Regional Manager

Regional Manager

Who We Are:

At Life Style Sports, we’re redefining what it means to be a sports retailer!

Proudly Irish-owned and Ireland’s leading sports destination, we empower the Stylised Athlete through bold innovation and unforgettable experiences. From our Brand Centre in Dublin to our carbon-neutral warehouse, everything we do is built to make an impact.

With 39 stores, a thriving eCommerce presence, and a passionate team of over 650, we deliver the best from the world’s top sports brands every day.

But we’re more than just products — we’re about people.

Guided by our Brand values of Social, Inspirational, and Fearless, we create strong connections with our customers and foster a vibrant, inclusive culture for our team.

We’re proud to have been recognised as the #1 sports retailer on the Sunday Independent’s Best Employers list in both 2023 and 2024. We’re breaking barriers and setting new standards for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our positive Gender Pay Gap report showcases the strength of our diverse and talented team, and we’re especially proud of the outstanding contributions of the incredible women across our stores and Brand Centre.

Ready to push boundaries, embrace challenges, and shape the future of sports retail? Join our EPIC team today and let’s change the game together!

Role Summary:

As a Regional Manager you will be responsible for overseeing, leading and monitoring the smooth running of your allocated stores. You will be responsible for the overall KPI performance of the stores in your area. Maximising sales and leading top talent in the stores will be your key objective. We are looking for a hands on and proactive retailer who enjoys working closely with all levels of our store teams. You will be responsible for instilling our core values and commitments to each and every member of your team. You will have a positive attitude, strong ability to foster good working relationships, possess excellent communications skills and thrive on working in a fast-paced energetic environment.

Role Responsibilities:

Commercial Influencer:

• Conduct regular store visits, completing store visit reports and activate the information collected in the form of an action plan to influence sales KPIs.
• Promote and ensure stores are delivering superior Customer Service .
• Identify commercial opportunities to maximise sales.
• Ensuring your stores execute merchandise strategies, including campaign and presentation.

People Leadership:

• Recruit, develop and retain top talent.
• Devise robust succession management plans identifying areas for development and improvement.
• Motivate and inspire teams.

Store Profitability:

• Create initiatives to maximise profitability within stores focusing on payroll, stock loss and controllable costs.
• Manage and monitor store payroll budgets taking all external and internal forces into consideration in line with trading conditions.
• Set and communicate realistic store sales targets and ensure they are achieved through individual management & team targets.
• Maintaining an elevated focus on achieving sales and conversion targets and ensuring consistent and sustainable sales growth

Key Requirements:

• A minimum of Leaving Certificate or equivalent
• Experience of running large turnover stores or a cluster of stores resulting in large turnover
• 5 years’ previous area/region management experience is an advantage.
• Large multi-site fashion or sports retail experience at least 4 years’ experience in a management role
• Full clean driving license

About you:

• Demonstrate strong Leadership Skills through effective communications and visits resulting in a strong and capable team
• A high level of retail Commercial Awareness integrated with a good sense of Business Acumen
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Analytical skills and commercial acumen with a focus on driving growth and generating profit.
• Highly organized with robust planning ability with this competence to multi-task while performing under pressure.