Area Manager

About the position

Our client a retail specialist based in Durban, SA requires the services of a Dynamic Area Manager to join their team. .
Role : Area Manager - Clothing Retail - 5 -10 years
Location: Durban, SA

• All perspective candidates should have a minimal of 5 - 10 years
• Area Management experience with viable, positive references 
• The quantity of stores and staff that the candidate was responsible for, quantifies a KPI
• Key Performance Indicator – as this directly portrays the ability to manage a team to profitability and what steps were taken to reach the result – increased growth and GP%.
• 5 - 10 years retail experience (preferably in the clothing sector) with a proven/tested track record

Skills required:

Leadership: Strongly developed leadership skills are crucial as an Area Manager. Area Managers will use advanced leadership skills to inspire, mentor and encourage store-level managers to reach quarterly and annual goals.
Communication: Because an Area Manager may be responsible for a large number of managers in a certain area, they may often have to manage from a distance. Strong written and verbal communication skills are important in this role.
Mathematics: Mathematics and reporting skills are useful as an Area Manager. Area Managers will use basic to intermediate mathematical skills to report costs, profits, and losses to district management.
Problem-solving: It is the responsibility of the Area Manager to identify and overcome problems. They may deal with employment, operation or inventory cost challenges and will need to develop strategic critical thinking skills.
Comprehension and Implementation: Area Management need to be able to review ALL documentation, procedures, protocols and the apply them within the stores confides, through training and developing the staff. The practical application of our systems and should be able to clearly identify issues that should be escalated as and when the need arises.


Role & Responsibilities

Area Management has operational and financial responsibilities for a defined region or territory, their duties include providing training and development for staff, ensuring there is consistency across the region relating to administration, marketing, company standards, and increasing sales and profitability in their region. Area Managers use leadership and critical thinking skills to oversee supervisors in certain geographical locations. Area Managers have the following responsibilities:

• Recruit, hire and train new managers in their direct area.
• Offer consultation and recommendations to store managers on overcoming operations challenges.
• Monitor sales and work toward meeting quarterly objectives.
• Minimize cost and labour by reviewing schedules and inventory use.
• Visit stores to evaluate operations, cleanliness, and efficiency of each area.
• Conduct Opus Area Management Checklists on each store visit and report/ resolve the issues.
• Conduct Supervised Hanger counts and ensure that corrective stock management procedures are being attained consecutively.
• Consistently reinforce disciplines, procedures, protocols and communication throughout all stores and staffing within their store profile ensuring the end results amounts to increased sales, profit, and revenue for the business.
• Effective Stock Management Processes, ensuring the Company is Not at a loss.
• Correct Banking Procedures, ensuring the Company is Not at a loss.

Desired Skills:

• Area Manager
• Retail
• Management