Retail Area Manager

Bridgestone NZ are on the hunt for a new Retail Area Manager in Wellington! If you're a strategic leader with a knack for driving sales and profitability, this is your chance to make a significant impact on our success!

This is a fundamental position that will see you responsible for ensuring your portfolio of stores are exceeding sales targets and budgets, maintaining a high level of operational excellence, service delivery and compliance. You will need to have a safety-first approach, making sure all stores adhere to strict health and safety policies and procedures, as well as the ability to drive growth within your store networks.

We’re looking for a leader who excels at bringing people along on the journey. Beyond the day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for keeping your stores inspired and informed—ensuring business performance, operations, and sales activities are communicated with clarity and purpose.

To be successful you will need:

• 3+ years' experience in effectively managing people, as well as the ability to develop sales processes and customer service excellence in all stores.

• At least 2 years' experience with monitoring of budgets and profitability across a store network, including assisting managers to achieve targets through various channels and running reports where necessary

• A strong focus on Health and Safety and compliance across your region

• A solid background in retail or wholesale management, and ideally with tyre or automotive industry knowledge and expertise

• Excellent people leadership, training and development skills
  
  

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure, with regular performance reviews

• Company vehicle, laptop and mobile phone

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities within the business

• A great work environment with a strong focus on employee health and wellbeing

• Generous staff and family buying privileges and discounts
  
  

Why Join Bridgestone?

You'll be joining Bridgestone NZ Ltd, the country's leading tyre specialist, but we're bigger than just NZ. We're backed by the wider global Bridgestone Corporation; a world leader focused on sustainable mobility and advanced solutions. This means you get the security of a trusted global brand along with a local team that are genuinely committed to giving our customers excellent service.

But what about you? We know that work is about more than just a paycheck. Here's what we commit to our team members:

• Your Development is Key: We're passionate about growth and supporting you to hit your career goals. We actively look to promote from within, so your next opportunity could be right here!

• Flexibility and a Great Team Vibe: We offer flexibility that actually helps your wellbeing and performance. Plus, you'll be joining a friendly, supportive community-we truly believe in creating a workplace where you feel valued and inspired

• Real Perks That Matter: The fun stuff includes amazing discounts on tyres and servicing for you, your family, and friends! We also offer financial education, wellbeing support, and annual paid volunteer leave so you can give back to a cause you care about