We are now recruiting for a retail manager with multi-site experience to join us as a Store Area Manager in West Yorkshire.

Our Area Managers lead and manage their team of store managers to achieve profitable growth throughout their store network.

The ideal candidate will already be confident with the work ethic and pace of retail and will demonstrate reliability and a professional and focused approach to store operations, as well as people management.

With excellent operational skills, the Store Area Manager have a proven track record of driving measureable performance improvements using practical techniques.

The appointed Area Manager will be required to complete the Home Bargains Field Management Training Programme. This is a comprehensive 13 week programme which is completed in the field, supported by the Regional Manager.

• North East Area
• £51,500 - £70,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus the opportunity to earn a store performance related bonus (up to 10%)
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year including bank and public holiday allowance rising to 6.6 weeks upon 5 years' service
• Contributable Company pension scheme
• Staff uniform
• 10% store discount
• Access to social and sporting events
• Company maintained vehicle, laptop and phone

Employee benefits 

MyHB employee benefits platform with access to:

• Retail and leisure discounts plus hundreds more 
• Free Financial Advice 
• Bank your savings into an ISA
• 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line 
• Low cost voluntary insured health plans

• Agree and set achievable performance and development goals for your store management teams
• Proactively coach store managers to support them in achieving their personal and store goals
• Identify and manage risk, monitor talent development and progression
• Agree and prioritise action with them to mitigate poor performance, identify talent, review talent development and progression
• Spend 80% of your time proactively visiting your stores
• Identify and resolve problems that affect the customer experience

• Extensive experience in managing and leading managers in a retail or hospitality chain environment
• Extensive experience in working in a fast-moving retail or hospitality environment
• Ability to organise and prioritise action
• Communicate and motivate others
• Lead and develop managers of multiple teams
• Effectively manage stakeholders
• Make commercially astute decisions
• Rapidly problem solve
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of store health and safety and security
• A full UK driving licence
• For fleet insurance requirements, be at least 25 years of age
• Computer proficient

For applications to be considered, applicants are required to have a complete and up-to-date Home Bargains Careers Centre profile and to respond to the job application questionnaire when prompted.

Applicants that are invited to attend a face-to-face interview must present original documentation demonstrating their eligibility to work in the UK, along with other specified documents.

Please note, as we expect to receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, you are advised to submit your fully completed application at the earliest opportunity, as the closing date may be brought forward.

TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 580 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) with a typical annual turnover of £3 - 5m per store - and we wouldn't have it any other way!