Christmas & Outdoor Leisure Department Manager

MorePeople; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden centre group is seeking a Christmas & Outdoor Leisure Department Manager in Woking, UK. This role involves managing both the Outdoor Leisure and Christmas departments, focusing on driving sales and enhancing the visual merchandising process during peak seasons. With a strong emphasis on P&L accountability, the successful candidate will thrive in a busy, high-footfall environment. Expertise in retail management and strategic merchandising is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management, preferably in a seasonal business.
• Strong commercial acumen and P&L accountability.
• Ability to drive sales and enhance visual merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Outdoor Leisure and Christmas departments.
• Drive sales and margin during key trading periods.
• Implement visual merchandising and space planning.

Job description

Job Description

Christmas & Outdoor Leisure Department Manager
Hours: 42.5 hours per week (alternate weekends)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

We are recruiting a Christmas & Outdoor Leisure Department Manager for a high‑performing garden centre located in the North West, within easy reach of major towns and transport links. This is an urgent hire for a busy site with strong footfall and significant commercial opportunity.

The centre forms part of a successful and fast‑growing Garden Centre Group, recognised for its high retail standards, customer service, and commitment to developing its management teams.

About the Role

This is a highly seasonal and commercially focused management role. For approximately 7 months of the year, you will lead the Outdoor Leisure department, covering furniture, BBQs, patio heating, and associated categories. The remaining 5 months will be dedicated to the Christmas department, where visual merchandising, space planning, and peak‑season trading are critical.

You will have full ownership of department performance, balancing creative visual impact with strong commercial and P&L accountability, ensuring sales, margin, and stock are maximised during key trading periods.

Key Responsibilities

• Full management of the Outdoor Leisure and Christmas departments
• Driving sales, margin, and…