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We run more roadshows than any other UK company - over 250 valuation events every month - bringing trusted experts face-to-face with customers across the country.\nIn three years, we’ve grown from a pub-table idea into an eight-figure business, with a headcount thats grown from 30-100 in the last 2 years, we’re on a mission to make WeBuyVintage a brand everyone recognises.\nThe Role\n\nWe're looking for two experienced Regional Managers to manage our growing field-based Buying teams - one covering the North and one covering the South.\nYou don't need to be an antiques or jewellery expert - you need to be an excellent people manager.\nYou'll have overall people-management responsibility for the Buyers within your region, leading a large, geographically dispersed team working across Roadshows throughout the UK.\nYou'll be responsible for making sure your people are well managed, supported and performing at their best. That means being close enough to the operation to understand what's happening on the ground, while taking ownership of the people side - from regular 1:1s and probation reviews through to development, performance management and the more difficult conversations that may arise.\nYou'll work closely with our Regional Leads, who are experienced Buyers with strong visibility of what's happening day-to-day in the field. They'll be an important source of operational insight, feedback and support, helping you stay connected to performance and standards across your region.\nYou'll report to our Head Buyer and work closely with our Head of People on more complex people matters and our Head of Training & Development to identify and address training and capability needs.\n\nMain Tasks & Responsibilities\nPeople Management & Leadership\nTake overall people-management responsibility for all Buyers within your region.\n\nBuild strong relationships with a large, geographically dispersed field-based team.\n\nHold regular 1:1s, probation reviews, performance conversations and other key people meetings.\n\nSet clear expectations around performance, behaviours and standards.\n\nRecognise and reinforce great performance.\n\nMake sure people receive regular, useful feedback and understand how they're performing.\n\nSupport the development and progression of Buyers across your region.\n\nCreate a culture where people feel supported while also understanding what's expected of them.\n\nMaintain strong visibility of engagement, morale and any emerging people issues across your team.\n\nPerformance Management\nMaintain a clear understanding of individual performance across your region.\n\nIdentify and address performance concerns early rather than allowing issues to drift.\n\nConfidently give constructive feedback and have difficult conversations when they're needed.\n\nManage probation concerns and underperformance fairly and consistently.\n\nAgree clear expectations and improvement actions and follow these through.\n\nWork closely with the Head of People on more complex performance, conduct or employee-relations matters.\n\nMaintain appropriate records of key people conversations and actions.\n\nBalance supporting individuals with holding them accountable for delivering the standards expected.\n\nWorking With Regional Leads\nBuild a close working relationship with the Regional Leads operating across your area.\n\nUse their day-to-day visibility and experience to understand what's happening across Roadshows and within the Buyer team.\n\nMaintain regular communication with Regional Leads around performance, standards, operational challenges and emerging concerns.\n\nMake sure feedback from the field is acted on appropriately.\n\nSupport Regional Leads in providing day-to-day guidance and maintaining high standards on Roadshows.\n\nEnsure there is a clear distinction between the Regional Lead's on-the-ground senior Buyer responsibilities and your accountability for formal people management.\n\nTraining, Capability & Standards\nRecognise where individual or wider team standards, knowledge or capability may be slipping.\n\nWork closely with Regional Leads to understand where additional support or development may be needed.\n\nPartner with the Head of Training & Development to identify training needs and agree appropriate interventions.\n\nReinforce learning through ongoing feedback, performance conversations and follow-up.\n\nMonitor whether training and development is translating into improved performance in the field.\n\nHelp create consistent expectations and standards across the wider Buying team.\n\nRegional Leadership\nMaintain a regular presence at Roadshows across your region, spending time with Buyers and Regional Leads in the field.\n\nTravel frequently to understand performance first-hand, build relationships and provide visible leadership.\n\nAct as a key link between the Head Buyer and the Buyer population within your region.\n\nGive the Head Buyer a clear view of people performance, challenges, risks and emerging themes.\n\nWork closely with the other Regional Manager to provide consistent management coverage across the Roadshow week, maintain effective handovers and create a consistent people-management approach across the North and South.\n\nSupport the implementation of new processes, ways of working and operational priorities.\n\nTake ownership of issues within your remit and escalate appropriately where additional support or decisions are required.\n\nWho We’re Looking For\nWe're much more interested in your people-management experience than whether you've worked with antiques or jewellery before.\nOur Buyers bring the specialist knowledge. We're looking for someone who knows how to lead a large team of people.\nYou'll be comfortable managing individuals with different levels of experience and performance, building relationships with people you won't necessarily see every day and keeping a strong understanding of what's happening across a geographically dispersed workforce.\nYou'll be supportive and approachable, but equally comfortable setting expectations, holding people accountable and having difficult conversations when something isn't working.\nQualifications & Experience:\nEssential:\nStrong experience managing a sizeable team of people.\n\nExperience managing field-based, multi-site or geographically dispersed teams would be particularly valuable.\n\nStrong experience conducting 1:1s, probation reviews and performance conversations.\n\nConfidence managing underperformance and having difficult or sensitive conversations.\n\nA track record of setting clear expectations and holding people accountable.\n\nStrong coaching and development skills.\n\nThe ability to build strong relationships and maintain visibility across a dispersed workforce.\n\nExperience working closely with senior or lead team members to understand what's happening operationally.\n\nGood judgement around when to manage something independently and when additional People/HR support is required.\n\nThe ability to recognise capability gaps and work collaboratively with Training & Development.\n\nStrong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.\n\nA practical, proactive approach and the confidence to take ownership.\n\nA full UK driving licence and the ability to travel frequently across your region.\n\nComfortable with regular overnight stays as part of the role.\n\nExperience within antiques, jewellery or a professional buying environment isn't required. We'll provide the industry knowledge and technical training you need.\nWorking Pattern & Travel\nWe operate a four-day working week, and this role works 32 hours across four days.\nOur Roadshows take place Monday to Saturday, so the Regional Manager roles operate on a rota across those six days rather than following a fixed Monday-Thursday working pattern.\nThe North and South Regional Managers will work alternating patterns to provide management coverage across the full Roadshow week. There will be overlap between the two roles, alongside days where you are the Regional Manager available to support any urgent issues arising across the wider Roadshow team.\nYou'll retain overall people-management responsibility for the Buyers in your own region; this wider cover is intended to provide an escalation point for urgent matters when the other Regional Manager isn't working, rather than day-to-day management of their team.\nThis is a field-based role with frequent travel. You'll regularly attend Roadshows across your region, spending time with Buyers and Regional Leads to stay connected to your team and understand what's happening on the ground.\nGiven the geographical area you'll be responsible for, regular overnight stays will be a normal part of the role, alongside significant travel between Roadshow locations.\nYour working days and locations will therefore vary in line with the rota and business requirements.\n\nWhat You’ll Get\n4-day working week (Monday to Thursday)\n\nAccess to Bright Exchange - enjoy thousands of exclusive employee discounts and perks\n\nEmployee Assistance Programme - confidential, 24/7 support for you and your immediate family, covering work, personal, and home life matters\n\nOn-demand professional development - access to BrightHR’s online learning platform to build new skills and support your career progression\n\nCompetitive pay\n\nBe part of a rapidly growing, friendly UK brand\n\nThe salary for this role is\n£45,000 - £50,000\nEqual Opportunities\nWe are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and make employment decisions based on skills, experience and suitability for the role.\nIf you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to support you.\nRight to Work\nApplicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment. 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