Sundries department manager

Morepeople 01780; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden centre in Bournemouth is seeking a Sundries Department Manager to oversee a small team and ensure excellent customer service. The role includes managing stocktakes, recruiting, and maintaining operational standards to drive performance. Applicants should possess retail management experience, ideally with strong team leadership skills, commercial awareness, and attention to detail. This is a chance to develop your career in a prestigious, award-winning garden centre environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management with team leadership responsibility.
• Strong focus on customer experience and commercial awareness.
• Good attention to detail with product display and merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a small team.
• Managing operations including stocktakes, team management, and health & safety compliance.
• Driving department performance and addressing operational efficiencies.

Skills

Retail management

Team leadership

Customer experience focus

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Sales opportunity identification

Job description

Sundries Department Manager - Bournemouth

Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience

Looking to manage your own department in a busy, award-winning garden centre?
This is a fantastic opportunity to take your retail career to the next level. We don't often recruit for this site, as most promotions come from within. That means once you're in, the next step up could come quickly.

With a rich horticultural heritage, this garden centre has earned the prestigious 'Garden Centre of Excellence Award' from the GCA, cementing its reputation for quality and customer care.

The Role

As the Sundries Department Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Leading and developing a small team

• Ensuring excellent standards across customer service, product quality, and shop floor presentation

• Managing day-to-day operations including:

  • Stocktakes

  • Recruitment and team management

  • Markdowns and wastage

  • Health & Safety compliance

• Playing a key role in driving the department's performance and contributing to the wider business

What We're Looking For

• Experience in retail management, ideally with team leadership responsibility

• Strong commercial awareness and a focus on customer experience

• Good attention to detail, particularly with product display and merchandising

• The ability to identify sales opportunities and improve department performance

• Horticultural knowledge is a bonus, but not essential - your leadership and retail skills are what matter most

Interested?

The team is looking to appoint someone as soon as possible.

To apply, please send your CV to Emma at [e-mail]
Or call the office on 01780 480530 to have a chat about the role.

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