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Play a vital role in shaping visitor experience at the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Overview
Salary
£33862
Location
Kew Gardens, Richmond, UK - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
Join the dynamic team at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), a historic institution with over 260 years of history, an UNESCO World Heritage site, and globally recognized plant science institute. We’re committed to understanding and protecting plant and fungi species for human welfare and future life on Earth. We offer an environment that promotes learning and personal growth, balancing work and life, overall wellbeing, and a competitive pension.
Role Summary
- Contribute to product development for Kew, Wakehurst, and our online shop.
- Collaborate with colleagues to choose suitable products and manage suppliers.
- Ensure the smooth operation of behind-the-scenes activities.
- Achieve a significant impact on the retail experience at Kew.
Role Requirements
- Prior buying experience, preferably within the gift sector.
- A keen eye for design and ability to cater to diverse target audiences.
- Strong finance management skills, commercial awareness, and history of meeting targets.
- Comfortable with negotiation and influencing, and knowledgeable about relevant suppliers.
- Excellent communication skills and IT literacy; experience with Microsoft D365 and buying for visitor attractions is a plus.
Application Process Details
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package including continuous learning opportunities, generous annual leave, flexible working arrangements, wellbeing support, employee discount scheme, free entry to various national museums and galleries besides our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
Join the team at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and play a key role in shaping what our visitors can take home with them. You’ll help create and develop product ranges for Kew, Wakehurst and our online shop, making sure they feel relevant, well-designed and true to our brand. Working closely with colleagues, you’ll help choose the right products, manage suppliers and keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. It’s a varied, hands-on role where you can make a real impact on the retail experience.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
You will have proven buying experience, ideally within the gift sector, with a strong eye for design and the ability to select products that appeal to a range of target audiences. You will demonstrate strong budget management, commercial awareness, and a track record of meeting targets. Confident in negotiation and influencing, you will have knowledge of relevant suppliers and excellent communication skills. You will be IT literate, with experience of Microsoft D365 and buying for visitor attractions desirable.
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
