Regional Manager
Job description
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Quest Search & Selection are currently recruiting for a Regional manager, to look into the operational and commercial accountability for a successful multi-site, multi-brand retail business across Retail, Technology and Food
The role requires a confident, hands-on leader with strong strategic capability, able to inspire large teams and make decisive performance-led decisions.
This well-established retail group is operating stores and real estate commercial property dedicated to providing exceptional customer experiences & future CAPEX expenditure.
The roles & responsibilities of this Regional Manager role:
- Ensure brand compliance and operational excellence across all stores cross the island.
- Report directly to the Retail Director, leading a complex multi-site operation.
- Manage Store Managers and senior trading leaders across the estate.
- Partner closely with Finance, HR and UK stakeholders.
- Maximise product availability and operational efficiency.
- Ensure the highest operational, legal and brand standards.
- Balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational oversight.
- Inspire large teams and make decisive, performance-driven decisions.
The qualifications of this Regional Manager Role:
- Proven experience in managing multiple stores and driving business performance in flagship store, area or regional capacity.
- If you have experience working in a multi brand or franchise environment this will be highly desirable.
- Ideally have experience within high-street fashion, home, food, technology, beauty or general merchandise within retail or wholesale environment.
- Skilled in leading diverse teams and managing senior-level internal and external relationships.
- Engaging and resilient leader who sets high standards and drives accountability.
- In exceptional cases, an outstanding Store Manager ready to step into a broader leadership role will be considered.
The benefits for this Regional Manager Role:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Annual bonus opportunity(Non contractual)
- Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays
- Housing allowance
- Staff discount of up to 20%
- Tax advantages
- Career Growth
This is great opportunity to own something and build growth in a fast-paced environment! If this role sounds like you then please send cv to. JO-/B
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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Application advice
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⭐ Open your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly references multi-site or area management experience, as the advert lists this as the primary requirement at the top of qualifications.
📊 Quantify your estate scope: e.g. 'Managed 12 stores across 3 brands, generating £18M annual turnover', as the advert emphasises commercial accountability across a complex multi-site operation.
🎯 Highlight any franchise or multi-brand retail experience prominently — the advert flags this as 'highly desirable', so dedicate a CV bullet or skills section entry to it.
🌐 Demonstrate cross-functional collaboration by naming Finance, HR and UK head-office stakeholder relationships you have managed, mirroring the advert's specific call-out of these partners.
🤝 If applying from a flagship Store Manager background, include a section on strategic projects or P&L ownership to evidence readiness for the broader regional remit the advert describes.
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- •Managed a 10-store, dual-brand retail estate with a combined annual turnover of £22M, improving like-for-like sales by 9% year-on-year through targeted operational and commercial interventions.
- •Led brand compliance programme across 8 sites, achieving a 96% audit pass rate within 6 months by introducing a weekly Store Manager accountability framework and monthly area review cadence.
- •Partnered with Finance and HR to deliver a £1.2M CAPEX refurbishment programme across 3 flagship stores, completing all projects on time and within budget while maintaining trading continuity.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Quest Search and Selection's Regional Manager opportunity in Jersey is precisely aligned with the multi-site, multi-brand leadership career I have built over the past several years. The combination of operational accountability across Retail, Technology and Food — alongside direct reporting to a Retail Director and ownership of brand compliance across an island-wide estate — is a scope I am well-prepared to take on.
My background in area and regional retail management includes overseeing 10 stores across two brands, driving a 14% improvement in operational audit scores over 12 months while managing Store Managers and senior trading leaders. I have worked closely with Finance and HR functions to align commercial targets with people strategy, and I have direct experience in franchise environments where brand standards and stakeholder relationships are paramount.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you ensure brand compliance and operational standards are maintained consistently across a large, geographically spread estate?
- ›Walk us through how you approach CAPEX prioritisation across multiple retail sites with competing needs.
- ›What systems or reporting frameworks do you use to track product availability and operational efficiency across stores?
- ›How do you manage performance data across a multi-brand retail portfolio to identify underperforming sites quickly?
- ›Describe your approach to partnering with Finance and HR functions to drive commercial outcomes at a regional level.
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you turned around an underperforming store or region — what was your approach and what were the results?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to make a decisive, unpopular operational decision under pressure. How did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of how you have inspired and motivated a large, diverse team during a period of significant change.
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a complex relationship with a senior internal or external stakeholder — what was the challenge and how did you resolve it?
- ›Describe a time you balanced strategic planning with hands-on operational involvement. How did you prioritise your time?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you turned around an underperforming store or region — what was your approach and what were the results?
Describe a situation where you had to make a decisive, unpopular operational decision under pressure. How did you handle it?