Regional Merchandising Manager

Could you be our new Regional Merchandising Manager?

Do you have a passion for retail?

Are you looking for a new role where you can really make a difference in a well-established and supportive team?

What about working with bright, creative, dynamic, and constantly evolving greeting card and gift wrap products? Sound interesting?

Regional Merchandising Manager

**Area - North (you should ideally live in the North East of England, having easy access to the M1 & A1M motorways)**

**Reporting to - Head of Merchandising**

**Package - Competitive Salary + Company Car + Bonus**

We have an exciting opportunity to join the UK Greetings Merchandising Division in a field-based regional management role. Reporting to the Head of Merchandising, you will be responsible for 10 Merchandising Managers, covering areas stretching from Liverpoolup to Aberdeen.

**The Role**

Reporting to the Head of Merchandising, you will be responsible for all people management, operational planning, service excellence & KPI performance within your region, with the key elements being: -- **Day to Day Management of Territory Managers** - Effectively managing, motivating, coaching & supporting all territory managers within your region.You are a key point of contact for the team and therefore regular travel across the regionis essential.
- **Operational & Service Excellence** - Directing the territory management team to ensure the highest possible store standards & levels of service are achieved at all times.
- **KPI Management & Reporting -**Effectively monitoring performance levels against agreed KPIs for each territory within your region, particularly in the areas of call compliance, activity deadlines & recruitment.
- People management is at the heart of this role, therefore you should be a natural leader with outstanding interpersonal, PR, management & mentoring skills
- You are highly motivated & results orientated; you'll encourage innovation and change, in order to make your team extremely motivated, empowered & effective
- A forward thinker, who is exceptionally organised & can work well under pressure
- You have great communication skills & can create a positive & open environment for your team
- You are a natural problem solver, who continually looks for ways to improve operational standards & KPI performance
- You will have experience of working within a fast-paced retail environment (ideally field based), with good commercial awareness
- You should be a proficient user of Microsoft Office, particularly; Excel, Word, Teams & One Drive, with a keenness to learn and adapt to new technology on an ongoing basis
- **Who we are**

We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards and gift dressings created for life’s big events, special occasions and those “saw-this-and-thought-of-you” moments of life. Along with our sister CompanyJohn Sands, we’re part of the American Greetings Corporation, one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.
We are the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards in the UK - so you’ll find our amazing products just about everywhere
Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.
Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:

- Employee Benefits Platform
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Company Car
- Bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Leadership Apprentice Scheme opportunities, Levels 3, 5 and 7
- Online Doctor and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Employee Recognition scheme

So if you feel like the role ticks all of the right boxes and you would love to be part of a talented team, you’re in the right place