Area Operations Director

24 hours ago

Cork, Cork, Ireland beBeeAmbassador Full time
Job Description

The successful Area Manager will lead and manage daily operations across Ireland to achieve business goals and maximize profitability.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Educate, engage, and inspire teams to deliver the Business and Retail Strategy.
  • Drive store performance through KPIs, financial reviews, and timely corrective actions.
  • Conduct structured store visits, ensuring consistent operational standards, compliance, and health & safety.
  • Optimize store operations, stock management, and visual merchandising to maximize availability, sales, and customer experience.
  • Collaborate with head office and stakeholders to provide feedback, influence range decisions, and support change initiatives.
  • Understand ranging, allocation, and replenishment processes and support company goals of reduced stock levels, better availability, and increased sales through ranging.
  • Continually review ways of working, establishing best practices, and then ensure consistent delivery in every store.
Commercial and Financial Management:
  • Deliver sales and profitability targets, controlling costs and optimizing each store's P&L.
  • Forecast and manage payroll, ensuring schedules reflect customer demand and productivity.
  • Monitor and maintain awareness of local markets and trends, adapting plans; including training to maximize commercial opportunities.
Customer and Brand Focus:
  • Maintain a relentless focus on delivering an engaging, best-in-class customer experience.
  • Analyze customer feedback and service metrics to set goals, improve service, and inform commercial decisions.
  • Ensure all initiatives align with company brand values and customer strategy.
Leadership and People Development:
  • Drive and embed 'Best in Class' stores which support the delivery of our future growth strategy.
  • Lead by example, creating a high-performance culture with clear goals, accountability, and recognition.
  • Coach, develop, and succession-plan for store managers and high-performing teams, building commercial acumen and leadership capability, and encourage ideas to increase profitability through increased sales or improved store operations and efficiencies.
  • Foster an inclusive, safe, collaborative, and encouraging culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to stay ahead of trends and industry insights.
Required Skills and Qualifications
  • Adept at presenting solutions to both individual and store issues within company guidelines and policies.
  • Takes genuine pride in leadership, fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where people feel valued, engaged, and inspired to give their best.
  • Comfortable analyzing data and being commercially driven.
  • Adapts to market trends and understands the needs of our customers.
  • Content setting objectives and monitoring development.
  • Pursues tasks with energy and drive and sees objectives through to finish.
  • Be an ambassador for our brand always championing our brand values.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Hybrid working.
  • Uniform allowance.
  • 50% staff discount and 25% for family and friends.
  • Pension scheme.

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