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
Apply Now
If this feels like the right next step, we'd love to hear from you!
Contact Leo at leo@morepeople.co.uk or call 01780 480530.
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