Area Manager Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

An Area Manager, or Regional Manager, is responsible for the financial success and day-to-day operations of a business within a defined geographical or operational area. Their duties include setting sales targets, hiring staff and providing leadership.

 

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Area Manager duties and responsibilities

Area Managers have a range of financial, operational and leadership responsibilities that their company requires them to meet across all of their shops, departments or offices. It’s a varied job role that can see an Area Manager setting budgets in the head office one week, and then interviewing employees on the other side of their region for promotion the next week. generally their main duties and responsibilities include:

  • Setting sales, turnover or profit targets
  • Motivating staff to meet their targets and helping them to achieve their goals
  • Hiring new staff and overseeing promotions within their area
  • Providing training opportunities or development programmes for their staff
  • Mediating disputes between employees
  • Identifying areas for development and improvement within their area
  • Implementing action plans that lead to change or improvement
  • Ensuring quality consistency across the region 
  • Communicating with clients on a regular basis 
  • Ensuring quality control of products and customer service across their area

 

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Example 1

We are seeking an individual with knowledge of the cleaning industry or similar. You will be managing morning and evening cleaning contracts in Swadlincote, Tamworth and the surrounding areas. Managing staff, stock and customer queries. Duties will include:
  • Hiring & training cleaning operatives
  • Signing up and inducting new employees
  • Ensuring that your sites are fully staffed and have relevant stock and supplies
  • Carrying out cleaning audits on your sites
  • With the help and support of your line manager rectifying any problems with standards or employees Required Skills:
  • Relationship building with both clients and employees
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to prioritise Competitive salary and company vehicle and phone provided. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Schedule: * Monday to Friday Experience: * Supervising experience: 1 year (preferred) * cleaning industry: 1 year (preferred) * driving license (required) Work remotely: * No

    • Example 2

    New Clinic Opening Area Manager role is nationally based, ideally someone who lives in Birmingham / Manchester area to support the opening of our Central and Northern clinics. The ability to travel and stay away on-site is essential. Laser Clinics UK is the UK’s leading provider of high-quality aesthetic treatments. Established in 2008 in Australia, Laser Clinics is the largest non-invasive aesthetic operator in the world. With 165 clinics across Australia, New Zealand and 14 fantastic locations across the UK and continuing to grow. We offer laser hair removal, cosmetic injectables and skin treatments and are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Area Manager to join our team! *Reporting to the Head of New Clinic Openings your key responsibilities will include: *
  • Establish processes and manage new clinic opening administration, including company registration, licensing, payment terminals, software registration, bank account establishment etc
  • Oversee procurement for key clinic items
  • Research and liaise with relevant local and national government authorities and keep up to date with legal and regulatory requirements for new clinics
  • Prepare Health and Safety folders for new clinics and H&S compliance
  • Responsible for providing updates to complete during clinic build and set up, including company administration, marketing, recruitment etc
  • Set up bank accounts for clinics on LCUK IT platforms (such as payroll and learning management system)
  • Occasionally required to support Head of New Clinic Openings with Training programme
  • IT – Liaise with supplier to order the correct equipment and book installation in line with building programme
  • Lasers, LED Healite and microdermabrasion - book delivery/installation in line with building programme. Test equipment
  • Retail and professional Products – open accounts and order products
  • Manage clinic set up on site including dressing the clinic, final furnishings, clinic signage etc
  • Work and support Technical Trainer to ensure treatment rooms are set up and support their training programme
  • Prepare the clinic for opening day and handover to Area Manager
  • Keep LCUK Brand Manager up to date on opening dates and request the clinic hoarding be installed
  • Advise FP with staff onboarding, including uniforms, registering staff to our IT platforms, staff induction, training etc
  • Multi-task and manage multiple new clinic openings at one time *Your Background/ qualifications: *
  • Multi-site retail management experience
  • New retail store openings is essential
  • Health/beauty industry experience highly regarded
  • Previous franchise experience would be a preference
  • Motivation and enthusiasm to drive a high performing culture
  • Sales orientated to achieve targets and drive performance
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Problem solving skills, organisational and planning skills Why work for Laser Clinics?
  • We pride ourselves on the highest standards, codes, and safety culture
  • Being the biggest and fastest-growing in the industry we love to offer careers pathways as we expand
  • Dedicated training team, catered to support new starters and continued education
  • Work for a highly successful entrepreneurial business in growth mode
  • Dynamic working environment
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program for all employees
  • Innovative new products and treatments
  • Start-up/scale-up environment, make a real impact and contribute directly to a growing operation Laser Clinics UK - affordable, medical grade laser hair removal Learn more about us at [website] or follow us on Insta at LaserClinicsUK. To apply for this fantastic opportunity please submit your resume by hitting the 'Apply Now' button Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: per year Additional pay: * Bonus scheme Benefits: * Employee discount * Store discounts Schedule: * 8 hour shift Work remotely: * Yes

    • Example 3

    Would you be interested to join a leading cleaning company with a reputation for excellence? Atalian Servest is currently recruiting for an Area Manager to join our passionate and driven Transport team in London for an exciting new opportunity. Duties will include Effectively allocate tasks and to cleaning teams and directly report to the regional operations director, taking the necessary steps to ensure the specification is delivered on-site. Establish and maintain high standards by monitoring the work completed, rectifying unsatisfactory standards, and completing the appropriate documentation. Ensure that all staff are working in a safe manner in line with on-site approved risk assessments and method statements. Ensure that all staff is suitably trained and site inducted, ensuring that all documentation and training records are kept updated. Check that equipment is clean and in safe working order and that materials are used correctly. Maintain budgetary control overworked hours organising workloads fairly and within the specified budgets. Manage the Time and Attendance for all operatives ensuring that all operatives are paid correctly and that any pay queries are dealt with in a timely manner. The successful candidate Previous knowledge about the cleaning of trains in a depot environment is desirable Able to prioritise effectively and demonstrate excellent time management skills Highly organised and detail conscious Ability to demonstrate strong personal integrity and maintain confidentiality Strong leadership style with a focus on supporting and developing employees and colleagues Taking responsibility for the area and proactive attitude to problem solve Flexibility and willingness to adapt to meet customer or business needs Ability to travel from store to store as required to meet the needs of the business Additional Information Benefits:
  • Employee Referral Scheme.
  • Learning and development opportunities.
  • Supportive working culture and future progression opportunities.
  • Mobile, legal, bicycle, breakdown, and retail discounts.
  • Eye test and glasses reimbursement.
  • Health Cash plan subscription
  • Cycle 2 work scheme. How to apply? If you are interested to join a business that encourages professional development, career progression and entrepreneurial spirit, then please click apply and we will be in touch soon! *** Strictly NO Agencies *** Atalian Servest is an equal opportunities employer that relies on diversity and equality to achieve our goals. We actively encourage applications from talented and qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

    • Example 4

    Reference: CL/ST/03-06/02 Job Title: Area Manager Contract: Permanent Working Hours: Variable Shift Rota - 22:00 - 06:00 - 40 hours per week Location: London Would you be interested to join a leading cleaningcompany with a reputation for excellence? Atalian Servest is currently recruiting for an Area Manager to join our passionate and driven Transport team in London for an exciting new opportunity Your primary will include: Effectively allocate tasks and to cleaning teams and directly report to the regional operations director, taking the necessary steps to ensure the specification is delivered on-site. Establish and maintain high standards by monitoring the work completed, rectifying unsatisfactory standards, and completing the appropriate documentation. Ensure that all staff are working in a safe manner in line with on-site approved risk assessments and method statements. Ensure that all staff is suitably trained and site inducted, ensuring that all documentation and training records are kept updated. Check that equipment is clean and in safe working order and that materials are used correctly. Maintain budgetary control overworked hours organising workloads fairly and within the specified budgets. Manage the Time and Attendance for all operatives ensuring that all operatives are paid correctly and that any pay queries are dealt with in a timely manner. About You: Previous knowledge about the cleaning of trains in a depot environment is desirable Able to prioritise effectively and demonstrate excellent time management skills Highly organised and detail conscious Ability to demonstrate strong personal integrity and maintain confidentiality Strong leadership style with a focus on supporting and developing employees and colleagues Taking responsibility for the area and proactive attitude to problem solve Flexibility and willingness to adapt to meet customer or business needs Ability to travel from store to store as required to meet the needs of the business Benefits: Employee Referral Scheme. Learning and development opportunities. Supportive working culture and future progression opportunities. Mobile, legal, bicycle, breakdown, and retail discounts. Eye test and glasses reimbursement. Health Cash plan subscription Cycle 2 work scheme. How to apply? If you are interested to join a business that encourages professional development, career progression and entrepreneurial spirit, then please click apply and we will be in touch soon! *** Strictly NO Agencies *** Atalian Servest is an equal opportunities employer that relies on diversity and equality to achieve our goals. We actively encourage applications from talented and qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

    What does an Area Manager do?

    An Area Manager has operational responsibility for a predetermined number of shops, offices or employees, usually determined by geography. For example, an Area Manager may have an overall charge of all retail outlets in London. Another Area Manager in the same company would then have charge of all the retail outlets in Wales or Scotland.

    An Area Manager is responsible for ensuring that the shops, offices and employees that fall in their area meet their sales or profit targets. They are responsible for regulating day-to-day operations and motivating their staff to succeed. A company will require an Area Manager to travel often and to implement directives from senior management teams and head offices, which are often in a different part of the country.

     

    Area Manager skills and qualifications

    An Area Manager role requires a blend of administrative, organisational and leadership skills. They will need general business knowledge and extensive knowledge of the particular market, industry or sector in which the company works. A successful Area Manager candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that typically include:

    • Extensive business, marketing and sales acumen
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Accounting and arithmetic skills
    • Ability to motivate staff to succeed
    • Ability to set realistic goals and identify target areas for growth
    • Ability to analyse data and present findings
    • Management and leadership qualifications
    • Relevant industry qualifications, for example, accounting qualifications if working in financial industries

     

    Area Manager experience requirements

    An Area Manager requires extensive business, sales and leadership experience. An Area Manager often needs to have specific experience within their industry, but experience across other sectors can also prove valuable if the skills are transferable.

    An Area Manager will ideally have at least four years of experience working in business or have proven success in running their own successful business. Experience working with high-end clients, large accounts or handling large budgets is desirable. Experience meeting and setting targets, leading a team and making decisions are essential for the role.

     

    Area Manager education and training requirements

    An Area Manager should have an education in business, marketing, economics or accounting. Strong results at GCSE and A-level, alongside a relevant degree course in a business-related field.

    An Area Manager can also progress toward the role if they have extensive business experience and a proven track record of sales success, rather than formal education. Acquired business knowledge is just as important as academic success. In candidates without formal education, look for a desire to progress their career through industry qualifications or leadership courses.

     

    Area Manager salary expectations

    According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for an Area Manager is £38,386 per year. Salary may be dependent on experience, location and company.

     

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    Area Manager job description FAQs

     

    Which qualities make a good Area Manager?

    A good Area Manager is sales-driven, target-orientated and has proven success in business. A good Area Manager can also demonstrate that they have strong leadership qualities and the potential and desire to progress to senior management roles in the future.

     

    What makes a good Area Manager job description?

    A good Area Manager job description will outline the values of the company alongside the goals they are working towards. A good job description will show potential candidates where they may work geographically, how much travelling will be involved and what their day-to-day tasks will involve.

     

    Is an Area Manager job role different from a General Manager job role?

    An Area Manager is responsible for multiple shops, offices or departments within a defined geographical limit. A General Manager, however, will often only be responsible for one specific shop or office within an area. A General Manager will often report to an Area Manager.

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