Entity: Customers & Products Job Family Group: Retail Group Job Description: Are you a dynamic retail leader ready to drive real impact across a multi-site operation? Do you thrive on leading high-performing teams and delivering excellence in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment? This is your chance to join bp's convenience retail business at a pivotal point of transformation and growth. About the Role: We’re looking for an
Area Manager
covering the Essex region to lead portfolios of
20–25 company-owned stores
across each patch and overseeing a team of ~500 dedicated colleagues. You’ll play a critical role in our
UK retail operations
, owning the delivery of people, customer, financial, and operational performance within your region — all while being a champion for change, growth, and exceptional customer service. This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to shape strategy, coach talent, and drive transformation from the ground up. This role requires extensive travel across East Anglia. You must be based within this area which specifically covers a patch from Huntingdon to Colchester and up into Norwich. Key Responsibilities: Lead and inspire a team of store managers to deliver exceptional store performance, fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement
Drive profitability while ensuring best-in-class safety and customer service standards
Champion a strong people agenda — from talent development to DE&I and succession planning
Deliver flawless execution of business strategies, promotions, and transformation initiatives
Conduct regular business reviews, performance assessments, and action planning
Key Skills: Experience leading multi-site retail teams in a fast-paced, customer-driven business
Strong commercial and financial acumen — with the ability to turn insights into action
Exceptional leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills
The confidence to manage performance and lead change with courage and clarity
A self-starter attitude with a passion for retail excellence and innovation
Field and in-store leadership experience in convenience, grocery or FMCG sectors
Full, clean driving license
Ready to Make an Impact? If you're excited about the opportunity to shape the future of retail operations and lead from the front,
we’d love to hear from you
. At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
Travel Requirement Up to 75% travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is fully remote Skills: Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Conflict Management, Continued Learning, Continuous Improvement, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Customer data knowledge, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Collaboration, Digital Fluency, Industry knowledge and advocacy, Integrated pricing, Leading transformation, Negotiation planning and preparation, Offer and product knowledge, Offer execution and growth, Operational Excellence {+ 10 more} Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please
contact us
.
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