Area Manager

Shoezone Retail Limited; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK footwear retailer is seeking an experienced Area Manager to lead and support approximately 35 stores in the M1 Corridor region. This role requires strong leadership skills, a passion for customer service, and relevant retail management experience. The position offers a competitive salary between £30,000 and £35,000, along with various benefits including a profit share scheme, private healthcare, and a company car.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Profit share scheme

33 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Company car

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Staff discount

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail management position required.
• Ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Strong commercial focus and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Manage approximately 35 stores in the designated area.
• Support and develop store managers.
• Drive sales and control costs.

Skills

Customer service skills

Team development

Retail management experience

Attention to detail

Coaching and motivating

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Shoezone have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Area Management Team. The ideal candidate should be located near the M1 Corridor in one of the following areas:

• Suffolk
• Oxfordshire
• South Bedfordshire

The Job

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and talented retailer to work for a thriving footwear retailer and strengthen our existing team of 7 Area Managers and take full responsibility for approximately 35 stores across your area.

Area Managers are at the heart of our retail business. They support the stores, have a commercial focus, alongside recruiting, training and motivating teams to maximise sales and control costs.

We are looking for someone with drive, self-belief, ambition, and the determination to succeed. The right candidate will have a willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

You

The right candidate will have:

• a can-do attitude.
• a passion for inspiring and developing your teams.
• first class customer service skills.
• a desire to continually drive your area’s performance.
• relevant retail experience at a management level.
• high standards and attention to detail.
• a proven ability to lead store managers by coaching, motivating and inspiring.
• the ability to influence, listen and understand other perspectives.

We welcome applications from existing Area Managers and those looking for their first Area Manager role. If you are excited about a new challenge working for this dynamic, fast moving, caring and successful business then please apply online.

Us

We are a town centre, retail park and digital footwear retailer, offering high quality footwear at low prices for the whole family. We operate from 270 stores and have approximately 2,200 employees across the UK. During an average year we sell 14.5 million pairs of shoes per annum at an average retail price of £13.

Over 200 of our stores have been converted to our hugely successful new format which has the core Shoezone product range as well as brands including Skechers, Hush Puppies, Kickers, Lilley & Skinner and many other great brands. By 2027 all our stores will be the new format. Our website, shoezone.com, combined with our store network, ensures a full multi-channel offering for great customer service.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary, depending on experience (£30,000 to £35,000 per annum)
• Profit share scheme
• 33 days holiday
• Company pension scheme
• Company car
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Staff discount