The Nunhead Gardener is looking for a talented and motivated Lead Florist & Floristry Manager to lead our growing floristry department and help shape its next stage of development.
Our floristry business currently generates over £350,000 in annual sales, supplying our stores with fresh bouquets as well as flowers for weddings, events, funerals and local businesses.
This is a hands-on leadership role combining floristry, team management and the opportunity to grow weddings, events and contract flower work.
You will lead a small team of florists and help shape the future direction of floristry within The Nunhead Gardener.
This role would suit an experienced retail florist who is ready to take the next step into a leadership role.
About The Nunhead Gardener
The Nunhead Gardener is an independent garden centre business in South East London with stores in Nunhead, Camberwell and Elephant Park. We are known for beautifully curated plants, garden goods and flowers, and for creating welcoming retail spaces with a strong sense of style and quality.
Alongside our plant offering we have developed a growing floristry department supplying our stores with fresh bouquets as well as flowers for weddings, events and local businesses.
About Bloom Works
Bloom Works is our new dedicated floristry studio and retail flower space located next to our Camberwell store. It will provide a larger workspace for our floristry team, a beautiful retail flower shop and a space for workshops and creative events.
The space is currently being refurbished to create an inspiring environment for both customers and florists and will become the home of our floristry department as it continues to grow.
The Role
You will manage a small team of florists working across Bloom Works, Camberwell and Nunhead, ensuring our stores are consistently stocked with beautiful fresh bouquets while also helping grow our work in weddings, events and contract flowers.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing and supporting a small team of florists
- Maintaining consistent bouquet style and quality across locations
- Overseeing flower buying and stock management
- Ensuring efficient production and minimal flower waste
- Working with the team to deliver weddings, events and contract flowers
- Planning key seasonal events including Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas
- Helping establish Bloom Works as a destination for flowers and workshops
About You
You will be an experienced retail florist, senior florist or head florist who enjoys both hands-on floristry and helping develop a growing department.
You will likely have:
- Several years’ professional floristry experience
- Strong bouquet-making and floral design skills
- Experience supervising or supporting other florists
- Confidence ordering flowers and managing stock
- A fast and organised approach to floristry production
- A proactive attitude and interest in developing the floristry offering
Experience with weddings, events or contract flowers would be an advantage but is not essential.
If possible, we would also welcome photos or examples of your floristry work as part of your application.
What We Offer
- A creative leadership role within a growing independent London business
- The opportunity to lead and grow a floristry department generating £350k+ annually
- A dedicated floristry workspace at Bloom Works
- A supportive and collaborative team environment
- A performance-based incentive scheme linked to growing floristry sales, contract flowers and weddings
A Typical Day in the Role
A typical day might begin at Bloom Works preparing bouquets for delivery to our stores. On flower delivery days you may be checking in new flower orders and working with the team to prepare bouquets for the shop floor.
During the week you may also:
- Meet with a couple planning flowers for a small wedding
- Prepare arrangements for one of our restaurant flower contracts
- Plan ordering for the next delivery of fresh flowers
- Work with the team to ensure all stores have beautiful, fresh bouquets
- Develop ideas for seasonal displays or workshops
During busy seasonal periods such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas, the focus shifts to planning production and supporting the team through peak trading.
No two weeks are quite the same, which is part of what makes the role enjoyable.
How to Apply
To apply, please send:
- A short introduction outlining your floristry experience
- Photos or links to examples of your floristry work (if available)
The Nunhead Gardener is a fast-growing and highly unique family-run group of garden shops. We are independently owned, and we pride ourselves on our team of knowledgeable horticulturalists who are always on hand to offer friendly, expert advice regarding all indoor and outdoor gardening matters. We always place ourselves at the heart of the communities in which we open our stores. We punch well above our weight in terms of the service we provide, the experience we offer customers, the unique product range we carry and our legendary product displays. We’re extremely passionate about our people, and with ambitious future plans, it’s an exciting time to join us.
