Horticulturist / Nursery Manager

About ManBhawan Nursery
ManBhawan Nursery, based in Greater Noida, sells indoor and outdoor plants, succulents, flowering plants, fertilisers, gardening tools and accessories through its nursery and online store. We also provide landscaping, plantation, garden maintenance (AMC), plant rentals and green gifting to homes, offices, housing societies and institutions across Delhi NCR. We take pride in helping both gardens and gardeners grow.
Role summary
We are hiring a Horticulturist / Nursery Manager to run daily nursery operations and give expert plant advice. The role combines hands-on plant care, staff and stock management, customer consultation, and support for our landscaping and maintenance projects.
Location: Greater Noida nursery, with site visits across Delhi NCR
Type: Full-time, on-site; 9 am to 6 pm, one weekly off
Reports to: Owner
Key responsibilities
Plant care: Oversee propagation, potting and repotting. Run irrigation, fertilisation, pest and disease control. Grade stock and keep weak plants off customer orders.
Customer advice: Advise walk-in, online and institutional customers on plant selection and care. Diagnose plant problems and help with simple garden plans.
Staff: Lead a team of up to 5 malis and labourers and plan their daily work. Track attendance and overtime for payroll. Train new hires and keep the site safe and disciplined.
Inventory: Keep a stock count of plants (name, size, pot) and inputs. Record every receipt, dispatch, return and write-off. Do a full count monthly and spot checks weekly, and explain every gap.
Damage assessment: Log every damage case with date, plant, quantity, cause and photo. Recommend recovery, discount sale or write-off. Check damage on returns, maintenance sites, rental returns and vendor lots, and fix the root cause.
Procurement: Source plants and inputs from vendors and keep vendor rates up to date. Raise purchase orders after approval. Check every incoming lot and bill before payment.
Dispatch: Load society, corporate and rental orders against the quote or truck plan, and supervise packing of online orders. Prepare the delivery challan, book transport, and get proof of delivery.
AMC customers: Deliver maintenance contracts on schedule. Deploy and supervise site malis. Handle complaints first, and pass renewal and upsell leads to the owner.
Site visits and projects: Visit sites to assess, measure and photograph, and send a same-day report with plants and quantities for quoting. Supervise landscaping and plantation once the order is confirmed.
Sales support: Give the sales team current stock, sizes and availability for quotes. Confirm delivery dates before an order is promised. Join site visits and meetings with large customers, and pass on leads.
Rentals and seasonal work: Prepare, deliver, maintain and recover plants for event and expo rentals. Support seasonal work such as monsoon plantation and Diwali gifting.
Presentation and reporting: Keep the nursery clean, labelled and well displayed. Send the owner a daily update, keep catalogue photos current, and maintain petty cash records.
Qualifications (required)
Bachelor's or diploma in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agriculture or a related field.
3 to 6 years in commercial nursery management or horticulture consulting, including leading a small team.
Strong knowledge of propagation, plant nutrition, watering, and pest and disease management.
Practical knowledge of indoor, outdoor, seasonal and avenue plants grown in Delhi NCR.
Experience with vendors, stock control and dispatch.
Clear communication with customers, RWAs and facility managers; fluent Hindi, working English.
Smartphone skills (WhatsApp, photos, simple lists); two-wheeler with a valid licence.
Good to have
Experience running AMCs, landscaping projects or event plant rentals.
An existing vendor network in Delhi NCR.
Why join us
A trusted, growing nursery brand serving homes, societies and institutions across Delhi NCR.
Hands-on work with a wide range of plants and landscaping, plantation and maintenance projects.
Real ownership of nursery operations, working directly with the owner.
Competitive salary based on experience; extra hours in peak season (monsoon planting, Diwali).

Work arrangement
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