Retail Development Manager

Location: North West (regular travel across retail sites)
Salary: 45,000 - 55,000 depending on experience, plus car/car allowance & bonus
Type: Full-time, permanent

Ready to lead a premium retail estate where people, performance, and presence on the shop floor really matter?

About the Role
We're supporting a family-owned, premium food-to-go and food manufacturing business to appoint a Retail Sales Development Manager into a senior, highly visible role reporting directly to the Sales Director.

You'll take responsibility for approximately 60% of the business, overseeing a network of company-owned retail shops, alongside supporting the launch and development of a new franchise model.

This is a people-led role at heart. While you'll work closely with an experienced, analytically strong senior individual (moving into a part-time support role), your focus will be on store visits, leadership, coaching, and driving commercial performance through people.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of senior retail leaders.

• Drive sales growth, standards, and consistency across retail stores employing c.500 people.

• Spend significant time on site, building relationships, coaching managers, and improving performance.

• Own retail sales strategy and execution, ensuring stores meet revenue, margin, and KPI targets.

• Identify underperforming locations and deliver structured improvement plans.

• Oversee stock, ordering, returns, and waste reduction in partnership with supply chain and production.

• Support the rollout and governance of the franchise model, ensuring brand and operational consistency.

• Act as a senior ambassador for the brand, culture, and values across the retail estate.

What You'll Bring

• Proven senior multi-site retail leadership experience (food retail, bakery, QSR, or premium convenience ideal).

• Strong commercial instinct with a track record of driving revenue through people and presence.

• Comfortable managing scale, complexity, and performance across large retail estates.

• A natural, credible leader who connects easily with store teams and managers.

• Hands-on, energetic approach - this is not a desk-based role.

• Experience working with manufacturing or central production sites is advantageous.

Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior, influential retail leadership role within a growing, family-owned business that values quality, craft, and people over corporate bureaucracy.

You'll have real autonomy, a visible seat at the table, and the chance to shape the future of a premium retail brand at an exciting point in its journey.

Interested?
If you're a senior retail leader who thrives on store visits, people leadership, and driving performance on the ground, apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.