centre Manager
Posted: 11 May 2026
Location: Shepperton
Company: Squires Garden Centres
Working closely with the Operations Manager to help the business to succeed.
Rota: Full time, 40 hours including alternate weekend working
Main duties and responsibilities:
- New ideas for building sales and profit are generated and effectively communicated to teams
- Ensure excellence of customer service is achieved throughout the centre
- Work closely and effectively with product managers to ensure purchasing is within the company poduct range.
- Constructive participation in all management meetings
- Excellent standards of merchandising and housekeeping are maintained in accordance with company guidelines.
- Liaise closely with Product Managers as part of the annual range review process
- Understand the business plan and actively participate in delivering it’s goals
- Create performance monitors - product, service and people performance- and review regularly
- Appropriately plan and utilise department resources to achieve targets
To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:
- Proven experience of working in similar role within a retail environment is essential
- Organised, self-disciplined with a positive, collaborative attitude
- Plant and Sundries knowledge is essential
Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.
We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail.
We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer focused environment.