Area Garden Centre Manager

MorePeople; Ringway; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Staff discount across Garden Centres &

Staff parking

Growth opportunities

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking an Area Garden Centre Manager to oversee multiple sites across Lancashire and South Yorkshire. This hands-on, fast-paced role requires full area responsibility for sales, margin, stock discipline and customer experience, with staff development and performance coaching for Centre Managers.

You are an experienced Area Manager in a high-volume retail setting, commercially minded with strong leadership skills, and capable of balancing people leadership with strong commercial

Qualifications

• You're already operating as an Area Manager in a high-volume retail environment.
• Understand multi-site retail performance.
• Are commercially sharp and confident with numbers.
• Can motivate and stretch leadership teams.
• Are structured, organised and solutions-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Centre Managers and their teams.
• Drive high retail standards across all locations.
• Monitor multiple P&Ls and take action as needed.
• Manage recruitment and succession in your region.
• Troubleshoot issues quickly and effectively.
• Report to Group Operations Director and set the pace.

Skills

Area Management

Multi-site retail

Commercial awareness

People leadership

Job description

Area Garden Centre Manager | North West England

Salary £DOE

This isn't a sit-back area role.

This is hands-on, high-volume, and commercially driven.

You'll be leading multiple Garden Centres across Lancashire and South Yorkshire - supporting Garden Centre Managers, driving standards and making sure performance delivers.

If you're an experienced multi-site operator who thrives in fast-paced retail, this could be your next move.

The Role

You'll take full area responsibility for:

• Sales, margin and labour control
• Stock discipline and cost management
• Retail standards and customer experience
• Recruitment and development across your sites
• Delivering KPIs consistentlyYou'll work closely with Garden Centre Managers - coaching, challenging and supporting them to improve performance.

This is visible leadership. Not remote management.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and developing Centre Managers and their teams
• Driving high retail standards across all locations
• Monitoring multiple P&Ls and acting where needed
• Managing recruitment and succession in your region
• Troubleshooting issues quickly and effectively
• Reporting directly to the Group Operations DirectorYou'll be expected to set the pace.

About You

You're already operating as an Area Manager in a high-volume retail environment.

You:

• Understand multi-site retail performance
• Are commercially sharp and confident with numbers
• Can motivate and stretch leadership teams
• Are structured, organised and solutions-focused
• Have high standards and strong attention to detail
• Know how to balance people leadership with commercial deliveryYou're not afraid to challenge.
• But you're equally comfortable inspiring.

What's On Offer

• Salary depending on experience + car allowance
• Staff discount across Garden Centres and Restaurants
• Staff parking
• The opportunity to join a growing garden centre groupIf you want a field role where you can genuinely influence performance, build strong teams and deliver results, let's have a conversation.