Christmas and Outdoor Leisure Department Manager Hours: 42.5 hours per week (alternate weekends) Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience We are recruiting a Christmas and Outdoor Leisure Department Manager for a high-performing garden centre located in the North West, within easy reach of major towns and transport links. This is an urgent hire for a busy site with strong footfall and significant commercial opportunity.The centre forms part of a successful and fast-growing Garden Centre Group, recognised for its high retail standards, customer service, and commitment to developing its management teams. About the RoleThis is a highly seasonal and commercially focused management role. For approximately 7 months of the year, you will lead the Outdoor Leisure department, covering furniture, BBQs, patio heating, and associated categories. The remaining 5 months will be dedicated to the Christmas department, where visual merchandising, space planning, and peak-season trading are critical.You will have full ownership of department performance, balancing creative visual impact with strong commercial and PandL accountability, ensuring sales, margin, and stock are maximised during key trading periods. Key ResponsibilitiesFull management of the Outdoor Leisure and Christmas departmentsDriving sales, margin, and profit through effective commercial decision-makingOwnership of departmental PandL, budgets, and performance reportingForecasting sales, managing stock intake, and controllin