Area Manager - SPE Connect : Job Details

Area Manager, West Midlands / Warwickshire / Worcestershire

Are you an outgoing, confident and innovative experienced Area Manager looking for a challenge and wanting to give back to the community with a leading Midlands based charity? Can you create and deliver a vision to achieve the best results?

Do you crave autonomy, and the opportunity to really shape the destiny of the businesses you run?

Are you entrepreneurial, and know how to create and build fantastic businesses?

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 Retail that wants to be inspirational being a "bigger fish in a smaller pond" giving back to the community and leading around a dozen managers through the West Midlands / Warwickshire / Worcestershire?

If the answer is yes, then our client is definitely for you! They currently operate an estate of retail shops largely through the West Midlands.

What does the role involve?

Our client has a network of shops across the West Midlands. 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.
• 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

If you are interested in this Area Manager role and possess the skills necessary, please apply below.