Area Manager

Sense; Chester; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Personal Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Excellent training and development opportunities

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in the UK is seeking an Area Manager to join its Retail team. This permanent position involves managing retail shops with responsibilities for maximizing sales and developing staff. The candidate must have strong retail leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a full UK driver's license. Frequent travel is required to various locations, making flexibility essential. The organization offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and a rewarding career.

Qualifications

• Proven retail capability and leadership experience.
• Flexibility to work unsociable hours including weekends.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop retail presence in South Wales and surrounding areas.
• Maximize sales and profits of shops within the area.
• Line manage Shop Managers and Assistants.

Skills

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Data interpretation

Collaborative support

Multi-site management

Desire to learn and develop

Job description

Overview

Sense has an exciting opportunity, as we're currently recruiting for an Area Manager to join our successful Retail team!

This is a permanent position, working 37.5 hours per week, including frequent travel to our shops in West Midlands, Worcestershire/Herefordshire and North Wales. The general working pattern for this role is four days per week visiting shops or attending meetings, one day per week working from home.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for managing, supporting and developing our retail presence within the South Wales and areas. The role will focus on the maximisation of sales and profit of Sense shops within theses areas by developing new and existing shops and donation stations with the area.

Each year, over four million people buy items from us, so our shops play a pivotal role in raising funds to make a difference to those who find it difficult to communicate and connect with the world.

As our Area Manager, you will line manage Shop Managers, Assistant Shop Managers and Shop Assistants. You will lead in the effective generation and control of stock within the area to ensure each shop achieves its full sales potential.

As you will be visiting our shops across the locality, you will be provided with a company car and fuel card, with all business mileage covered. For this reason you must hold a full UK drivers license.

To be successful in this role you will have strong retail capability and leadership behaviours, including:

• Great communication, coaching and influencing skills
• Strong commercial acumen, merchandising and product knowledge
• Ability to interpret and utilise data to inform and make decisions
• Strong collaboration and support ethos
• Proven track record within a multi-site role
• Desire to learn and develop

Please note this post will require flexibility including the ability to work unsociable hours including weekends and evenings.

About Sense

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or [e-mail]

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.