Retail Area Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | RH10 9PQ |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Dreams Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Dreams_9743-8492 |
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About us:
At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well.
Together we`ve been making bedtimes better since 1985, with no signs of hitting the snooze button. We`re owned by the world`s largest bedding provider, Somnigroup and sell over 14,000 mattresses, bases and headboards every single week. Now that`s a lot of Zzzs.
With over 200 stores nationwide, you`ll lead a team of sleep-savvy Bed Experts in a fun and friendly environment where every dreamer makes a difference. So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, Dreams could be the perfect place for you.
Dreams. Love your job. Based in the South West area of London you will ensure the smooth and efficient running of their designated area of stores, ensuring that all company policies and procedures are adhered to. To recruit, train and develop a successful sales and management team. On a 12 month fixed term contract
What you`ll be doing:
- Lead your team of Store Managers, ensuring their understanding of their role profile and the part they play in the business.
- Recruit, train, and develop a team of inspirational leaders who are committed to delivering exceptional customer journeys.
- Develop and execute comprehensive strategies and action plans to achieve these aspirational financial goals.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and document best practices that can be used to enhance the business performance.
- Own every element of your divisional budget, ensuring all cost centres are aligned whilst also inspiring year on year growth.
- Maintain strong relationships with all key stakeholders across the business; effectively participating in business initiatives/projects and deployment of strategy.
- Create a culture of psychological safety to allow honest feedback through the correct channels,
- Visit stores with purpose, adding value through recognising operational excellence and challenging non-compliance.
- Be highly attuned to your presence during visits, ensuring that your actions and interactions positively contribute to the store team`s morale and motivation.
- Collaborate with the People Business Partners, building the capability of your store managers to deliver the business/people strategy, addressing all skill gaps and creating a culture of high performance.
- Build consistent high performance within your teams through regular reviews, celebration and supporting areas for improvement.
- Act as a change agent to ensure successful delivery, landing the business model right first time, without any disruption to the customer.
- Drive succession in your division through creating a robust plan of holding regular PDP reviews and yearly career conversations.
- Embed a culture of compliance, keeping your stores legal by adhering to all company policies, processes and procedures, addressing shortfalls in a timely manner
A bit about you:
Experience: Your extensive previous retail or commercial sales experience at a minimum of Store Manager level will demonstrate your strong track record of managing a high performing store.
Commercially minded: You will be commercially focused and results-driven, with an aptitude for decision making. Managing budgets and making commercial decisions at high level,
A proven leader: A highly experienced leader, who can manage performance and inspire others
Inspirational: Your strong ability to lead will inspire and motivate your team as well as
Communicator: Using your excellent communications skills, you`ll be able to build rapport and establish great relationships with colleagues across all business areas including our Distribution network, Factory and our Head Office.
The good stuff we offer
- Competitive salary
- Fantastic bonus structure
- Company car
- Amazing company discount on Dreams products
- Discounts on 100`s of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping
- Optional buy in schemes including additional holiday, Simply Health, Savings and Loans
- Life Assurance
- Opportunities to progress throughout the wider business
- Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services to you and your household