At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and develop retail teams to drive success across multiple locations.
- Company: Cavan Bakery, a family business with nearly 100 years of heritage.
- Benefits: Career progression, supportive environment, and a focus on respect and integrity.
- Other info: Opportunities for continuous improvement and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a growing retail estate while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in retail management and a passion for customer excellence.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Founded in 1929, Cavan Bakery is a third-generation family business built on quality, craftsmanship and community. From artisan breads and pastries to freshly prepared products, we are proud of our heritage while continuing to innovate and grow. Our values of Respect, Heritage, Innovation, Integrity, Sustainability and Excellence shape how we work, how we support our people and how we deliver quality for our customers every day.
As an Area Manager, you will play a key role in driving the success of our retail estate by leading performance, developing Retail Managers and ensuring every Cavan Bakery location delivers an exceptional customer experience. You will have responsibility for supporting multiple stores across your area, combining commercial focus with strong people leadership to achieve sustainable growth. This is an opportunity for an experienced retail leader who enjoys developing others, improving performance and creating a culture where teams can thrive. You will be a key link between our stores and the wider business, turning strategy into action and helping shape the future success of Cavan Bakery.
What You’ll Learn & Contribute
- Lead through others by coaching and developing Retail Managers to build confident, capable and high-performing teams.
- Drive commercial success by analysing performance, identifying opportunities and delivering sales growth across your area.
- Shape operational excellence by ensuring consistent standards, improving ways of working and creating outstanding customer experiences.
Through this experience, you will develop:
- Strategic Leadership Capability: The ability to influence performance across a wider business area, develop leaders and deliver long-term results.
- Commercial Expertise: A strong understanding of sales growth, customer behaviour, KPIs and how effective leadership drives business performance.
- Change & Improvement Skills: The ability to identify opportunities, implement improvements and inspire teams through periods of growth and change.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Delivering outstanding customer experiences across all Cavan Bakery stores within your area.
- Developing Retail Managers and creating a strong leadership pipeline.
- Achieving sales growth and improving commercial performance.
- Maintaining consistent brand standards and operational excellence.
- Supporting safe, compliant and efficient store operations.
- Identifying opportunities that improve customer loyalty, colleague engagement and business results.
Your Development Journey
At Cavan Bakery, our leaders play an important role in shaping our future. As an Area Manager, you will continue to develop your capability in:
- Leading and influencing managers across multiple locations.
- Driving commercial performance through data and insights.
- Coaching leaders to achieve their potential.
- Delivering strategic initiatives across the retail estate.
- Creating consistent customer and colleague experiences.
This role provides the opportunity to progress into wider senior leadership positions within retail operations and the wider business.
What You’ll Bring
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience leading multiple retail locations or a significant retail operation.
- Enjoys developing managers and building strong leadership teams.
- Has a proven track record of delivering commercial results.
- Is customer-focused and passionate about operational excellence.
- Uses data and insight to make informed decisions.
- Is confident influencing others and creating positive change.
- Is organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities.
Skills & Experience
You may already have experience in:
- Area management, multi-site retail or food-to-go leadership.
- Coaching and developing Retail Managers.
- Managing sales performance and operational KPIs.
- Improving customer experience and loyalty.
- Maintaining food safety, hygiene and health & safety standards.
- Leading teams through business improvements and growth.
You do not need to have everything already, we value leadership mindset, commercial thinking and commitment to doing your best.
Why Join Cavan?
- A proud family business with nearly 100 years of heritage.
- The opportunity to influence the success of a growing retail estate.
- A leadership role with significant impact and responsibility.
- A supportive environment where ideas and improvements are valued.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career.
- A workplace built on respect, integrity and excellence.
- A business built on strong values and continuous improvement.
Area Manager in Walton-on-Thames employer: CAVAN BAKERY LIMITED(THE)
Cavan Bakery is an exceptional employer that values its rich heritage while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. As an Area Manager, you will thrive in a supportive environment that prioritises employee development and offers significant opportunities for career progression within a family-owned business. With a commitment to operational excellence and outstanding customer experiences, you'll play a vital role in shaping the future success of our retail estate, all while being part of a team that respects and values your contributions.
