Position: Outdoor Leisure & Christmas Manager

Blue Diamond; Newport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden centre group in Newport is seeking enthusiastic team members for a full-time position. Candidates should be passionate about outdoor leisure and customer service. Responsibilities include managing stock, creating displays, and assisting customers in a friendly manner. This is a great opportunity to grow within a supportive environment that values your skills. Competitive salary and staff discounts offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Staff discount

Training and development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Must have a genuine interest in Outdoor Leisure & Christmas.
• Immaculately presented, professional and friendly.
• Ability to assist customers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Order, merchandise, and manage stock effectively.
• Create inspiring displays and maintain retail standards.
• Assist customers with advice and carry-to-car service.
• Deputise in opening/closing and manage team tasks.

Skills

Customer service

Retail management

Organization

Attention to detail

Job description

Hours: Full-Time, 42.5 hours a week, including alternate weekends

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

An exciting opportunity has recently arisen at our Mere Park Garden Centre.

Are you passionate about garden leisure or the festive magic of Christmas? Whether it’s helping customers enjoy the outdoors or creating inspiring displays, we’re looking for enthusiastic team members this season who take pride in maintaining high retail standards.

Why Join Us?

Mere Park Garden Centre, we’re more than just a garden centre — we’re a community of gardening and retailenthusiasts dedicated to excellence, innovation, and providing our customers with an unforgettable shopping experience.

Mere Park Garden Centre is also 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.

We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and on delivering an exceptional and unique retail experience. As the ideal candidate, you will be immaculately presented, professional and friendly with a genuine interest in Outdoor Leisure & Christmas, as well as having a good eye for detail. Our customers are our main priority, so therefore you will be someone who is passionate about customer service, polite and outgoing, and someone who would always put our customers first.

What you’ll do:

• Order, merchandise, and manage stock, including slow-moving items
• Create inspiring displays and ensure POS materials are up to standard
• Maintain retail standards and a tidy shop floor
• Assist customers with advice, orders, and carry-to-car service
• Deputise opening/closing and organise your team’s daily and weekly tasks
• Follow action points from reports, floor-walks, and HO guidelines

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and staff discount
• Training and development opportunities
• A friendly, supportive environment where your skills are valued
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