Are you passionate about retail?
Can you lead a team to success?
Are you a master of merchandising?At eXPD8, we're currently growing which is why we have an exciting and rare opportunity to join us as a Regional Field Manager looking after Birmingham and the surrounding postcodes.About the role:The role is hybrid with some time spent working from home, regular travel across the B, WS, CV, ST and TF postcodes and occasional ravel to our central office in Bristol.The salary is up to £31,500 inclusive of car allowance.The Regional Field Manager (RFM) will achieve excellence by ensuring their retail merchandising team of District Leaders (DLs) and Display Representatives (DRs) are recruited, trained and motivated to effectively deliver retail support services.
Your team will work in a range of high street and grocery retailers on behalf of exciting household name brands in a variety of categories including: Books and Entertainment, Fashion, Grocery, Health and Beauty, Beers, Wines and Spirits, and Toys.The RFM plays a crucial role within the Operations team, regularly travelling within their region to ensure their team is appropriately supported and working cross-functionally with Head Office teams to ensure we are delivering the client's requirements.How you'll deliver excellence: Ensure the delivery of your regional KPIs including coverage, hours utilisation and service level agreements.Act as the expert in retail merchandising and retail support services to ensure you can support your team.Lead and manage a high-performing team of remote part-time merchandisers, ensuring all people processes are followed.Drive engagement of your team through coaching, motivating and training.Work collaboratively with Head Office teams, including the People team and Client Services, to ensure your people have a great experience within eXPD8 and are delivering the client's expectations.Utilise data to drive your decision making.
What makes you excellent:Essential knowledge and experience: Experience of working in either a retailer environment or a brand led organisationMinimum 2 years line management experience - experience managing a remote team or large number of direct reports in a bonus!A track record of developing a high performing team.Ability to influence key decision makers; internal and external.Proven decision-making abilities.Experience of working in cross functional working relationships.
Desired Knowledge and experience: Working in a sales agency businessExperience in working with tactical and / or syndicated sales teamsRetail experience from working in a grocery store environment with good knowledge of store systems and ways of workingExperience of managing budgets / overheads Skills Ability to analyse dataAbility to turn insight into actionable planStrong influencer; verbal and writtenAbility to motivate individuals and diverse, remote teamsAbility to manage difficult conversations with personnelAbility to work in a cross functional environment with teams such as HR, IT, Client Accounts etc.Solid IT skills; excel, e-mail, word What makes us excellent:We are one of the UK's largest field marketing agencies, with over 20 years of experience supporting many iconic brands and retailers.
We have a great reputation of delivering exceptional service to ensure our customers succeed in retail.People are our business, so we work hard to ensure they are supported, rewarded, and valued.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and a fully inclusive employer so please let us know if there are any adjustments you require during your application process.On top of that, we offer: Health cash plan (24-hour GP, counselling, dental, eye tests, physio etc.
)Buy and sell holiday schemeYour eXPD8 birthday off each yearImmediate access for you and your family to GroceryAidLife insuranceAccess to eXPD8 Rewards where we offer regular competitions and incentive plansUnlimited refer a friend schemePersonal development and progression opportunities with access to over 400 learning resources from day one SAL