Area Sales Manager Bristol amp M3 Corridor

Why The Works

We dont just sell products. We inspire reading learning creativity and play.

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family members memory.

You never know who someone will become. So with your passion and our products you will help ignite the spark withinpeople allowing them tounleash their creativity find new passions hobbies or rekindle fond memories.

The unseen possibilities are limitless and it all starts with you.

Become a Retail Area Manager

As a Retail Area Manager youll be at the helm of multiple retail locations steering them towards success with your dynamic leadership and strategic vision. Your primary goal will be driving commercial success infused with a dash of innovation and a sprinkle of charm.

Youll empower your teams aiding them in reaching their full potential while ensuring a joyful journey after all its part of our DNA! We firmly believe that a team that thrives is one that is both happy and engaged.

Expect to spend a significant portion of your time across the designated area collaborating closely with your teams to drive commercial success and set the pace.

Your Mission

Inspire motivate and develop highperforming store teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

• Communicate with your store teams and spend time with them in store to keep engagement high.
• Drive retail commerciality like a boss! Striving for fantastic sales and high performance across all KPIs includingsales profitability safety store standards pricingand cost control.
• Drive operational excellence and achieve outstanding results across your designated retail area.
• Create store experiences that arefun friendly accessible and inclusive for colleagues and customers.
• Hire Store Managers who align with our purpose values and mission. Spot potential and use their strengths to add value to your area.
• Implement effective visual merchandising strategies to enhance the customer journey.
• Collaborate with fellow Retail Area Managers to share best practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure the delivery of commercial targets including sales profitability and cost control.

Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• A positive ambassador for our brand and our values
• Inspirational leadership style with a positive outlook
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer service.
• People skills with a track record of developing highperforming teams.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to drive sales and profitability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative mindset and a team player. Working with departments and colleagues as one team.
• Able to drive growth maximise sales and profitability whilst leading our customerfirst service strategy.
• Willing to lend a hand If youre on a store visit and the teams are busy or overwhelmed youre happy to help by getting stuck in working shouldertoshoulder with them to support. Its all about the shadow you cast!
• Resilience in a dynamic retail environment.
• Innovative thinking and a proactive approach to problemsolving.

Being a Great Leader

As a great leader with wonderful people skills youll be able to skillfully unite multisite store locations together as one area team.

• Inspire and motivate your managers and teams in line with our employer brand values behaviours and purpose.
• Lead your team to reach their potential and inspire your stores to break records and get in the spotlight.
• Work collaboratively with support departments and peers.
• If somethings not quite right speak up so we can work together to get it right or make it better! Nobody is too proud for constructive feedback. We all want to win together!
• But lets not forget about the most important part your teams wellbeing and aspirations. Youll be their biggest supporter cheering them on. Youll have amazing everyday conversations with your team discussing everything from performance to career aspirations and helping them get there.

Our PERKS really are The Works

• 25% Colleague Discount! Plus exclusive Double Discount days!
• MyWorks Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers holidays utilities deals tech and more!
• Holiday 33 days including bank holidays
• Wagestream Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life happens!
• CanDo Academy Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• Share Scheme Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• 24/7 support for you and your family Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs.
  
• And loads more! Long service awards pension life assurance Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving.
  

Our Purpose

To inspire reading learning creativity and play making lives more fulfilled.

Our Values

We are Crafty We are Caring We are Cando

We Listen. We Care

Each year we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know whats going great and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place youve ever worked! Youll have opportunity to help give us that direction.

Promoting Diversity Inclusion and Applying Reasonable Adjustments.

At The Works we are proudto have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves.Our roles are open to all including underrepresented groups such as ethnicminorities people with disabilities carers & members of the LGBTQcommunity (including those who identify as lesbian gay bi trans nonbinaryor use another term).

We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working. And where possible well try to support this. Ifyou need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role please contact and well be happy to help!