Home Department Manager
Hours: 42.5 hours/week (Alternate weekends)
Location: Plymouth
Salary: Competetive DOE
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading garden centre group in a site known for its strong home and lifestyle offering. The centre has a welcoming, well-presented feel with a real focus on quality, creativity and customer experience. It's a close-knit operation where merchandising, detail and atmosphere make all the difference - perfect for someone who loves homeware retail and thrives in a commercial and fast-paced environment
Your Role:
Take responsibility for the Home & Lifestyle department, covering homeware, gifting, kitchenware and seasonal ranges
Maintain high standards of presentation and merchandising, creating engaging displays that drive footfall, sales and repeat custom
Manage stock levels, ranges, allocations and commercial decision-making to maximise turnover and minimise markdown
Lead, motivate and develop your team to deliver strong customer service and smooth daily operations
Work closely with the Centre Manager and support wider site operations when required
Use data, sales reports and market trends to make informed commercial decisions and continually improve performance
What We're Looking For:
Strong background in retail management, ideally within homeware, gifting or lifestyle categories
A creative eye for merchandising and an ability to build visually engaging displays
Confident leadership skills, able to get the best out of a small team
Commercially minded, comfortable analysing sales and shaping ranges to drive growth
IT literate, with the ability to work effectively with stock and performance systems
Perks & Benefits:
Competitive salary - open to stretching for the right candidate
Guaranteed annual pay rises, linked to performance
Join a respected and rapidly expanding garden centre group
A well-presented, customer-focused environment with real autonomy to shape your department
Staff discount, onsite parking and wider company benefits
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If this feels like the right next step, we'd love to hear from you!
Contact Leo at (url removed) or call (phone number removed)