Area Manager

Area Manager, London and South East

Are you an outgoing, confident, and innovative Area Manager or Retail cluster manager looking for a challenge and wanting to give back to the community with a leading Nationwide charity?

Do you have passion, empathy, energy, desire and ability to take decisions?

Are you commercially and financially astute with a proven track record of delivering sales, profit and ROI?

Are you currently an Area Manager in fast paced Retailer that wants to support this National charity go through an exciting period of change leading a team of circa 12-15 shops through London and the South East?

If the answer is yes, then our client is for you!

What does the role involve?

Our client has a network of shops across the UK. Their shops generate a substantial level of income and goodwill to enable them to deliver for the charities aims.

Their focus is around empowering shop management teams to maximise their potential within shops. The Retail Area Manager will support and assist the Head of Retail achieve and exceed annual sales and net profit targets through efficient management of a series of shops. Empower shops to make local decisions to drive their business within their community, to encourage volunteer and donor support, and to act as an entrepreneur to maximise every sales opportunity available. The role of Retail Area Manager is at the forefront of our client’s role business and is critical to its success.

What qualities will you need to be successful?

• Proven experience leading a team of people at a multi-site level.
• Significant track record of success in driving sales income and net profit by increasing sales volumes and average price, whilst controlling employees, premises and other indirect costs.
• Significant track record of demonstrating clear people management skills in coaching, development and performance management.
• A proven track record for always displaying the highest standards in personal and professional integrity even in the most challenging of circumstances.
• Experience in dealing with the public.
• Effective HR management skills including recruitment and day to day people management.
• Proven problem solver who can manage conflicting priorities and achieves positive outcomes.
• Self-motivated, with an enthusiastic approach to work.
• Willingness to take on new challenges, to learn, grow and develop within a role.
• Digitally competent for example using Microsoft Office programmes, email, use the internet, and EPOS.
• Desire and passion for the vision and values of our client’s charity.
• Belief that equality and inclusion improves the working environment.
• Ability to analyse sales and budget figures to support the achievement of sales targets
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal