- Fantastic opportunity for full time management position with leading sports retailer
- Demonstrate your ability as a customer centric retail super star and people leader
- Northland Shopping Centre, Preston location
The AFL Stores Group is a proud recipient of the 2018 Best Retailer for Sports, Fitness, Street and Lifestyle Licensed Merchandise Award, by the International Licensing Industry Merchandise Association.
We are currently seeking a highly talented Store Manager with a customer centric mindset to drive sales and provide our customers with an exceptional retail experience. This is a full time position based at our Northland store located in Preston.
About The Role
As a dynamic forward thinker with a passion for people, sports and most importantly a genuine love for retail sales, you will develop creative plans to increase store sales and decrease loss, be accountable for merchandising, operations, customer service and people management whilst ensuring that store presentation, expenses and wage costs are consistent with the standards and needs of the business.
Reporting to the Area Manager (VIC/SA), you will be responsible for achieving planned sales budgets, ensuring delivery of exceptional customer service and managing a small team of Retail Assistants. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Achieving sales KPIs in line with targets and budgets
- Adopting a 'lead by example' attitude to create a results and customer focused team
- Influencing and motivating the team to succeed in the achievement of productivity, sales and product knowledge
- Scheduling staff rosters to meet operational and cost efficiencies
- Ensuring a proactive approach to stock management and store presentation to always achieve visual excellence
- Preparing weekly sales reports
- Managing timesheets in an accurate and efficient manner, working closely with head office Payroll
- Managing general store administration, cash handling and banking
- Regularly liaising with Head Office key stakeholders
- Maintaining Company values, policies and procedures
- Maintaining compliance to workplace health and safety
About You
To be successful in the role, you will need to be available on a rotating 14-day roster which includes one late night and one weekend shift per week and public holidays. Immediate start preferred.
You will possess:
- Proven experience in retail management
- Solid customer service skills
- An understanding of business retail operations
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Experience in managing, achieving and exceeding weekly and monthly targets
- Knowledge of inventory management fundamentals
- Sound retail administration and systems experience (Apparel 21 system knowledge highly regarded)
- AFL knowledge highly advantageous
- A vibrant and high-spirited approach
Email your Resume and Cover Letter to careers@theaflstore.com.au. A copy of the Position Description is available on request.
Applications close Wednesday 23 October, 2019.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for applying for this position, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If this isn't your time to work with us, we wish you all the best in your career search and welcome you to apply for positions with The AFL Stores Pty Ltd in the future.
