Area Manager – Leinster Builders’ Merchants / Hardware Retail
Our client, a leading Irish hardware and builders’ merchants retail group is seeking to recruit an experienced Area Manager / Regional Manager to join the Retail Sales and Operations team. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven Building Merchant retail professional to oversee the performance and development of multiple branches across the Leinster Region.
Reporting to the Head of Sales and Operations, the successful candidate will play a key role in driving regional growth, operational excellence, and strong member relationships. This position requires a strategic and hands-on leader with strong commercial acumen and experience within the builders’ merchants, hardware, or construction-related retail sector.
Key Responsibilities for the job of Area Manager / Regional Manager
- Develop and implement regional sales strategies to achieve revenue and profitability targets
- Support and guide members to maximise commercial performance and operational standards
- Identify market opportunities and adapt strategies to remain competitive
- Build strong relationships with members, suppliers, and key stakeholders
- Act as the main point of contact between the group and its members
- Work collaboratively with internal departments to support business growth
- Identify and attract potential new members within the region
- Support initiatives to expand market share and strengthen the brand presence
Key Requirements for the job of Area Manager / Regional Manager
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior sales or leadership role, within builders’ merchants, hardware, or construction-related retail essential
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the builders’ merchants sector
- Proven ability to develop and deliver strategic sales plans
- Strong leadership, influencing, and relationship-building skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make commercially sound decisions
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office
- Full driving licence and willingness to travel across the region
Package
- Competitive salary with performance-based incentives
- Pension contribution and income protection
- Fully expensed vehicle or car allowance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to join a progressive and growing organisation with strong career development potential
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply with your updated CV, or contact Aislinn for a confidential discussion.
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What This Role Offers
- Salary of 80K + performance-related bonus
- Senior leadership role with oversight of multiple high-volume retail stores
- Opportunity to influence operational strategy and drive performance improvements
- Company pension scheme
- Strong career progression opportunities within a growing organisation
- Autonomy to implement change and enhance store standards across the network
- Exposure to large-scale operations and senior decision-making
- Support from an experienced senior management team
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the performance of a portfolio of retail stores across Munster
- Drive sales, margin, and profitability across all locations
- Work closely with Area Managers and Store Managers to improve performance and deliver results
- Implement operational strategies to enhance efficiency, standards, and customer experience
- Monitor and analyse KPIs, identifying trends and implementing action plans
- Ensure consistency across store operations, merchandising, and brand standards
- Drive improvements in labour management, stock control, and cost efficiency
- Support recruitment, training, and development of management teams
- Work collaboratively with senior leadership on business planning and expansion
The Ideal Candidate
- Proven experience in a senior retail role such as Retail Operations Manager, Area Manager, or similar
- Strong multi-site management experience within grocery or high-volume retail
- Demonstrated ability to drive performance across multiple locations
- Experience leading and developing management teams
- Highly commercial with strong financial and operational awareness
- A hands-on leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
Apply today for this Retail Operations Manager opportunity in Munster.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
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What This Role Offers:
- Salary of €80,000 – €85,000 + performance-related bonus DOE
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Company pension scheme
- Full ownership and autonomy in leading a high-volume, high-performing store
- Opportunity to work with an established and successful retail group
- Strong career progression opportunities within a growing organisation
- Exposure to a large-scale operation with significant turnover and team size
- The ability to influence store performance, standards, and team development
- Support from an experienced senior management structure
- A dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact
Key Responsibilities:
- Take full ownership of store performance, driving sales, margin, and profitability
- Lead, develop, and motivate a large team to deliver strong results
- Maintain exceptional standards across fresh food, grocery, and store operations
- Monitor and analyse key KPIs, implementing action plans to drive performance
- Manage labour, stock control, and cost efficiency across the business
- Ensure high standards in customer service and overall shopping experience
- Maintain full compliance with HACCP, food safety, and health & safety regulations
The Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience as a Store Manager within grocery or high-volume retail
- Experience managing high-turnover stores and delivering strong commercial performance
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and develop large teams in a fast-paced environment
- Strong commercial awareness with a track record of driving sales and profitability
- Passion for fresh food and maintaining exceptional store standards
- A hands-on leadership style with excellent organisational and communication skills
If you are interested in this Supermarket Store Manager job opportunity in Limerick, please apply directly.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.
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Area Territory Manager
Excel Recruitment is seeking an Area Territory Manager in the west of Ireland for our client who specialises in the Home, Garden and DIY markets. Reporting to the Sales Director you will be responsible for maintaining and growing their current customer base and also focus on identifying new potential customers. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Area Territory Manager to join a successful and growing business in Home, Garden and DIY markets.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead point of contact for all clients while building and nurturing trusted, long-lasting relationships.
- To work closely with our existing retail customers to meet and exceed targets
- Implement efficient route plans & customer call cycles
- Prepare feedback for weekly trade teams meetings
- To achieve KPI’s set on customer daily activity
- Prepare and executive an annual business plan, reporting and forecasting results
- To proactively work to identify new customers, new sales channels and target markets
- To proactively develop and sell promotional programmes
- To schedule sales appointments in our showrooms on a weekly basis
- To work closely with our Buying team on new product development and implementation within the market To achieve new listings in all accounts across multiple sales channels
- To proactively focus on new business development across all retail sectors
- To attend and collaborate in our weekly trade meetings
- Ensure that credit terms are implemented in line with the business
Requirements
- Entrepreneurial, energetic with a proactive attitude that is innovative, creative, and strategic thinking
- Commercially minded with a proven track record in key account management
- Customer focused with a demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer centric solutions
- Financial acumen – ability to analyse, interpret and apply sales data to make better business decisions
- Excellent communication skills which convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills and demonstrated ability to consistently achieve results
- Full clean drivers’ licence
- Previous working experience especially within the FMCG and or DIY sector would be an advantage
If you would like to apply to this Area Territory Manager position, please submit a CV through the link below. If you have any questions, you can contact Laurence on 01-8717605. For similar live positions, please see the Excel Recruitment Website.
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Head of Retail Sales and Operations – Dublin
Our client, a well-established Irish retail business with a strong national store presence, is seeking an experienced Head of Retail Sales & Operations to lead performance, operational excellence and customer experience across their retail network.
This is a senior leadership opportunity suited to a commercially driven retail professional with strong multi-site leadership experience. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving sales performance, leading large store teams and ensuring best-in-class operational standards across the business.
This role is primarily based out of Dublin City Centre
Key Responsibilities for the Regional Manager
- Lead and inspire Store Managers and senior store leadership teams to deliver exceptional commercial and customer performance across the retail network
- Drive a customer-first culture, ensuring consistent service excellence and strong brand standards across all stores
- Oversee day-to-day retail operations, ensuring efficient processes, strong productivity and operational best practice
- Analyse sales performance, customer behaviour and store metrics to identify opportunities for growth and operational improvement
- Develop and implement initiatives to improve conversion, basket value and overall customer engagement
- Lead large teams across multiple locations, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
- Work closely with internal departments including buying, marketing, creative and shared services teams to align commercial strategies and operational plans
- Plan and execute key sales and operational initiatives across the retail network
Skills and Experience
- 5 years + in Senior Multi- Site retail leadership, ideally within a high-volume retail environment
- Proven experience managing and developing large teams across multiple locations
- Demonstrated ability to translate head office strategy into effective store execution
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to analyse data and drive sales performance improvements
- Experience across multiple retail product categories is advantageous
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to balance operational detail with long-term business growth
Should you be interested in hearing more about this Head of Retail Sales & Operations opportunity, please upload your updated CV via the link provided or contact Aislinn 01 8717604.
All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence
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General Manager – Daytime, Monday- Friday €70K package
We at Excel Recruitment are currently seeking a General Manager at one of Ireland’s leading contract catering companies.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a strong 4/5 Star Hotel, contract catering, or Restaurant management background to step into a daytime position while maintaining the highest level of standard.
Benefits of the General Manager position include:
- A highly competitive salary.
- Work-life balance in a daytime, Monday- Friday position.
- Future progression to Area Manager positions within the company.
- A comprehensive bonus structure.
Responsibilities of this General Manager job include:
- Manage the day-to-day operations and ensure service delivery is of the highest standard along with delivering meticulous attention to detail.
- Prepare and review the allocation of operational budgets to meet the requirements of the contract.
- Ensure that all financial targets and KPI’s are achieved within a framework of financial control.
- Staff training in customer service and product knowledge.
What you need to be considered for the General Manager job:
- Previous management experience in a similar role, 4/5 Star Hotels, Restaurants or contract catering.
- Excellent interpersonal and the ability to develop relationships with stakeholders.
- Hold to a consistently high level of standard.
- Up to date working knowledge on modern trends in all forms of Hospitality.
- Up to date SOP’s and procedures both in front and back of house including audits and appraisals.
If this is a position that may interest you then please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email with an up to date CV to Neil in the utmost confidence
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Group Operations Manager – Dublin City- €100K Package
We at Excel Recruitment are currently seeking an experienced and ambitious Group Operations Manager in Dublin City. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced Hospitality professional to become an intricate part of one of Ireland’s top Contract Catering Companies. The company is looking for someone forward thinking, innovative and energetic to help the company reach new heights within the industry.
Benefits of the Group Operations Manager position include:
- An attractive salary along with an attractive bonus structure.
- Great additional benefits such as Car allowance, Mileage, Pension plan, and Health Insurance.
- Monday to Friday, daytime schedule.
- Continuous training, development and progression within a large company.
Responsibilities of the Group Operations Manager job include:
- Oversee the day-to-day operations within an area of 8-10 units, supporting the General Managers of the units and ensuring service delivery is of the highest standard.
- Liaising directly with clients to ensure that all requirements and expectations are met.
- Prepare and review the allocation of operational budgets to meet the requirements of the contract.
- Ensure that all financial targets and KPIs are achieved within a framework of financial control.
- Preparing SOPs and procedures both in front and back of house including audits and appraisals.
What you need to be considered for the Group Operations Manager job:
- Must have previous Multi-site Operations experience within Contract/Corporate Catering.
- Excellent interpersonal and the ability to develop relationships with clients.
- Strong financial acumen with a proven track record for success in Hospitality.
- Hold to a consistently high level of standard.
- A working knowledge of modern trends in all forms of Hospitality.
If this is a position that may interest you then please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email with an up-to-date CV to Neil or call directly on 0876256793 in the utmost confidence.
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Area Manager – Fashion Cork
Our client, a leading and expanding national charity retail chain is seeking to recruit an inspirational, energetic, and ambitious Area Manager/Senior Store Manager to join their leadership team in Cork/Munster. This is a wonderful and exciting opportunity for a passionate fashion retailer with a zest for sustainability, retro and vintage retail.
As an Area Manager, you will report into the Regional Manager on all aspects of driving sales, service, commercial standards and donations across your area.
This role will require an inspirational leader to motivate, coach and develop your team of store managers and volunteers across 15+ stores in achieving KPIs, company and store goals .
Salary package:
- Competitive salary
- Company vehicle
- Pension
- 25 days holidays
- Excellent work-life balance
Skills and experience required for this job:
- 3+ years of high-volume fashion/home retail area management or senior store management experience
- Excellent team leadership skills
- Exceptional business acumen with great visual and commercial skills
- Creative with excellent visual commercial experience
- Financial, P&L, and KPIs reporting experience is essential
- Proven ability to develop and achieve a retail strategy
- Passion for the voluntary/not-for-profit / sustainability retail industry
The responsibilities of this Area Manager job:
- Report directly to the Regional Manager & Head of Retail on your sales, profitability, and KPIs for the area
- Support, mentor and coach a team of Store Managers in achieving their goals
- Review stores performance versus plan, sales donations, store merchandise, floor space, and service
- Driving performance by training, challenging, motivating, and providing feedback
- Coordinating with Head Office on stock packages, products, and price
- Maintaining all financial budgets and costs to ensure maximum profit
- Recruiting new donation partners and fund-raising programs
Should you be interested in hearing more about this job of Area Manager please upload your current C.V to the link provided or alternatively if you are interested in any similar jobs on our website, please contact Aislinn 01 8717604
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Grocery Retail Area Manager – West of Ireland
Do you love the thrill of managing multiple sites? Do you love the grocery retail industry? Here at Excel Recruitment, we are seeking an Area Manager for our massively client based in the West of Ireland.
Our client is a famous grocery retailer and is continuously striving to beat its previous year’s performance. The client is extremely food passionate and is a big player in the grocery retail industry.
The desired candidate for this position is an individual with previous experience in an Area Manager role and has excellent knowledge of the grocery retail industry. They must have a track record of achieving KPIs and love motivating their teams to achieve their targets.
Our client is offering a competitive salary of €50k DOE
Responsibilities:
- Ability to manage large teams across multiple sites
- Enjoy working under pressure
- History of achieving KPIs
- Awareness and knowledge of grocery retail market
- Responsible for workplace legal compliance across all sites
- Communicate effectively with management teams
Requirements:
- Previous experience in Area Manager role
- Knowledge of grocery retail
- Hard-working mentality
- Enjoys working in dynamic environment
If you are interested in this job, or any other grocery retail jobs on the Excel Recruitment website, please apply directly via the link below or please contact Nikki 01 871 7600. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence
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Fresh Food Area Manager
Excel Recruitment is delighted to announce we are seeking a Fresh Food Area Manager for our clients stores across Connacht.
An award-winning retailer, our client due to their continued success is looking to add an ambitious & experienced Fresh Food Area Manager to their team. As Food Specialist you will be responsible for visiting all our clients stores liaising with senior Management to drive standards across all fresh food departments.
Ideally, the right candidate will have strong analytical skills, have excellent communication skills and have a passion for retail.
Salary: €40-€45k plus company car, pension and bonus
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work with retailers to set and manage budgets and help deliver on these
- Supporting Senior Management in obtaining best possible results
- Develop communication chains between head office and shop level to ensure the company’s vision is met
- Ensuring that all business conduct requirements are met at all times
- Help ensure a high-performance culture is implemented throughout the area
- Work alongside regional and internal colleagues to help implement various project and plans
Who you are:
- A full clean driver’s license
- The ability to work across a multi-site and multi-functional operation
- Experience working with both Microsoft software and retail systems
- A thorough understanding of budget management, sales, margins, and profit
If you are interested in this Fresh Food Area Manager job or any other job opportunities on the Excel Recruitment website then please apply via the link below.
Call Alan Treacy on 01-8717625
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