Job title: Area Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Percentage: 100%

Salary: £38,000 - £62,000 Plus Car

Location: Dartford

Reference: 13438797

Closing date: asap

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Area Manager London

As an established international food retailer, with almost 600 stores in the UK alone, Lidl are one of the UK's retail success stories. Our simple retail philosophy and efficient working practices allow us to focus on what we do best - providing top quality products at the lowest possible prices. After 19 years, we are still rapidly expanding throughout the UK and are constantly striving to maintain and better our customer's experience.

Our UK operation is divided between eight regional distribution centres with each servicing one eighth of our portfolio of almost 650 stores. We have a variety of store, warehouse and office based vacancies in each region.
Our UK based head office is located in the heart of Wimbledon where we are made up of a number of different departments. From advertising to purchasing, human resources to property and logistics to operations, we have regular vacancies in a variety of different fields and for different levels of expertise.

At Lidl we are as committed to our people as we are to our customers and our success story is primarily down to the quality and hard work of the people who work with us. The dedication and loyalty of our 15,500 UK based employees is what drives our business forward and in joining Lidl you could be the next key player in our winning team

The Area Manager is responsible for;

Ensuring the company's operational standards are maintained at all times; such as cleanliness, freshness, availability, ticketing and good customer service.
Management and control of the district's Key Cost Control Areas (Turnover, Write Offs, Inventory and Productivity) agreed between the SOM and DM at the monthly cost meeting.
Conducting monthly Cost Meetings with the Store Manager to address key cost control areas and personnel issues.
Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the staff, visitors and customers in our stores.

Monitoring all legal obligations in accordance with H&S, alcohol licensing, Trading Law and ensuring all requirements are met.

Driving sales in stores and increasing turnover by making full use of promotional tools.
Reducing write offs by quality store ordering by utilising all tools available (SOSIS, SHO) without jeopardising availability.

Communicating daily with the stores to collate sales, productivity and write off figures with the intention to control any fluctuations and react accordingly.
Conducting a weekly Cash Audit in all stores to ensure that all cash procedures have been correctly followed.
Controlling a store Inventory by personally conducting stocktakes in set intervals and ensuring all stores conduct necessary daily inventory controls.

Communication from the Regional Distribution Centre to store staff and management.
Identifying personnel requirements through succession planning and utilisation of company tools.
Successfully recruiting new staff and managing their expectations/training as well as that of existing employees.

Implementing full compliance with the Company's disciplinary & grievance procedure.
Working towards a productive routine and aiming to add value to each store on every visit.
Ensuring all data held about individuals is data protection compliant.

The Successful Applicant:
The Area Manager may be required to carry out duties other than those described above whenever it becomes necessary to ensure that the business continues to function successfully.

What's on Offer:
Salary between £38,000 - £62,000 Plus Car

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