Area Manager - 145
- Job ID
- Job ID 76261
- Team
- Team Product
- Location
- Location East Kilbride
- Job Schedule
- Job Schedule Full time
- Salary
- Salary competitive
- Posting Date
- Posting Date 03/07/2026
- Apply Before
- Apply Before 19/07/2026
Summary
To support our growth, we are looking for an Area Manager who embodies our collaborative, forward-thinking culture and is ready to take on new challenges every day.
In this role, you will lead with substance, foster an inclusive environment and drive sustainable brand profit across your area.
What You Will Take On
- Leading Others: Recruit exceptional talent and coach your team for long-term success. Spot individual strengths to build a high-performing team while engaging and empowering managers to take responsibility.
- Inclusive Culture: Encourage diversity to build fully inclusive teams where everyone feels valued and can thrive together. Support the wellbeing of your team with genuine empathy.
- Clear Communication: Deliver clear, positive, and succinct updates. Handle a rapid flow of information efficiently, ensuring your teams have the knowledge they need.
- Leading Self: Act with complete integrity, taking responsibility for doing the right thing. Collaborate closely with your peers and Regional Manager to achieve wider business goals.
- Project Management: Take accountability for business initiatives from start to finish, ensuring they deliver a positive outcome.
- Financial Decisions: Maintain an expert understanding of all factors affecting business profit, making impactful decisions that safeguard our future success.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build strong relationships with external organizations and work seamlessly with internal departments to maximize property opportunities.
What You Will Bring
- Retail Management Expertise: Proven experience operating as a multi-site manager or an experienced store manager within a high-volume, fast-paced retail environment.
- Commercial Performance: A track record of analyzing business data and market changes to make impactful decisions that drive commercial growth and brand profit.
- Team Development: Experience identifying talent, managing diverse teams, and coaching managers to establish a culture of accountability.
- Change Delivery: Demonstrated ability to implement brand initiatives, reinvent operational processes, and guide multi-site teams through strategic change efficiently.
Benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
What's Next?
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Team Overview
This is where ideas become incredible collections. Designers, Buyers, Merchandisers, and Technologists collaborate to create products our customers love. You'll spot global trends, strategically balance our range plans and meticulously test quality so every season feels fresh, inspiring and exceptional.
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Our brands
You’ve probably heard of NEXT, but did you know about our portfolio? Every brand in our offering brings a distinct story, attitude and community. Spanning contemporary lifestyle brands, established high street names and timeless collections, together they showcase the vibrancy of today’s retail world.
About NEXT
You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we've gone global!





