Retail Manager

UK Heritage Portfolio

£36,000 per annum plus Sodexo Benefits

Working Hours: 40

Location: Edinburgh

Closing Date: 30/06/2026

Job Category: General Management

Job Introduction

The Heritage Portfolio have an amazing opportunity for an experienced and commercially driven Retail Manager to join our team at the stunning Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-performing retail and hospitality operations within a world-renowned visitor attraction, delivering exceptional customer experiences while driving commercial success, innovation, and operational excellence.

As Retail Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving the retail offer across multiple outlets, supporting strategic growth plans, and inspiring teams to deliver outstanding service standards in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

What you'll do

• Lead, develop and motivate retail teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences and operational excellence
• Drive commercial performance, maximise profitability and support delivery of financial targets and KPIs
• Manage day-to-day retail operations across designated areas, ensuring compliance with all company and client standards
• Support the delivery of strategic retail projects, seasonal activations and new business opportunities
• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and commercial partners
• Ensure all operational audits, health & safety standards and compliance requirements are achieved
• Develop workforce capability through coaching, training and succession planning
• Support sustainability initiatives and contribute to the long term visitor experience strategy
• Collaborate closely with operational and events teams to deliver successful retail and hospitality experiences throughout the year

What you bring

• Proven experience working within a catering/retail environment
• High standard of literacy and numeracy
• Highly developed verbal and non verbal communication skills
• Extensive experience in delivering high-quality hospitality operations
• Proven experience in managing P&L accounts and driving profitability
• Proven operational knowledge, skills and experience in managing multi site/multi service operations
• Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
• Deliver excellence in operational service standards and customer satisfaction
• Demonstrate resilience when faced with multiple business challenges
• Ability to interpret and utilise complex and varied financial and commercial information
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and employees at all levels
• Achieve set, standards and operate to performance criteria, for example health and safety, hygiene
• Self motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment

What we offer

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.