Area Managers use leadership and problem-solving skills to manage managers in certain geographical locations. Area Managers have the following responsibilities:

• Recruit, hire and train new managers in their direct area
• Offer consultation and recommendations to store managers on overcoming operations challenges
• Monitor sales and work toward meeting quarterly objectives
• Minimize cost and labor by reviewing schedules and inventory use
• Visit stores to evaluate operations, cleanliness and efficiency of each are
• At least 3 years experience required

• Area Manager skills and qualifications

  Successful Area Managers often have certain prerequisites or qualifications, which include:

  • Leadership: Strongly developed leadership skills are crucial as an Area Manager. Area Managers will use advanced leadership skills to inspire, mentor and encourage store-level managers to reach quarterly and annual goals.
  • Communication: Because an Area Manager may be responsible for a large number of managers in a certain area, they may often have to manage from a distance. Strong written and verbal communication skills are important in this role.
  • Mathematics: Mathematics and reporting skills are useful as an Area Manager. Area Managers will use basic to intermediate mathematical skills to report costs, profits and losses to district management.
  • Problem-solving: It is the responsibility of the Area Manager to identify and overcome problems. They may deal with employment, operation or inventory cost challenges and will need to develop strategies to solve them.