Pet Department Manager in Mansfield

Pet Department Manager | Northeast Nottinghamshire
Salary: DOE
Hours: Full-time
Got a background in pet retail and fancy the opportunity to make a department your own?
We're working with an established garden centre business looking for a Pet Department Manager to take the lead on its pet department. They're looking for someone who knows their way around pet retail, understands what makes a department commercially successful and takes animal welfare seriously.
There's a good range of live animals, plenty of products to sell and real scope to grow the department. It's a great opportunity for someone who enjoys having responsibility, developing a team and seeing the results of their work.
About the Business
This is a well-established garden centre with plenty going on beyond plants and gardening. Alongside its garden retail offering, there's a restaurant, home and gift departments, and a sizeable pet and aquatics department.
The pet department has plenty of potential, and the business is keen to bring in someone who can build on what's already there. Whether that's improving displays, introducing new ideas or finding ways to grow sales, you'll have the freedom to make a difference while keeping animal care at the forefront.
The Role
As Pet Department Manager, you'll be responsible for running the department day-to-day, looking after your team and making sure everything is working as it should. You'll have the freedom to make decisions, with support from the Store Manager when you need it.
The department stocks a wide variety of animals, including fish, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, birds, parrots, budgies and reptiles, alongside all the food, products and accessories customers need.
You'll manage a team of around 4-5 colleagues, helping them develop and making sure standards stay high. There's a wider store element too, including keyholder duties and helping with the general running of the garden centre.
What you'll be getting involved in:
Sales and performance: Looking for ways to grow sales across live animals and pet products, while making sure customers get the right advice and service.
Merchandising: Keeping displays looking good, making the most of the space available and ensuring products are easy to shop.
Animal welfare: Making sure animals receive the right care and that daily and weekly checks are completed, recorded ...