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.