Regional Manager
Here at Peacocks we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Regional Manager to join our Retail team looking after the South West region.
It is an exciting time to come on board with Peacocks, bricks and mortar is at the heart of our company and expanding our portfolio of stores is something that is very much the key focus of our business.
We love our customers and we love local shopping!
Whether she’s a busy Mum looking for budget friendly fashion, a guy looking for the ultimate BBQ shirt or a fashion lover looking for the latest trends, we aim to offer our customer wearable style for all the family on their local High Street.
As a Regional Manager role you will be responsible for leading and driving the performance of your stores, focusing on promoting a customer focused culture in order to maximise sales and profit performance,. You will utilise your commercial and financial skill set in capturing new opportunities, coaching, supporting and developing your retail team to ensure company strategy is met
Responsibilities of the Role:
Driving sales performance, ensuring operational excellence, and the delivery of exceptional customer experiences.
Plan, monitor and regulate the financial performance of stores, identifying opportunities, remedying issues, and maximizing the return from existing resources ensuring profitability with the region
Take a leading role in setting business objectives and budgets in line with Retail strategy.
Responsible for ensuring measures take place in order to reduce operating costs and protect profitability, taking effective action to combat shrinkage and controllable expenses.
Accountable for the recruitment, training, development and engagement of the Management teams and the colleagues in their Region.
Communicating with head office, ensuring relationships are established with all key stakeholders
Utilising data to make informed decisions with profitability at the forefront of your decisions.
Arrange structured visits to your stores ensuring stores are focused on efficiency, productivity and operational compliance
Take responsibility for the development and succession planning of Store Managers through coaching and empowering them to manage their stores effectively and achieve KPIs.
Ensures full audit compliance across health & safety, loss prevention and HR documentation and practices.
Managing and developing your management team within your region, dealing with all conduct or capability issues in line with Company procedures and within a timely manner.
Assisting with ad hoc projects with the central Retail Ops Team.
The successful candidate should have:
Proven Regional Manager experience ideally within fast fashion
Strong leadership and team management skills
Show initiative and excellent decision making skills, along with the ability to effectively plan, prioritise and execute to achieve results.
Leads by example, demonstrating consistent leadership behaviour.
Ability to manage and influence stakeholders across all levels of the business;
Has a flexible approach, and can easily adapt management style;
Proficient in reporting analysis
To be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.