Area Manager UK- M/W

Schmidt Groupe, leader dans le domaine de l’aménagement de l’habitat, poursuit sa croissance et développe sa présence en France et à l’international avec ses deux réseaux de distribution : Schmidt et Cuisinella. Avec 6 usines en Europe, 800 magasins et plus de 7 000 personnes participant au succès de nos marques, Schmidt Groupe est avant tout une énergie humaine qui ne cesse de grandir.

INSPIRONS-NOUS ! « Inspiring living spaces » est notre raison d’être : Créer des espaces de vie inspirants pour nos clients, grâce à des équipes inspirées.

Qu'est ce qui vous caractérise ?

• La passion
• L’agilité et la curiosité
• La confiance et la coopération
• La capacité de remise en question
• Le respect des autres et de son environnement

Qu’est-ce qui nous caractérise ?

• Entreprise familiale et internationale
• Plaisir, bienveillance, responsabilité, coopération, confiance, agilité
• Industrie 4.0 et excellence commerciale
• Attitude positive face à la planète et à la société
• Parcours d’intégration et accompagnement dans la réalisation de votre potentiel
• Top Employeur 2022

Votre diversité fait notre richesse. Entreprise inclusive, Schmidt Groupe s’engage en faveur de tous les talents et contre toute forme de discrimination. Nous étudions, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures.

Description du poste

Challenges:

The Area Manager's mission is to lead the Network of dealers in his/her sector in order to achieve company's objectives. He/she diagnoses, leads and develops the dealer-partner Network with the aim of increasing their turnover and profitability, in line with the Brand Promise. He/she contributes to making customers (consumers and dealer partners) ambassadors of the Brand.

Main Responsibilities:

The SCHMIDT brand, which has had a presence for six years, currently has 28 showrooms and enjoys great potential for future growth. The company's medium-term aim is to have 100 showrooms. The responsibilities of the Area Manager are :

• Developp the Network for external growth

As part of the development strategy, he/she co-defines and co-pilots the development plan for his/her sector. He/she identifies opportunities for shop openings, sales, transfers and takeovers and work closely with the Expansion Team.

• Lead the Network: helping dealers to increase their turnover and profitability

He/she assists the manager in the construction and deployment of his/her vision and business plan. He/she distributes the commercial objectives defined in his/her sector and coordinates actions with the support services (Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Appliances, Customer Service, Training, ....).

He/she deploys the Network Quality Management Policies and Tools, pilots the KPI’s (NPS, Sales, Profitabilitý, Quality, HR, etc.) for consumer satisfaction. He/she contributes to increasing the skills of the manager and his/her teams.

He/she stimulates the Brand's Network by leading progress groups in his regional area and participating in the Sales Convention.

• Guarantee the Brand Promise and Image throughout the Customer Experience

Ensures the defined concept (Product, Trade marketing, Merchandising service offer, etc.) is applied and respected.

He/she ensures compliance with policies (trade, marketing, customer relations, etc.) that enable the consumer to become a prescriber (sponsorship).

• Act as a key player between Schmidt Groupe and its Network

He/she carries and transmits the Values of the within the Network.

He/she is pro-active in the development of the shop Concept, Tools and Products.

By listening to the Dealers, he/she brings up the expectations of Consumers and of the Network.

Profil recherché

What we expect:

• Higher education, professional with a minimum of 3 years in the Retail sector and experience of working with the network. Finance Skills,
• You have an entrepreneurial/start-up-oriented approach,
• Strong Consultancy skills & approach,
• You speak fluent English (min B2+),
• A good communicator and negotiator, you know how to persuade others without imposing your own wishes.