Retail and Commercial Manager - Part Time - Corinium Museum

Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!

At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people and making a real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools - but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.

As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure.  We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good.  We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile - every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported and inspired.

The Corinium Museum holds large and internationally significant collections of archaeology, social and rural history and also operates the Visitor Information Centre. The collections span prehistory to the 19th century and cover a wide range of key curriculum subjects.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Retail and Commercial Manager to lead the retail and income generating activity at Corinium Museum and the Cirencester Visitor Information Centre. This role plays a key part in maximising profitability, enhancing the visitor experience and strengthening the museum’s reputation as a destination and venue for hire.

The Retail and Commercial Manager will oversee the museum shop, online retail offer and commercial hires, identifying and developing new opportunities for income generation. Working closely with the Events and Marketing team and senior colleagues, you will help ensure that retail, food and beverage and commercial activity is well integrated with the wider museum programme.

You will be responsible for buying, merchandising and stock control, managing systems and reporting, ensuring the shop and commercial spaces are presented to the highest standard. The role also includes supporting out of hours events and acting as Duty Officer on a rota basis.

If you are commercially focused, organised and passionate about maximising income within a cultural or visitor attraction setting, we would love to hear from you.

In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Monday & Wednesday (rota basis)

This role requires flexibility, including working one evening per month and occasional weekends.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in retail and commercial management within a similar environment
• Confident identifying and developing commercial opportunities
• Highly organised, methodical and numerate with strong attention to detail
• An effective communicator with excellent written and verbal skills
• Skilled in buying, merchandising and stock management
• Comfortable managing systems, reporting and financial data
• Personable with strong negotiation and customer service skills
• Able to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines
• A collaborative team player with the confidence to work across departments

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience managing commercial hires or venue hire operations
• Experience managing and motivating staff
• Creative flair with experience of visual merchandising
• Experience using retail stock management or POS systems
• Knowledge of heritage retail and current sector trends
• Budget management and stock control experience
• Experience producing reports, policies or publications
• Understanding of developing and installing retail or exhibition displays

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

• My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
• Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
• Incremental holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
• Company pension
• Various insurance and saving schemes
• Financial advice
• Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings)
• All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Closing date: 21st June 2026

Salary: up to £15,954 per annum

Freedom Leisure is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.