Seasonal Plant Supervisor- Canterbury Chartham Garden Centre

Seasonal Plant Supervisor

Location: Canterbury Chartham Garden Centre – Canterbury Road, Chartham, Canterbury
Hours: Full time, including alternate weekend working
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Are you passionate about plants and retail leadership? We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Seasonal Plant Supervisor to support and drive our Seasonal Plant Department at Canterbury Chartham Garden Centre. This is a hands-on supervisory role focused on maintaining exceptional retail standards, maximising sales, and delivering outstanding customer service.

Why Join Us?

Blue Diamond Garden Centres is the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, known for quality, innovation, and inspirational retailing. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer experiences while creating exciting career opportunities for our teams.

With 52 centres across the UK and Channel Islands, Blue Diamond continues to grow year on year. We are committed to investing in our people and providing clear progression opportunities within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We attract an AB1 demographic by offering style, emotion, and innovation for the home and garden — always supported by exceptional service standards.

Under the leadership of Managing Director Alan Roper, who has headed the Group since 1999, we are proud of our strong staff retention and culture of empowering our teams to succeed.

The Role

As Seasonal Plant Supervisor, you will support the Department Manager in ensuring the Seasonal Plant area is commercially successful, visually inspiring, and maintained to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ordering seasonal plant stock and monitoring availability

• Reviewing performance reports and identifying opportunities to drive sales

• Managing merchandising plans and stock exit strategies

• Identifying and taking action on slow-moving stock

• Ensuring POS materials are accurate and displayed correctly

• Maintaining exceptional retail and housekeeping standards across the department

• Creating visual and inspirational plant displays to maximise sales

• Providing knowledgeable advice to customers and assisting with carry-to-car service

• Using the EPOS system confidently and accurately

• Following up on action points from reports and floor walks

Deputy Responsibilities

• Deputising for the Department Manager during holidays and days off

• Organising daily and weekly team tasks

• Communicating updates, instructions, and guidelines from the wider plant team

• Escalating any issues or concerns to senior management

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about plants, gardening, and retail

• Commercially aware with a strong eye for detail

• Confident in merchandising and stock management

• A natural team leader who can motivate and organise others

• Professional, friendly, and customer-focused

• Flexible and able to work alternate weekends

What We Offer

• Competitive salary

• Generous staff discount

• Ongoing training and development

• Career progression opportunities within the Blue Diamond Group

• A supportive and inspiring retail environment

If you are ready to grow your career in horticultural retail, we would love to hear from you.