Retail Area Manager - Barcelona Area

Dr. Martens is a globally recognised, culturally influential British brand with over 60 years of history. We are proud to stand for individuality, creativity and self‑expression, and to operate as a values‑led, ethical business. You’ll join a diverse and inclusive team where people are encouraged to be themselves and grow their careers.

Our three core values sit at the heart of everything we do: Be Yourself. Act Courageously. Show You Care.

They guide how we lead, how we show up for our teams, and how we connect with our consumers every day.

The Role

As Retail Area Manager, you will take ownership of a defined cluster of stores across Barcelona and surrounding areas, including outlet locations. This role reports into the Retail Regional Manager – Italy, who acts as the key‑market lead, supporting Spain as an important growth market within the region.

How You Contribute

This role carries full accountability for people, performance and standards across your area. It is designed for a leader who is already operating with influence beyond a single store and is ready to own results across multiple locations.

This is not a first step into multi‑store management. We are specifically looking for someone who already brings credible experience operating across more than one site and influencing Store Managers at a senior level.

As our Retail Area Manager , you will be responsible for:

• Owning the overall performance and operational health of all stores in your area
• Leading, coaching and holding Store Managers accountable, acting as a confident people leader and performance driver
• Delivering sales, cost control and P&L outcomes across your store estate
• Using commercial insight to influence results across conversion, ASP, full‑price mix and customer experience
• Conducting regular, structured store visits focused on standards, capability and results
• Developing Store Managers through coaching, succession planning and targeted development
• Ensuring consistent execution of brand, VM, service and operational standards
• Partnering closely with the Retail Regional Manager – Italy and central teams to deliver strong local execution
• Building trusted, professional relationships and acting as a credible leadership presence across the area

The key things we're looking for:

• Proven experience operating beyond a single store, either as a Senior Store Manager with significant area exposure or in an existing multi‑store role
• Strong understanding of the Spanish retail landscape, particularly Barcelona, with outlet experience essential
• Demonstrated commercial capability, including hands‑on experience with P&L, payroll and cost control
• A confident coach, mentor and performance manager, experienced in developing Store Managers
• Strong relationship‑builder, able to influence, challenge and support at management level
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on operational leadership
• Passion for brand, product and delivering consistently high consumer experiences
• Fluent in English (additional fluency in Spanish also preferable)

What we offer

• Hybrid working
• Welcome to the family – free pair of Docs
• ‘Buy as you Earn’ share scheme
• 65% off all Docs
• A dedicated culture team
• 2 paid volunteer days per year

If you’re ready to take ownership of a multi‑store area, play a key role in a growing market and continue building your leadership career with an iconic global brand, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested? Apply now!

At Dr. Martens, we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity makes us stronger and helps us speak authentically to our global community. Whoever you are, whatever your background - you belong here.