Area Manager

Location: London & Surrey (Regular travel across your region)

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (flexibility to work weekends as required)

Salary: £40-£55k + Performance Bonus + Travel Expenses

Lead exceptional salons. Develop exceptional people.

At RUSH, we're passionate about creating careers, delivering outstanding client experiences and setting the standard for the UK hairdressing industry.

We're looking for an inspiring Area Manager to lead a portfolio of salons, developing high-performing Salon Managers, driving commercial success and ensuring every client experiences the very best of the RUSH brand.

You’ll work closely with salon leaders to coach, support and challenge them to achieve exceptional results while creating a positive, high-performance culture.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the performance of multiple salons across your region.
• Coach and develop Salon Managers to achieve commercial and people objectives.
• Drive sales, profitability, productivity and retail performance.
• Analyse KPIs and implement action plans to improve results.
• Support recruitment, succession planning and talent development.
• Champion exceptional client experience and operational excellence.
• Ensure brand standards and compliance are consistently achieved.
• Partner with Head Office teams to deliver business initiatives and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

You'll be a commercially minded leader with experience managing multiple locations and developing successful teams.

You'll bring:

• Experience leading multiple sites within the hair & beauty industry.
• A proven track record of improving commercial performance.
• Strong coaching and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building ability.
• Confidence using KPIs and data to drive decisions.
• A passion for developing people and creating high-performing teams.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll receive

• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus
• Hybrid working
• Paid travel expenses
• Pension
• Employee discounts

If you're passionate about developing people, delivering outstanding results and making a real impact across multiple sites, we'd love to hear from you.