29 October 2024
Our family horticultural business, Squires Garden Centres, has been successfully providing its customers with plants and friendly expert knowledge for almost 90 years.
With the forthcoming retirement of our Managing Director, there is now the exciting opportunity to join our passionate and successful business. Playing a key role in formulating and delivering the strategy and vision for Squire's continued success as a values-driven business, with an established place at the heart of its local communities and the wider UK horticultural industry.
The role offers an interesting, challenging and very varied work life across Squire's horticultural retailing, catering and nursery operations. It involves growing the business and driving operational excellence, whilst looking for new opportunities and fostering a culture that prioritises customer satisfaction and employee engagement.
Candidates will be collaborative, strategic and practical leaders who will connect with Squire's mission and ambition to be the best local garden centre. They will bring senior leadership experience from a multi-category retail, horticultural and/or hospitality environment and a track record aligned to developing our product and customer proposition strategies for a business which values integrity and tradition alongside innovating for future commercial success.
Rewards & Benefits: Employee Discount– 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years' service and 30% after 5 years' service.Holiday (including bank holidays)– 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 weeks after 2 years' service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years' service.Bonus– We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date).Pension– We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested.Attendance– After one year's service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D)– A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown/inspired the business. There is a monthly winner. All winners select a gift to receive.Learning & Development– You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need.Birthday– After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early (holiday policy rules apply). If you have 2 years service on your birthday, you will receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro rata for less than 40 hours).Cycle2work scheme – After 1 year's service, a government initiative which offers a 25% to 39% saving on new cycling equipment. This cost is deducted out of your pay over 12 or 19 months.Child's first day at school – After 1 year's service come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life, so that you can be there to take them and pick them up from school on their first day.RHS Membership or a Tree/Shrub – After 1 year's service Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year up to the value of £50 retail on the anniversary of your engagement or £50 towards RHS annual membership.Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP, that gives them access to a range of wellbeing resources, etc.Retirement– After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.Free Parking– Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference HBQUA. Alternatively email ******. Applications should be received by noon on 22 November 2024.
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