Home Department Manager Yarnton

Home Department Manager- situated at Yarnton Garden Centre.

An opportunity has recently arisen at our Yarnton Garden Centre due to our continued expansion.

Are you a natural-born leader with a passion for beautiful, functional home and lifestyle products? Do you have an eye for visual merchandising and a track record of driving sales? We are searching for an inspiring and commercially driven Home Department Manager to lead our dedicated team at our Yarnton Garden Centre in Oxfordshire.

Position: Home Department Manager

Location: Yarnton Garden Centre, part of the Blue Diamond Group.

Hours: Full-time 42.5 hours, including alternate weekends.

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience.

Why Join Us?
Blue Diamond is the leading name in Garden Centre retail, celebrated for our commitment to quality, style, and exceptional customer experience. Our homeware departments are at the heart of our stores, inspiring customers to create homes they love. We believe in nurturing talent, providing growth opportunities, and celebrating our team's successes.

Yarnton is part of the Blue Diamond Group, the UK's largest Garden Centre Group in terms of turnover, having grown from a turnover of £187 million in 2019 to a turnover of over £400 million in 2025.

With 52 centres across the UK and Channel Islands, we are constantly evolving and expanding, and we want YOU to grow with us!

Our target demographic are AB1 customers, and we attract this calibre of customers by offering inspirational retailing with a point of difference - style, emotion and innovation for the home and garden, whilst providing exceptional customer service.

Our Managing Director, Alan Roper, has headed up the Group since 1999, and we pride ourselves on our exceptional staff retention and in empowering our staff to reach their full potential and enjoy a rewarding career.

The Role

As our Home Department Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and commercial success of your department. You will:

• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team to exceed sales targets.
• Create an exceptional shopping experience for our customers, ensuring brilliant service and high engagement.
• Bring our premium home collections to life through outstanding visual merchandising and dynamic in-store displays.
• Manage stock control, analyse sales data, and forecast trends to optimise department profitability.
• Recruit, train, and manage new team members.

About You

The ideal candidate will be an experienced retail manager with a proven track record, especially in a fast-paced home department or lifestyle brand environment. You will have:

• Strong commercial awareness and a strategic mindset.
• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills.
• A creative eye for visual merchandising and a genuine passion for home and lifestyle products.
• A proactive and positive attitude with a focus on problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to thrive in a target-driven environment.

What We Offer

· Competitive salary

· Generous staff discount

· Training and development opportunities

· A friendly, supportive working environment where your skills and knowledge are valued

 

Please visit bluediamond.gg to find out more about us.