Area Manager Full Time

LIDL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail company in Greater London is seeking an Area Manager to oversee multiple stores and mentor teams to achieve their best performance. Responsibilities include ensuring operational compliance and enhancing store performance through effective communication and leadership. Candidates should have significant experience in team management across multiple sites. This role offers competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including in-store discounts and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

10% in-store discount

10% London allowance

Fully expensed company car

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Ongoing training and professional development

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead teams across multiple sites.
• Experience in interpreting complex reports and implementing new initiatives.
• Drive to learn and adapt to changes in the business environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular store visits to ensure operational efficiency.
• Mentor Store Managers in recruitment, training, and performance improvement.
• Create a supportive environment for teams to excel.

Skills

Team motivation

Leadership

Effective communication

Education

Minimum 2 years multi-site experience as area or regional manager

Tools

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Area Manager

£68,200 – £99,000 per annum

35 days' holiday (pro rata). Ongoing training.

Overview

Everyone who works at Lidl brings something unique to the table – but we also have a whole lot in common. We’re resilient, confident and willing to take on a challenge. Just like you. As a Lidl Area Manager, you’ll be one of our future leaders, helping us move into our next stage of growth. You’ll begin your journey by learning our business from the inside out, to best equip you before you embark on your new role. From stacking shelves as a Customer Assistant to leading from the shop floor as a Store Manager, we’ll make sure you’re fully immersed in all things Lidl. In no time, you’ll be coordinating up to five stores and supporting your Store Managers to lead their teams, hit KPIs and deliver their best work. In return, we’ll give you a competitive salary based on equal opportunity and pay structures, as well as a generous benefits package designed to support your well‑being and life outside of Lidl. We’re proud to be a diverse, secure and fast‑growing business, and you’ll find your role to be rewarding in every sense. We’ll make sure you have access to the right training and real opportunities to build your career with us.

If you’re ready to get stuck in, want to get more out of your career and make a real difference, find your place at Lidl and apply now.

Responsibilities

• Regularly visit your stores to make sure things are running like clockwork, paying particular attention to efficiency, productivity and operational compliance.
• Mentor and support your Store Managers in recruiting, training and developing their teams, while improving their store performance.
• Empower your teams to achieve their KPIs and maintain our high standards.
• Confidently create an environment where your teams can do their best work, shift after shift, in accordance with our Leadership & Company Principles.

Qualifications

• A lot of past experience motivating and leading teams across multiple sites to achieve outstanding results.
• The ability to understand complex reports, put next steps in place and oversee the effectiveness of new initiatives.
• Drive to learn and keep up to date with the ever‑changing aspects of our business.
• Effective communication skills to support your teams with new launches, concepts and processes.
• A full UK Driving Licence.
• Minimum 2 years multi‑site experience at area or regional manager level.

Benefits

• 10% in‑store discount.
• 10% London allowance.
• Fully expensed company car.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Ongoing training and professional development.

Other Details

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company’s receipt of satisfactory references and, if requested, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.