Retail department Manager

Select Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous staff discount

Ongoing training and development

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Select Recruitment is recruiting a Retail Supervisor for the Plants Department in Cambridgeshire. The role involves hands-on supervision in a busy outdoor retail environment, with leadership of the plants team and a focus on delivering outstanding customer service and product presentation.

The candidate will be responsible for stock management, displays, and maintaining high retail standards, while working outdoors in all weather conditions and supporting weekend rotation as required.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising retail teams
• Strong communication and people skills
• Genuine passion for gardening and outdoors
• Commercially aware with good merchandising eye
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather
• Physically fit and able to handle heavy lifting
• Full UK driving licence and transport advised due to location
• Willing to work alternate weekends

Responsibilities

• Support sales, profitability and department performance.
• Manage stock, ordering, availability and rotation.
• Create attractive displays and maintain merchandising standards.
• Lead, motivate and support the team.
• Deliver excellent customer service and enthusiasm for gardening.
• Move and handle plants, shrubs and trees including heavy stock.
• Maintain presentation and housekeeping standards.
• Deputise for the Department Manager when required.

Skills

Retail supervision

People management

Merchandising

Customer service

Job description

Retail Supervisor – Plants Department

Cambridgeshire

Are you an experienced retail supervisor with a passion for gardening and plants? Do you enjoy working with people, leading a team and getting hands‑on in a busy outdoor retail environment?

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Retail Supervisor to support the day‑to‑day running and commercial success of our Plants Department.

We welcome candidates from garden centre or DIY retail backgrounds who have excellent people skills, a strong retail understanding and a genuine interest in gardening.

Location: Cambridgeshire
Hours: Full time, 42.5 hours per week, including alternate weekends
Salary:upto £35,000 plus excellent benefits

The Role

Working alongside the Department Manager, you will help drive sales, maintain excellent retail standards and ensure the department is well‑stocked, beautifully presented and offers an outstanding customer experience.

This is a hands‑on role, with a significant amount of outdoor working. Moving, handling and merchandising plants, shrubs and trees is an essential part of the job, so you must be physically fit, comfortable with manual labour and happy undertaking regular heavy lifting.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting sales, profitability and overall department performance.

• Managing stock, ordering, availability and stock rotation.

• Creating attractive displays and maintaining excellent merchandising standards.

• Leading, motivating and supporting the team.

• Delivering excellent customer service and sharing your enthusiasm for gardening.

• Moving and handling plants, shrubs and trees, including heavier stock.

• Maintaining high standards of presentation and housekeeping.

• Deputising for the Department Manager when required.

About You

• Previous retail supervisory or management experience, ideally within garden centre or DIY retail.

• Excellent communication and people skills.

• A genuine passion for gardening, plants and the outdoors.

• Commercially aware with a good eye for merchandising.

• Happy working outdoors in all weather conditions.

• Physically fit and comfortable with manual work and heavy lifting.

• Full UK driving licence and access to transport desirable due to location.

• Flexible to work alternate weekends.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.

• Generous staff discount.

• Ongoing training and development.

• Career progression opportunities within the Blue Diamond Group.

Interested?

If you're a people-focused retail professional who loves gardening, enjoys working outdoors and isn't afraid to roll up your sleeves, we'd love to hear from you!