Area Manager – Outer London, South West

Space NK

Area Manager overseeing retail operations at Space NK, driving sales growth and customer experience across multiple stores. Collaborating with regional management and store teams to enhance operational excellence and achieve commercial goals.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate regional and business strategy into clear executable store plans.
Act as a visible and credible leader driving adoption of new ways of working.
Identify commercial opportunities and operational improvement areas.
Analyse area performance, customer behaviour and competitor activity.
Own delivery of area performance across sales budgets and growth targets.
Lead consistent execution of standards across payroll, stock accuracy, shrinkage, health & safety and loss prevention.
Lead, coach and develop Store and Cluster Managers to strengthen commercial capability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Commercially driven field leader with strong operational excellence and execution capability.
Proven experience leading multi-site retail teams and developing store leadership capability.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to translate insight into action and performance improvement.
Resilient, adaptable and delivery-focused in fast-paced retail environments.
Collaborative, influential communicator who builds trust and drives accountability through others.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development budget
Home office setup allowance
Global team events

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Soft Skills

leadershipcoachinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationadaptabilityresilienceaccountabilityexecution capability