Area Manager

Greggs plc; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Management Bonus up to 10%

Profit share 10%

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Death in service 4x salary

Colleague discount 50%

Share save schemes

Cycle to Work

Career progression

Job summary

Greggs is seeking an Area Manager to support the West region, covering Devon and Cornwall with a base in the Plymouth area. The role focuses on leading shop management teams, delivering sales growth, and upholding brand standards.

The role offers substantial benefits, including annual leave, pension, private medical, life cover, and performance-based bonuses. A field-based, flexible schedule is available to suit role needs.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading a high performing shop management team across multiple sites.
• Accountability for delivering key sales and profit targets through effective team management.
• Experience of developing a team through succession planning.
• Ability to make decisions confidently.
• Excellent organisational skills and communication at all levels.
• Proficient IT skills including Microsoft 365 suite (SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement shop operation plans and review performance with shop managers to drive sales growth.
• Contribute to regional sales planning and promote brand excellence.
• Implement and monitor brand marketing material and displays in shops.
• Lead a team with visibility across shops, fostering achievement and responsibility.
• Recruit and develop effective shop management teams in line with plan and budget.
• Monitor food safety and health & safety practices across the territory and ensure compliance.
• Plan and control shop rosters to meet costs and staffing needs.
• Analyse reports to identify problems and implement workable solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Sales targets

People development

Decision making

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem solving

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the West region Retail team as an Area Manager at Greggs. You’ll be a vital player in supporting our continued growth and success, making sure that our loyal customers receive the Greggs’ service they expect and deserve across your group of shops.

We can offer you:

25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service(in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary

Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees whohave at least 6-month service, or more, each year

Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

Defined contribution management pension scheme

Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits

Career progression and learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-relatedand wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365daysa year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social,andfinancial wellbeing

Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online couponsand lifestyle offers

Cycle to Work scheme

A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business!

Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, andprovide support to one another

About the role

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• This is a field based role covering Devon and Cornwall areas.Ideally, you’ll live within Plymouth area to be considered for this position

What you'll do

As an Area Manager you’ll:

Develop and implement shop operation plans and regularly review performance with shop managers to ensure agreed levels of sales growth

Contribute to the development of the regional sales plan

Promote brand excellence across shop management teams driving forward initiatives to improve standards

Implement and monitor brand marketing material and displays in shops

Lead a team in line with the values, with high visibility throughout the shops, promoting a culture of achievement and responsibility

Recruit and develop effective shop management teams in line with shop plan requirements

Agree territory recruitment plans in line with business needs and agreed budget

Monitor food safety / health & safety practices across the territory ensuring compliance with brand standards and areas of risk to the business are minimised

Plan and control shop manning rotas in line with agreed costs

Monitor key cost control areas and take appropriate action to evaluate and question variances

About you

You will fit right into this role if you can demonstrate:

Experience of leading a high performing shop management team across multiple sites

Experience of accountability for delivering key sales and profit targets through effective team management

Experience of developing a team through succession planning

An ability to make decisions confidently

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to communicate at all levels

IT skills including Microsoft 365; SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

Strong logical and problem-solving skills with experience of analysing information and reports to identify current and potential problems and develop and implement workable solutions

Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.

• Salary Circa £50k per annum, depending on experience
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference greggs/TP/59346/64338
• Contract Type Permanent
• Contract Details Five days per week, including weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis
• Contract Hours Full time
• Closing Date 22 October, 2026
• Job Category Head Office
• Business Unit Retail
• Location This is field role with a base in the Plymouth area to cover Devon and Cornwall., United Kingdom