Area Retail Manager

Designation: Area Retail Manager

Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Experience: 2–3 years

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Role Overview

The Area Retail Manager will oversee 12–15 stores within the assigned territory for Go Colors, a leading women's bottom-wear and apparel brand under Go Fashion (India) Limited. The role holder will be responsible for driving year-on-year sales growth, ensuring store-level profitability, building and developing high-performing store teams, managing recruitment for store-level positions, and ensuring strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across all stores in the territory.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage 12–15 stores within the assigned territory.
• Drive year-on-year sales growth and store profitability.
• Train, coach, and develop store teams for performance.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment for store-level positions.
• Enforce strict adherence to SOPs across all stores.
• Travel extensively within the territory (12–15 days/month).
• Motivate teams to consistently achieve business targets.
• Track key retail metrics and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure VM, store hygiene, and customer experience standards.
• Liaise with regional management and cross-functional teams.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience as an Area Manager, managing at least 7–10 COCO (Company Owned Company Operated) stores.
• Prior experience in the Apparel, Footwear, or Spectacles retail industry is required.
• Strong analytical skills, with hands-on proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and business reviews.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to train, coach, and motivate teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the assigned territory (12–15 days per month).
• Graduate degree or MBA required.
• Strong ownership mindset with a bias for action and result-oriented approach to store operations.