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Area Manager - Retail
DCK Group
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Source date: 11/3/2026
About this role
Area Manager DCK is one of the world's leading fashion jewellery companies, working with many well-known retailers and high street fashion brands. Some of our hosts include River Island, M&S, Matalan, Tesco and many more! We are currently recruiting for a Area Manager on a permanent, full time basis to cover the following locations - Bournemouth, Bristol, Camberley, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Crawley, Exeter, Plymouth, Southampton, Swansea This is a Monday - Friday role working 7 hours per day. You will be required to travel around to numerous different stores within your area so please ensure you have access to your own vehicle and have a full driving licence. Responsibilities; * To drive sales through consistently high visual merchandising & operational standards * To develop & maintain a highly capable team – providing induction, coaching & support to ensure the Team Leaders are set up to succeed. * To act as first line support to the Operations Team to support & deliver process efficiencies & business improvement opportunities. * To directly line manage a group of Team Leaders, coaching them to achieve process efficiency & high-quality standards in the field * Monitors instore standards, sharing best practice amongst the TLs raising the bar on area performance. * Manages escalated host concerns around quality & standards, resolving these within agreed parameters. * Proactively identifies TL performance improvement opportunities - providing coaching & escalating as required. * Holds responsibility for induction - ensures all new TLs receive a warm welcome into the business & are supported throughout their probation period. Provides meaningful feedback & targets for improvement where required. * Embeds an effective buddy system meaning that any new TL starters or a period of TL absence is not reflected in adverse zone performance or poor feedback from hosts. * Recognises & celebrates great performance. * Works with other Area Managers & under the direction of Central Support Teams to identify trends in learning & development gaps & escalates where necessary. * Suggests opportunities to drive improvement & efficiency & is actively involved in any improvement work or project. * Supports the BOMS with delivering field coms, launches and initiatives and obtaining meaningful feedback. * Works as first line support with the Operations team to embed new ways of working, identifying areas for process & quality improvements & shaping action plans. * Works under the direction of the Operations Manager to shape & deliver communication & training. Requirements - * Expert in field operations, achieving high standards in their current role. * Supervisory experience * Strong communication skills – confident with delivering training. * Able to use own initiative to plan their time. * Competent with technology * Confident & positive with good interpersonal skills * Proven work experience in retail * Fashion trend aware Please send an updated CV to be considered!