Lifestyle Manager
From horticruitment
Our client, a highly commended, family-run Garden Centre in South Staffordshire, with five stores and 35 years in the garden industry, is seeking a Lifestyle Manager to join the team. They take pride in creating a family-like, supportive and motivating culture, listening and responding to honest feedback from their team members. With lots of exciting changes and developments happening, this is a fantastic time to join the team and grow with them.
We are are searching for an experienced, forward-looking and dynamic person to join their team as a Lifestyle manager – looking after the lifestyle products, including garden furniture, gifts, Christmas decorations, clothing, outdoor decor and home styling. The total turnover of the Lifestyle area is £2.8 million, with expected growth to reach £4 million. We’re looking for someone who has the enthusiasm and drive to develop their talents with us so you can grow with the business. The Centre takes real pride in creating a family like, supportive and motivating culture based on feedback, recognition and honesty for team members and need someone who can meet and encourage this.
Key responsibilities:
- Delivering exceptional customer service and achieving great sales through service.
- Giving your team a helping hand wherever required.
- Managing and inspiring a team of roughly 15 team members.
- Stock management. Buying new products, working closely with existing suppliers and our other stores to get the most out of our retail space. You will have the freedom to develop your own product ranges and categories.
- Controlling stock placement and merchandising products for the best sales.
- You’ll spend plenty of time on the shop floor, working alongside your team and other managers setting the pace and inspiring commerciality.
- You’ll be encouraged and supported to create the Midlands best Christmas displays and themes.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a knowledge of general retail operations and EPOS systems.
- Have the passion to understand the business from shop floor sales to back office jobs.
- Have a proactive, practical and flexible attitude towards the role. Clearly identifying priorities for the business and your team.
Benefits:
- An environment to express, learn and develop your skills. You’ll get the flexibility to try new products and new layout designs if this is something you are passionate about.
- A company pension scheme, bonus schemes, 20% staff discount, long service awards, chances for development across the group and lots more.
- Security, support and knowledge from years of experience. The team includes members from all aspects of retail experience and lots having been with the organisation for many years.
The role is full-time, working 4 days per week, 9:00am ‘til 6:00pm, in addition to alternate weekends.
SALARY: Up To £40,000 DOE
LOCATION: STAFFORDSHIRE
JOB No: J295
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