<dt class="rm-fieldTitle">Description</dt><dd class="rm-fieldData"><p class="p1"><strong>Area Manager (Multi-Site Retail)</strong></p><p class="p2"><strong>Location:</strong> Manchester &amp; surrounding region</p><p class="p2"><strong>Salary:</strong> £50,000-£55,000<br> <strong>Bonus:</strong> OTE up to <strong>£32,000 per annum</strong> (performance-related)<br> <strong>Package:</strong> Company car or £6,000 allowance, pension, private healthcare, 25 days holiday + bank holidays</p><p class="p2">The first three months will involve a structured training and induction programme based in the South or Midlands. All travel and accommodation will be fully expensed. Full flexibility is required during this period to ensure a thorough and effective onboarding experience.</p><p class="p2">We're recruiting an experienced <strong>Area Manager</strong> to lead a large, multi-site retail portfolio, with full accountability for people, performance, recruitment and development across the region.</p><p class="p2">This is a senior, hands-on leadership role suited to an Area Manager who thrives on coaching, building capability at scale and driving consistent commercial results.</p><p class="p1"><strong>The Role</strong></p><p class="p2">As Area Manager, you will be the <strong>line manager for a minimum of 20 direct and indirect reports</strong>, leading remotely across multiple locations. You'll take ownership of recruitment, training and development while driving high standards of performance, engagement and customer experience.</p><p class="p2">You'll work closely with senior leadership to deliver regional strategy, develop future leaders and ensure every site operates to best-in-class standards.</p><p class="p1"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p class="p2"><strong>People Leadership</strong></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li2">Line manage <strong>20+ remote managers and team leaders</strong> across multiple sites</li><li class="li2">Full ownership of <strong>recruitment, onboarding, training and development</strong> for your region</li><li class="li2">Deliver <strong>hands-on coaching</strong>, mentoring and performance management</li><li class="li2">Build robust development and succession plans</li><li class="li2">Foster a high-performance, values-led culture</li></ul><p class="p2"><strong>Commercial &amp; Customer Performance</strong></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li2">Drive sales, conversion and revenue growth across the area</li><li class="li2">Analyse KPIs and implement targeted improvement plans</li><li class="li2">Champion a customer-first mindset aligned to brand standards</li><li class="li2">Respond to customer feedback and local market trends</li></ul><p class="p2"><strong>Operational Excellence</strong></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li2">Full accountability for operational standards and compliance</li><li class="li2">Oversee labour planning, rota effectiveness and cost control</li><li class="li2">Ensure strong governance across financial and administrative processes</li><li class="li2">Maintain consistency, pace and best practice across all sites</li></ul><p class="p1"><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li2"><strong>Proven Area / Regional Manager experience</strong> in a multi-site retail or service-led environment</li><li class="li2">Track record of <strong>remote leadership at scale</strong></li><li class="li2">Passionate, hands-on coach who develops strong managers</li><li class="li2">Commercially astute and confident working with data and KPIs</li><li class="li2">Structured, resilient and people-focused leadership style</li><li class="li2">Comfortable using MS Office and performance reporting tools</li></ul><p class="p2">If you're a driven Area Manager who enjoys developing people, leading from the front and delivering results across a large portfolio, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p class="p2"><strong>Reference:</strong> BBBH34522</p></dd>