Area Manager

Job description / Role

Salary: AED 14,000 - 18,000 (Per Month)

This commercially successful and popular fashion retailer are seeking a progressive Area Manager for their high profile stores across the UAE.

Priding themselves on like-for-like growth over the past five years, this retailer has received prestigious praise for both their collections and their award winning staff training and development schemes.

Area Managers with this retailer enjoy a balance between support and autonomy, with the use of initiative always encouraged and access to upper management always available. The company offer a great place to work for any retail manager with an eye on building a successful, well rewarded career within a very well respected global brand.

Responsibilities:
- Exceed sales targets, manage financial performance of stores and ensure customer service is to company expectation.
- Plan strategies; identify new opportunities for business development and marketing for each store.
- Recruit management, coach, develop and conduct performance reviews in line with company guidelines. Identify areas for succession planning and ensure management have plans in place for internal progression.
- Ensure operational standards are maintained and health and safety procedures are complied with.

Requirements

- The ability to inspire, motivate and lead a team.
- Excellent communication and 'people' skills.
- A strong commitment to customer service.
- Ability to understand and adapt to change.
- Decision-making ability and a sense of responsibility.
- The ability to understand and analyse sales figures.
- Planning and organisational skills.
- Previous multi-site retail experience (ideally from a fashion background).

About the Company

Edge Resourcing was established in the United Arab Emirates in 2008. We have taken care in our growth and have kept our corporate values throughout.

Edge Resourcing is led by a specialist team of Recruitment Consultants, each of whom have experience of working in and a sound knowledge of the local market place. We have gradually expanded our horizons and now offer specialist services within the Middle East Retail sector. Our aim is to provide a thorough and honest service to both our candidates and clients, making sure that we only take on work which we feel we can service to the correct level of satisfaction required.

We currently offer professional and tailored contingency and retained search services to the following specialist sectors of the market: Retail Accountancy and Finance Office Support Human Resources Sales and Marketing Legal

Our aim is to continue to position ourselves in the market as one of the most consistent and successful suppliers of manpower. We strive to make things happen and make a difference to your business and career. Success isnt just about putting people into jobs, but about giving you an honest, personal service. Whether you are a client or a candidate, our aim is to find out exactly what it is that you are looking for, rather than push you to settle for your second choice.