District Manager - ROI

Salon Services; Dublin; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Discount

Company car

Bonus

Job summary

Sally Europe is recruiting a District Manager to join our Store Operations team, supporting 12 stores across ROI. You will build cross-functional efficiencies to drive sales and profit, align people plans, and act as an ambassador for change.

The role leads high-performing teams, engages stakeholders, and ensures robust processes, cost controls, and inventory standards while nurturing talent and delivering measurable results.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a district/area operational manager within a multi-site retailer.
• Experience delivering plans with both short and long-term objectives within an organisation.
• Demonstrates commerciality and business acumen through business opportunities, maximising sales and profitability.
• Able to communicate effectively, remotely and builds relationships at pace with team and stakeholders.
• Demonstrates resilience and agility in leadership style, adapting to changing business needs.
• Experience leading teams through change and driving engagement in challenging circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and execute a District Business Plan focusing on sales, operational KPI’s, costs and people.
• Understand the external market and adapt plans to challenge competitors across stores.
• Utilise and analyse business reports to identify ways to maximise district performance and coach managers.
• Understand EBITDA levers and control costs through robust cost management.
• Develop, own and drive the people agenda for the district—engaging, hiring, developing and retaining talent.
• Deliver a clear succession plan for the district while supporting wider territory.
• Identify opportunities for development within the district and across the business.
• Ensure teams are clear on expectations through robust performance management.

Skills

District/Area management

Multi-site retail

People leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial awareness

Performance management

Job description

We’re Sally Europe, the biggest supplier in Europe for hair and beauty professionals. We bring together the following market-leading professional brands; Sally, Salon Services, Pro Duo, Salon Success and Sinelco, and we operate across 7 European countries.

Our mission is to be the preferred partner for professionals across Europe, but we are not stopping there. We care about making a difference to our employees and customers and getting it right each time. Our people throughout have a forward-thinking ethos, teams are always striving to inspire others, and we continue to deliver new and innovative solutions that leave that lasting impression.

We are recruiting for a District Manager to join our Store Operations team.This role will provide support for our retail stores across ROI, with a store count of 12

About the role …

A pivotal role in building cross team efficiencies to contribute to the overall business sales and profit target, this role is the linchpin of the field organisation between strategy and execution. The individual will develop and lead high performing teams and culture, through an aligned people plan to ensure timely execution of set deliverables. The role will act as an ambassador for change and requires strong stakeholder engagement across Sally Europe in order to ensure its alignment with the broader operational objectives of the business.

Key Responsibilities …

• Develop, lead and execute a District Business Plan focusing on sales, operational KPI’s, costs and people
• Understands the external market and applies knowledge to build/adapt plans to challenge competitors at pace across stores
• Utilise and analyse business reports to identify ways to maximise district performance as well as effectively coaching SMs on interpreting management information
• Understands the key levers of EBITDA and how to control them through robust cost control
• Develop, own and drive the people agenda for the district – engaging, hiring, developing and retaining talent
• Delivery of clear succession plan for district whilst also supporting wider territory, ensuring right, people, right place, right time
• Identifies opportunities for development within district and across the wider business
• Ensures teams are clear on what is expected through robust performance management, identifying strengths and development areas in their people and supporting accordingly
• Drives the execution of all company processes, controls and effective operational management across stores through training, management, analysis and continuous improvement
• Effectively builds cross-functional working relationships/network for the benefit of the business
• Ensures correct standards of inventory control are implemented across the territory, to reduce optimise stock holdings and reduce stock loss.

About you …

• Proven track record as a district/area operational manager within a multi-site retailer
• Experience of delivering plans with both short and long-term objectives within an organisation
• Demonstrates commerciality and business acumen through business opportunities, maximising sales and positively impacting profitability
• Able to communicate effectively, remotely and builds relationships at pace with team and stakeholders
• Demonstrates resilience and agility in leadership style, adapting to the changing needs of the business
• Experience of leading teams through change, driving engagement and delivering results in challenging circumstances

“At Sally, we find beauty in you. Finding beauty in diversity is in ourDNAbecause our differences are what make us beautiful. Our diversity, inclusivity, and self-expression are what fuel our innovation and growth. In our company, we come together to create a culture forONE & ALL.”

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Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Bonus
• Staff Discount
• company car