Area Manager - United Petroleum

Retail Data Acquisition Services; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace culture

Wellbeing

Recognition

Sustainability

Diversity and Inclusion

Job summary

Retail Data Acquisition Services is seeking an Area Manager to ensure stores consistently deliver quality, customer service, merchandising, food, fuel and operations across the network.

You will audit field operations, coach store teams, identify improvement opportunities and implement practical changes while traveling regularly across the state, with occasional overnight stays and air travel. This role offers base salary plus car allowance and fuel perks.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail, fast food, food service, petrol & convenience or auditing.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify operational gaps.
• Experience with standards, compliance, processes or performance.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to coach, influence and work with people at all levels.
• Ability to analyse information and produce clear reports.
• Good commercial awareness and results focus.
• Current Australian driver’s licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Champion retail standards across stores, including merchandising, marketing, POS and customer service.
• Conduct quality, standards, audit and product compliance checks.
• Monitor food safety, safe working practices and WHS compliance.
• Identify operational gaps and develop improvement plans with Licensees and Store Managers.
• Coach and train store teams to maintain brand and operational standards.
• Complete the full audit cycle and assess financial reliability and compliance.
• Analyse audit findings and store data; prepare clear reports for stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve sales, marketing and store performance and support implementation.
• Build relationships with Licensees, Store Managers and stakeholders.
• Support new store openings and rollout field programs and initiatives.
• Travel regularly across the state, with overnight stays and some air travel.

Skills

Commercial mindset

People management

Performance assessment

Attention to detail

Operational gap analysis

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Report writing

Organisational skills

Solutions-focused

Driver's license

Job description

Base salary + car allowance + unlimited fuel card

About the Role

As an Area Manager, your focus will be on ensuring stores consistently deliver the required standards across quality, customer service, merchandising, food, fuel and overall store operations.

You’ll spend time in the field conducting audits and assessments, but just as importantly, you’ll work alongside store teams to coach, influence and implement practical improvements.

What You'll Be Doing

• Champion retail standards across stores, including merchandising, marketing, point-of-sale and customer service
• Conduct quality, standards, audit and product compliance checks
• Monitor compliance across food safety, safe working practices and workplace health & safety
• Identify operational gaps and work with Licensees and Store Managers to develop and implement improvement plans
• Coach and train store teams to ensure consistent brand and operational standards
• Complete the full audit cycle, assessing operational effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance
• Analyse audit findings and store data, preparing clear reports and recommendations for stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve sales, marketing and store performance, and support their implementation
• Build strong relationships with Licensees, Store Managers and internal and external stakeholders
• Support new store openings and the rollout of field programs and initiatives
• Travel regularly across the state, including some overnight stays and occasional air travel

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is commercially minded, confident working with people and comfortable assessing performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Whether your background is in retail management, fast food, petrol & convenience or auditing, this is an opportunity to take your experience into a broader, multi-site Area Manager role.

To Be Successful, You'll Bring

• Previous experience in retail, fast food, food service, petrol & convenience or auditing
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify operational gaps
• Experience working with standards, compliance, processes or performance
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• The confidence to coach, influence and work with people at all levels
• The ability to analyse information and produce clear, accurate reports
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• A practical, solutions-focused approach
• Good commercial awareness and a focus on achieving results
• A current Australian driver's licence and willingness to undertake frequent travel

Why Join Us?

Retail Data Acquisition Services has become one of Australia's largest retail data collection service companies. RDAS offers a service which provides clients with insights to their own & competitor's products and services through data collection, mystery shopping, auditing and merchandising.

Our Perks & Benefits

• Workplace Culture– Recognised as Best Places to Work Winner, we are committed to our values of integrity, respect, innovation & collaboration.
• Wellbeing– Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• Recognition- Monthly awards to acknowledge our employees and their contributions.
• Sustainability– We are proud to make a positive impact on our planet – we are a carbon neutral business and volunteer in community tree planting days.
• Diversity and Inclusion– We are proud to maintain a zero gender pay gap, ensuring equal compensation for equal work across all genders.

About United Petroleum

United Petroleum is an Australian-owned petrol and convenience business with a network of more than 400 locations across Australia. The business operates across fuel, convenience retail, food and other related services, with a strong focus on delivering quality products and customer experiences across its network.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re an experienced Area Manager, retail, fast-food, petrol & convenience or auditing professional who enjoys being out in the field, leading teams and finding ways to improve performance, we’d love to hear from you.