Regional Head Of Retail

Zachary Daniels; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Staff discount

Wellness support

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is recruiting a Regional Head of Retail to lead a multi-site North West UK region, owning sales, profit, and operational performance. You will develop and coach regional managers, drive customer experience, and deliver strong commercial outcomes.

The role requires strategic leadership, hands-on commercial ownership, and the ability to influence across a complex retail structure. Relocation is welcome for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• A highly experienced senior retail leader (Head of / Regional Director / equivalent).
• Proven in leading multi-site retail operations and regional leadership teams.
• Strong in commercial analysis, KPI delivery, and P&L ownership.
• Experienced in high street retail, fashion, jewellery, accessories, or beauty.
• A confident and credible people leader with strong coaching capability.
• Entrepreneurial, resilient, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong communicator with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Open to relocation and regional travel where required.

Responsibilities

• Drive regional revenue, profit, and KPI performance through data-led decision making.
• Develop and execute regional trading strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Own full regional P&L accountability, including payroll, productivity, and cost control.
• Identify and deliver opportunities to improve performance through refits, relocations, and optimisations.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of regional managers.
• Build succession pipelines and develop high-potential talent.
• Create a high-performance, accountable, customer-focused culture.
• Inspire teams to consistently deliver strong commercial and service results.
• Ensure consistent execution of operational standards across the region.
• Partner effectively with Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Training, and HR teams.
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, performance, and customer experience.

Skills

Senior retail leadership

Multi-site leadership

P&L ownership

KPI delivery

Commercial analysis

People coaching

High street retail

Relocation open

Job description

Regional Head of Retail | £110,000 +Benefits | Relocation

The Brief

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and credible senior retail leader to take ownership of a significant retail region across the North West UK and surrounding areas.

We are actively open to relocation candidates for this role and welcome applications from experienced retail leaders who may not currently be based in-region but are open to a new opportunity and relocation. You will need to relocate for the role if you are note already living in the North West.

This is a pivotal leadership role within a high-performing retail organisation, ideal for someone with a proven track record of delivering multi-site retail performance, commercial growth, and operational excellence at scale. As Regional Head of Retail Sales, you will report directly to the Retail Director and sit on the Sales Leadership Team, playing a key role in shaping regional strategy and contributing significantly to overall business performance.

The Role

You will lead a large, multi-site retail region, taking full accountability for sales, profit, and operational performance. You will inspire and develop a team of regional managers, ensuring consistent delivery of exceptional customer experience and strong commercial outcomes.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on commercial ownership, requiring strong analytical capability, people leadership, and the ability to influence across a complex retail structure.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Strategic Leadership

• Drive regional revenue, profit, and KPI performance through data-led decision making
• Develop and execute regional trading strategies aligned to business objectives
• Own full regional P&L accountability, including payroll, productivity, and cost control
• Identify and deliver opportunities to improve performance through refits, relocations, and optimisations

Leadership & People Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of regional managers
• Build strong succession pipelines and develop high-potential talent
• Create a high-performance, accountable, customer-focused culture
• Inspire teams to consistently deliver strong commercial and service results

Operational Excellence

• Ensure consistent execution of operational standards across the region
• Partner effectively with Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Training, and HR teams
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, performance, and customer experience

About You

• A highly experienced senior retail leader (Head of / Regional Director / equivalent)
• Proven in leading multi-site retail operations and regional leadership teams
• Strong in commercial analysis, KPI delivery, and P&L ownership
• Experienced in high street retail, fashion, jewellery, accessories, or beauty
• A confident and credible people leader with strong coaching capability
• Entrepreneurial, resilient, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment
• A strong communicator with the ability to influence at all levels
• Open to relocation and regional travel where required

The Offer

• Competitive salary of £110,000 + bonus + benefits
• Generous performance-related bonus scheme
• Hybrid working model with flexibility
• Comprehensive benefits including staff discount and wellness support
• Career development within a globally recognised, award-winning retail business

Why This Role?

This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-impact retail region, shape commercial strategy, and directly influence the future performance of a major retail business at scale.

We welcome applications from experienced retail leaders who are open to relocation for the right opportunity.

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