Retail Area Manager

Salvation Army Trading Co. Ltd.; Preston; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable retail organization in the UK is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to oversee 23 shops in the Central North region. This position emphasizes team leadership, community engagement, and achieving sales targets while fostering a supportive work environment. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication, customer service skills, and a dynamic leadership style. Benefits include a company car, competitive salary, and an outstanding company culture.

Benefits

Company car

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Virtual GP service

Fantastic pension scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to build collaborative relationships.
• Possess honesty and integrity in all interactions.
• Excellent communication skills with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team across 23 shops and donation centres.
• Lead and direct on sales and profit targets.
• Collaborate with regional colleagues for business success.

Skills

Customer service skills

Dynamic leadership

Communication

Integrity

Collaboration

Resilience

Job description

Benefits

• Do you want to work for a company that has been independently accredited by Best Companies Ltd as an Outstanding Company to work for?
• Do you want to work for a company, that passionately cares about its colleagues, stakeholders and the planet, and is the current recipient of the prestigious Charity Retailer of the Year award?
• Would you like to have some amazing benefits such as a virtual GP service, fantastic pension scheme and a starting holiday entitlement of 26 days plus bank holidays?
• Do you need a new challenge that not only helps you to develop your skills, but is integral to the community?
• Did we mention, there is no evening or Sunday working too?
• Our managers lead from the front and takes their colleagues and customers on an amazing journey!
• Do you have excellent customer service skills, innovative ideas and dynamic by nature?

We have an amazing opportunity for a Regional Sales Manager who will contribute to the success and development of the Retail Division.

The individual we are looking for will focus on our business strategy within our shops, helping our teams continue to grow and develop by leading, managing and directing on colleague led initiatives, sales and profit targets, be able to build morale, confidence and have quality financial acumen to encourage ideas, innovation and new approaches from shop teams. You will also work alongside wider regional colleagues and contribute to regional business success.

On completion of a 12-week induction period, the successful individual will assume responsibility for an area containing 23 shops and donation centres in the Central North region.

This role will include travel and overnight stays and comes with a company car.

All key responsibilities and desirable skills can be found in the Job Description.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors.

Please be aware that this advert may close sooner than the closing date in extreme circumstances.

Qualifications & Attributes

• Enjoy building collaborative relationships
• Possess honesty and integrity
• Are a good communicator, determined and able to challenge in a positive way
• Are resilient, supportive, caring, hands on and enthusiastic
• Have a dynamic leadership style with an appetite for success
• Have a passion for developing people
• Possess fantastic ideas for partnerships to deliver re-use and repair services with the local connections and knowledge to make them happen
• Have a passion for charity retailing

THEN SALVATION ARMY TRADING COMPANY LTD (SATCoL) WANTS YOU!

“What I like most is that I am getting the opportunity to help people, whether it be a customer with getting a great priced quality second hand item, helping our volunteers to get the best out of themselves or helping The Salvation Army helping people in crisis” – DR, Shop Manager

“I love the variation the job role brings, working with a good team of staff and volunteers, I like to find out what they enjoy about their role and will do my best to keep them interested and invested in the company” – MM, Donation Centre Manager

“I feel extremely lucky to work for a company that truly cares about all of its colleagues and constantly go over and above to demonstrate that. SATCoL has a strong culture, with our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Equality truly embedded and evidenced in every day of our working lives.” ST – Head of HR & Training

PLEASE APPLY NOW