Plant Area Manager

Posted: 11 May 2026
Location: Hersham
Company: Squires Garden Centres

Your primary responsibility will be to provide a management support to the Plant Department.

Working closely with the Garden Centre Manager to help the department to succeed.

Rota: Full time, 40 hours including alternate weekend working

Main duties and responsibilities:

  • Maintain good control over stock levels, including accurate ordering and stock clearance where necessary
  • Co-operate fully with line management and product managers
  • Take responsibility for the whole in the absence of the manager
  • Purchasing within the company product range within company guidelines
  • Feed back on current and new products to optimise range and stock availability
  • Maintain good control over stock levels, including accurate ordering and stock clearance where necessary
  • Close liaison with relevant Product Manager to ensure the optimum range and stock availability
  • Use initiative to increase sales in their Department
  • Sales opportunities are generated through interaction with customers
  • Standards of appearance are monitored and maintained
  • Organises and allocates team and individual tasks, in line with customer service needs
  • Queries and complaints handled with courtesy by all team members, and referred where necessary to the Manager and Product Manager

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

  • Excellent computer skills
  • Customer service skills
  • People management experience
  • Previous experience in similar environment 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.