Retail Development Manager

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Burnley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is assisting a high-profile retailer in Lancashire to recruit a Retail Development Manager. The role focuses on building strong customer relationships, growing client stores, and liaising with suppliers to promote services and offers across multiple locations.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership, exceptional communication, and a customer-focused approach, with the ability to drive sales performance and achieve business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail development or key account management is preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills essential for this client-facing role.
• Willingness to travel to client stores and work across Lancashire.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong long lasting relationships with customers.
• Grow and develop clients stores.
• Continuously liaise with suppliers.
• Regularly visit customers, retailers and clients to promote and advise on services and offers.

Skills

Relationship building

Client development

Leadership

Communication skills

Sales acumen

Job description

Retail Development Manager | Lancashire | Up to £35,000 basic + bonus and car

Monday - Friday role.

Company

Our client is an award winning, high-profile volume retailer renowned for their excellent customer service and fantastic growth. They have a fantastic culture within their stores and put huge value on their people!

Role

As a Retail Development Manager, you will be accountable for supporting and guiding their valued customers to achieve their business goals and drive them to success.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong long lasting relationships with customers
• Grow and develop clients stores
• Continuously liaise with suppliers
• Regularly visit customers, retailers and clients to promote and advise on services and offers

Ideal Candidate

• Enthusiastic
• Able to demonstrate a high level of operational, leadership, planning, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Target driven and customer service orientated
• Highly motivated and ambitious
• A self starter with a can do attitude

Working for one of the largest and most successful retailers in the UK, the long term career prospects of the Retail Development Manager role are amazing.

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