Are you passionate about retail? Can you lead a team to success? Are you a master of merchandising?
At eXPD8, we're currently growing, which is why we have an exciting and rare opportunity to join us as a Regional Field Manager looking after Northern Ireland.
About the role:
The role is hybrid with some time spent working from home, regular travel across Northern Ireland, and occasional travel to our central office in Bristol. The ideal base location would be Belfast, Craigavon, and the surrounding areas, but we will consider applications from any NI postcodes.
The salary is up to £31,500 inclusive of car allowance.
The Regional Field Manager (RFM) will achieve excellence by ensuring their retail merchandising team of District Leaders (DLs) and Display Representatives (DRs) are recruited, trained, and motivated to effectively deliver retail support services. Your team will work in a range of high street and grocery retailers on behalf of exciting household name brands in various categories including Books and Entertainment, Fashion, Grocery, Health and Beauty, Beers, Wines and Spirits, and Toys.
The RFM plays a crucial role within the Operations team, regularly travelling within their region to ensure their team is appropriately supported and working cross-functionally with Head Office teams to ensure we are delivering the client's requirements.
How you'll deliver excellence:
* Ensure the delivery of your regional KPIs including coverage, hours utilisation, and service level agreements.
* Act as the expert in retail merchandising and retail support services to ensure you can support your team.
* Lead and manage a high-performing team of remote part-time merchandisers, ensuring all people processes are followed.
* Drive engagement of your team through coaching, motivating, and training.
* Work collaboratively with Head Office teams, including the People team and Client Services, to ensure your people have a great experience within eXPD8 and are delivering the client's expectations.
* Utilise data to drive your decision making.
What makes you excellent:
Essential knowledge and experience:
* Experience of working in either a retailer environment or a brand-led organisation.
* Minimum 2 years line management experience - experience managing a remote team or large number of direct reports is a bonus!
* A track record of developing a high-performing team.
* Ability to influence key decision makers; internal and external.
* Proven decision-making abilities.
* Experience of working in cross-functional working relationships.
Desired Knowledge and experience:
* Working in a sales agency business.
* Experience in working with tactical and/or syndicated sales teams.
* Retail experience from working in a grocery store environment with good knowledge of store systems and ways of working.
* Experience of managing budgets/overheads.
Skills:
* Ability to analyse data.
* Ability to turn insight into actionable plans.
* Strong influencer; verbal and written.
* Ability to motivate individuals and diverse, remote teams.
* Ability to manage difficult conversations with personnel.
* Ability to work in a cross-functional environment with teams such as HR, IT, Client Accounts, etc.
* Solid IT skills; Excel, email, Word.
What makes us excellent:
We are one of the UK's largest field marketing agencies, with over 20 years of experience supporting many iconic brands and retailers. We have a great reputation for delivering exceptional service to ensure our customers succeed in retail.
People are our business, so we work hard to ensure they are supported, rewarded, and valued. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and a fully inclusive employer, so please let us know if there are any adjustments you require during your application process.
On top of that, we offer:
* Health cash plan (24-hour GP, counselling, dental, eye tests, physio, etc.)
* Buy and sell holiday scheme.
* Your eXPD8 birthday off each year.
* Immediate access for you and your family to GroceryAid.
* Life insurance.
* Access to eXPD8 Rewards where we offer regular competitions and incentive plans.
* Unlimited refer-a-friend scheme.
* Personal development and progression opportunities with access to over 400 learning resources from day one.
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