Area Manager (Retail) - Western Cape

About the role

A retail leader is sought to head a group of stores in the Western Cape, with a focus on sales, profitability, people development and operational standards. The role suits someone with clothing-sector experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can make a measurable impact on store performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop store managers to achieve sales, profitability and operational targets.
• Conduct store visits, assess performance and implement improvements.
• Recruit, hire and train new store managers.
• Analyse sales data, control costs and optimise inventory.
• Drive visual merchandising, stock accuracy and shrinkage control.
• Monitor KPIs and implement corrective action where targets are missed.
• Foster a culture of excellence, discipline and teamwork across the stores.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, customer-service standards and health and safety requirements.
• Build strong relationships with store teams and support functions, and represent the business professionally in store and regional interactions.

Required profile

• 5-10 years of retail experience; clothing-sector experience is an advantage.
• Grade 12 qualification; a tertiary qualification is advantageous.
• Proven people-management and store-leadership experience.
• Sales-driven mindset with experience managing profitability and stock.
• Own reliable car and willingness to travel across the required area.

Advantageous experience

• Managing multiple stores or a region.
• Exposure to recruitment, training and performance management.
• Experience with stock control, merchandising and loss prevention.