Area Manager

About the role
Sense has an exciting opportunity, as we're currently recruiting for an Area Manager to join our successful Retail team!
Primarily home based, including regular travel to our shops in South Wales and Birmingham.
This is a permanent position, working full time, 37.5 hours per week.
In this role you will be responsible for managing, supporting and developing our retail presence within the South Wales and Birmingham areas. The role will focus on the maximisation of sales and profit of Sense Shops within theses areas by developing new and existing shops and donation stations with the area.
Each year, over four million people buy items from us, so our shops play a pivotal role in raising funds to make a difference to those who find it difficult to communicate and connect with the world.
As our Area Manager, you will line manage Shop Managers, Assistant Shop Managers and Shop Assistants. You will lead in the effective generation and control of stock within the area to ensure each shop achieves its full sales potential.
As you will be visiting our shops across the locality, you will be provided with a company car and fuel card, with all business mileage covered. For this reason you must hold a full UK drivers license. Key skills and experience:
Good commercial and/or charity retail experience
Have the ability to be able and willing to travel to shops both within the Area and outside the Area when necessary
Experience of managing budgets and accounts
Experience of working and/or leading teams of staff and volunteers
Previous experience of distance multiple site management is desirable
Please note this post will require flexibility including the ability to work unsociable hours including weekends and evenings
For full details of the role and personal specification, please refer to the Job Description attached below. About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment.
In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme, a great rewards scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement. To apply:
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.