Area Manager, US - A17 - Atlanta, GA

H&M Group•Atlanta, GA

1d•$108,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Area Manager, your main focus involves executing store sales and operations strategy, achieving sales and profit goals, and fostering team growth through succession planning and performance management. This field role reports into the Sales Manager for Sales Market South USA & PR and is based out of Atlanta GA.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an Area manager or 5-7 years as a Store manager for a large volume store or in a comparable role
You demonstrate flexibility in adapting to evolving market conditions, embracing new technologies and sales methods, and the capability to adjust strategies based on dynamic business needs
You articulate a clear vision and tailor messages for a diverse audience
You are brave in your approach and foster a culture of openness, enabling continual improvement and efficient results
Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service
Ability to coach and counsel staff and performance management and progressive discipline techniques
You genuinely care and show passion for your team and customers
Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job

Responsibilities

You directly manage, coach and develop the Area Controller, Area HR, Area Visual and the Store Managers within your Area
Ensure execution and drive commercial operations based on directions from the Sales market
You hold sales and profit responsibility for your Area including Profit & Loss responsibility for physical stores
You actively work with talent and leadership development within your Area to support the business needs
Together with the Area team, prioritize actions that have a clear impact on selling
Ensure an allocation that secures a good garment level according to the selling together with the Area, Sales team and Support Office functions
Follow up the store execution meets H&M standards with the customer experience tool
Implement and follow up on the Store Operations Best Practices according to the Sales market plan together with the Area team
Ensure customer centricity is prioritized in all stores in your Area
Ensure stores are maintained in a cost-efficient way to meet H&M standards and initiate actions accordingly
Actively prevent loss together with Store management & Area team & ensure all stores follow appropriate guidelines
Maintain an overview of the competitor landscape, potential risks, threats and opportunities and together with the Sales Team take actions accordingly
You have an overview of the specific challenges in your Area, including political, environmental, and competitor-related complexities and you develop strategies to navigate these challenges while maintaining a competitive edge together with your Sales market team
You play a key role in change initiatives, supporting colleagues to adapt to changes through effective communication and support
Ensure health & safety, legal and security issues are always being handled to H&M standards and local laws securing the employee and customer safety
Required domestic and international travel up to 60% of the time

Benefits

We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability
We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues
We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work
You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits
We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match 401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community
You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.
All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound.
In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP.
We offer: 25% Staff Discount - Medical, Pharmacy Vision and Dental Coverage – Employee Assistance Program - Vacation, Wellness, Holiday and Parental Pay – 401K – Commuter Benefits, Health and Dependent Care FSA. Plus, additional Voluntary Benefits.