Area Manager

Would you like to join the UK s fastest growing toy retailer and join us on our mission to be the best loved toyshop?

We are currently looking for a Area Manager to join us covering the Lancashire Area on a full time, permanent basis. You will receive a competitive Up to GBP47,000 Plus car and Bonus per annum plus a whole host of fantastic benefits.

Toy retailing is demanding, hands on and fast paced but also fun - every day brings new challenges. To be successful in this role you must be a competitive, and commercial manager with that retail trader instinct. You should also thrive operating in a volume driven, highly seasonal trading environment.

The Entertainer is a family run business and the U.K. s Largest Independent Toy Retailer with over 200 locations stretched across the U.K. With over 20 international franchise partners and Areas in Jersey, Isle of Wight and the Isle of Man too, you are bound to find us not far away!

As an ambitious toy retailer, our online and high street presence is growing, as we partner with well-known companies to showcase our toys where the customer can benefit from our specialist knowledge, toy expertise and impressive customer service experience!

We have brought our vibrant, friendly, and spacious Areas from the UK to Spain too, with our chain of toy shops, Poly Juguetes and with the acquisition of the Early Learning Centre in 2019, we are committed to providing our customers with quality, choice and value. Our sister company, Addo Play, create and design toys that delight children all over the world with creative teams based in Amersham and Hong Kong.

We really care about our people, our customers, and the communities in which we trade, offering you a friendly, supportive culture where training and development is put first to help you aim higher in your retail career.

The Entertainer have opened over 50 new stores in the past five years and with continued ambitions plans for growth, we d love it if you would join us on our big adventure!

In return for your hard work and commitment as our Area Manager you will be entitled to fantastic benefits such as:

- Annual Profit related Bonus scheme

- No Sunday trading

- 33 Days Holiday plus Birthday Leave

- Generous Toy Discount

- High Street & Leisure Discounts

- Payroll Giving

- Group Personal Pension Scheme

- Life Cover

Up to GBP47,000 Plus car and Bonus

- Cycle to work Scheme

- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

Your duties and key responsibilities as our Area Manager include;

- To build and develop the team to offer exceptional levels of customer service supported by brilliant product knowledge

- Implementing and executing regular promotional changes and delivering excellent merchandising standards on the shop floor

- Developing & coaching your team to deliver fantastic sales

- Building external relationships to market your Area and grow sales

What we re looking for in our Area Manager;

- You need to be positive, and people focussed whilst being excited about our brand and ranges

- An ability to work with a high Sku count in a non-planogrammed merchandising environment

- Tech savvy and confident with new technology

- Resilient and adaptable with an ability to plan and deliver operational activity under pressure

- Have great leadership and people skills to be able to drive, develop and motivate your team to become The Best Loved Toyshop

Ideally you will be currently working as an experienced Area Manager or Regional manager looking for the next step in your career.

So, if you think you know Funko Pop from your Squishmallows and you feel you are a competitive and commercial retailer then please apply today with up-to-date CV to become our new Area Manager.