Current Vacancies

Garden Care Team Leader

Full-time | Alternate Weekends | Busy Garden Centre Environment

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Garden Care Team Leader to join our fast-paced garden centre team. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys retail, teamwork and delivering to an excellent standard in a busy seasonal environment. This is a permanent, full-time role, working 8.30am to 5.30pm, four days a week plus alternate weekends.

As Garden Care Team Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the garden care and sundries department, ensuring high standards of presentation, stock control and customer service, while leading and motivating your team.

You will play a key role in maintaining smooth operations, accurate stock processes and a safe working environment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead, motivate and support a small retail team to achieve department

standards and sales targets

• Ensure excellent customer service is delivered at all times

• Manage stock deliveries, ensuring invoices match delivery notes accurately

• Assist with stock ordering and replenishment planning

• Maintain strong merchandising and visual standards across the department

• Monitor stock levels, availability and seasonal product performance

• Ensure compliance with health & safety procedures

• Operate equipment safely and support goods-in processes where required

• Support other departments during peak trading periods

• Train and develop team members and support new starters

We are looking for someone who is:

• A confident team leader or experienced retail supervisor

• Organised, reliable and detail-focused

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced retail environment

• Proactive with a positive, hands-on approach

• Able to prioritise workload and manage daily operational tasks

• Passionate about gardening or outdoor retail (preferred but not essential)

You should have:

• Retail or garden centre experience desirable

• Experience managing or supervising a team

• Strong stock control and delivery checking experience

• Good communication and organisational skills

• Basic IT skills for ordering and stock systems

• Forklift licence preferred (training may be provided)

We offer a varied and active working day, staff discount, training and development opportunities, uniform and free parking.

If you enjoy leading people, working with seasonal products and being part of a busy retail team, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply, send your CV and a coving letter to: sam@burston.co.uk

Application forms can also be downloaded via the button below or collected from our Information Desk in store.