Gardening Department Supervisor

Morepeople 01780; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden centre group in the Isle of Wight seeks a Garden Retail Supervisor to enhance the Gardening Sundries department. The role involves overseeing product presentation, supporting stock processes, and engaging with customers. Ideal candidates should have retail experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a good understanding of gardening products. This is a full-time position offering competitive salary and benefits including staff discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive work environment

Ability to influence department growth

Staff discount

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate will have retail experience in a garden centre or DIY environment.
• Ability to motivate and guide a small team is crucial.
• Knowledge of gardening products and tools is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Gardening Sundries department ensuring product presentation and stock organization.
• Support ordering and merchandising while maintaining visual standards.
• Assist customers and upsell products as needed.

Skills

Retail experience

Strong people skills

Understanding of gardening products

Organised and proactive

Customer-focused approach

Job description

Garden Retail Supervisor

Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time (Alternate weekends)
Location: Isle of Wight

This is your opportunity to join one of the UK's largest and most successful garden centre groups at an exciting time of growth. Our Isle of Wight centre is a recent acquisition, giving you the chance to help shape the Gardening Sundries department and make a real mark as the store continues to evolve.

Your Role

As Garden Retail Supervisor, you'll take ownership of the Gardening Sundries department, ensuring products are well presented, stock is organised, and customers can easily find what they're looking for.
You’ll support ordering, merchandising and product availability, while helping to build standards and processes within a department that has huge potential for development.
This is a busy, hands‑on role where your initiative, commercial awareness and confidence on the shop floor will play a key part in the centre's continued transformation.

What We're Looking For

• Retail experience, ideally within a garden centre, DIY, home improvement or similar environment

• Strong people skills with the ability to motivate and guide a small team

• A good understanding of gardening products, tools, sundries and seasonal ranges

• Organised, proactive and able to maintain excellent visual standards

• A customer‑focused approach, with the confidence to assist with queries and upsell where appropriate

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Join a supportive and expanding garden centre group

• A role with genuine scope to influence and shape the department

• Staff discount, onsite parking and wider company benefits

Apply Now

If this sounds like your next step, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information, contact Leo at [e-mail] or call 01780 480530.