Territory Manager – South East

Location: South East England

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Employment type: Permanent

We are recruiting for an experienced Territory Manager to join a well-established UK commercial landscaping and grounds-maintenance business.

This is a senior operational role responsible for managing a substantial portfolio of blue-chip contracts and leading multiple grounds-maintenance teams across the South East.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a team of direct and subcontracted grounds-maintenance teams.
• Oversee the delivery of multi million contracts.
• Lead, motivate and develop mobile operational teams.
• Manage subcontractor performance and ensure agreed standards are maintained.
• Build strong relationships with blue-chip clients and site contacts.
• Ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with contract requirements.
• Monitor quality, productivity, performance and customer satisfaction.
• Support workforce planning, resource allocation and operational problem-solving.
• Review budgets, costs, contract performance and potential additional works.
• Identify service issues and implement effective corrective action.
• Work closely with the Head of South and wider operational and commercial teams.
• Ensure compliance with company health-and-safety and operational procedures.

About you

You will ideally have management experience within one of the following sectors:

• Commercial grounds maintenance.
• Landscaping or horticulture.
• Arboriculture or external services.
• Facilities management or soft services.
• Highways, highways maintenance or another mobile field-service environment.

You should also have:

• Experience managing multiple teams across a large geographical area.
• Experience managing both employed staff and subcontractors.
• Strong client-management and communication skills.
• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of contract performance.
• Excellent organisation and planning ability.
• A practical and proactive approach to operational management.
• The confidence to manage performance and resolve customer issues.
• A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel throughout the territory.