Area Manager

As an Area Manager at WEEKDAY, you are responsible for the Brand Experience, sales performance, customer experience and overall profitability of stores across UK, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. You lead and develop the Area and Store Management Teams to ensure the area operates efficiently, compliantly and with a strong commercial focus.

Working across multiple markets with different challenges, you balance strategic direction with hands‑on execution. You set clear priorities, drive results and create a people‑first environment while securing strong operational foundations and legal compliance.

What you will do:

• Execute on the global commercial plan to drive sales performance and profitability across the area.
• Lead, coach and develop Area teams and Store Managers with clarity, energy and focus, while establishing strong ways of working to deliver results.
• Prioritize what matters most with a business-first mindset, keeping the full CX at the centre.
• Translate commercial goals and brand direction into clear priorities for store teams, ensuring alignment with global targets.
• Use clear, constructive and positive feedback to grow both individuals and the business.
• Secure an excellent customer experience through strong operations, standards, training and follow-up.
• Build strong stakeholder management to secure legal compliance across all markets and optimize business impact.
• Collaborate with Visual, Commercial and Head Office teams to execute campaigns, optimise store layouts and drive selling.
• Monitor market and competitor activity, acting on insights to strengthen performance.
• Embody our values and leadership principles in everything we do.

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

What you need to succeed

• Experience in a senior retail leadership role within an Area or multi‑store environment.
• Business acumen: Understands the full business landscape, including financial drivers, operational challenges, and market dynamics. Navigates complexity to make informed decisions that improve sales, profitability, and overall store performance.
• Strong communication skills: Communicates with clarity and impact across stores, teams, and functions.
• Business strategy: Thinks ahead and sets a clear commercial direction for the area. Defines priorities, plans, and actions that strengthen competitive position, drive long‑term growth, and support consistent execution across all stores.
• Confident communicator in English; French is an advantage but not required.

This is a full time, permanent contract based at our Office in London.

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this London based colleagues also receive

• 25 days holiday 

• Discounts on everyday brands and leisure activities 

• Retail Trust membership 

• Pension scheme 

• Discounted gym membership 

• Cycle to work scheme 

 

Inclusion & Diversity  

At the H&M group we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.   

 

WEEKDAY is where culture moves fast and expression runs deep. Your everyday remix wrapped in denim. Too much, not enough, perfect. A wardrobe of contrasts: Effortless basics, monochrome shades, and edgy cuts. The signature jeans that go with everything - and express it all. More than fashion - it’s a moment, a mood, culture in motion. Every version, all at once.  

 

Ready to apply? Click on the I’M INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application, we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.

Please note this position is offered on a local contract, therefore you should have the legal right to work in the UK before applying. Other candidates are welcome to register their interest and we will keep you in mind for future opportunities.

Closing Date: Friday 15th May

We are looking forward to hearing from you!