The Company

With over 330 stores throughout the UK, our client is one of the top multi-site retailers in the country. Focused on products for the home our client in most towns with in the uk.

The Role

• Meet annual sales and profit targets within agreed budget levels for geographical area.
• Meeting key performance indicators on your area including sales performance (both versus target & LFL), margin, discounts, cancellations / refunds, DCR, ATV, delivered sales and stock shrinkage.
• Identify and reporting on business opportunities in target markets, collate, analyse and report on store performance, individually and collectively.
• To ensure all company policies and procedures are adhered to as well as developed to meet the business’s retail and training needs.
• Synergy to ensure a consistent approach is being applied in all stores within your area.
• Ensure that all stores are well merchandised, ticketed and reach the pre-set standards and legal requirements.
• To ensure that the correct and recommended administration procedures are used at all times in all retail outlets in order to meet companies audit standards.
• Ensuring the team maximises sales, has agreed merchandise and promotion plans, optimum staff levels and that staff are properly trained.
• Creating a strong customer service focus to ensure that the customer is central to all activities and decisions.
• Working with stakeholders, make recommendations to Regional Sales Manager for ranges to support new product launches.
• To take corrective action with underperforming staff in line with the companies capability procedure.

The Person

• A leader who can inspire a large and diverse team in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to identify areas of change, recommend future actions and manage implementation and present these to the Regional Sales Managers for periodic review.
• Authority and flexibility in co-ordinating and influencing activities across the area.
• A transparent management style with clear, open and honest communication with direct reports, Regional Sales Manager and Retail Sales Director.
• A strong commitment to align the business operation in line with fellow Area Sales Managers focusing on our customers’ needs.
• A positive, can do approach and quest for continual improvement.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and lead a team, natural talent to give constructive feedback with the aim to improve performance.
• A full driving licence.