Area Manager | Adelaide

The Athlete's Foot; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + car

Bonus opportunity

Staff discount

Leadership conferences

Career development

Job summary

The Athlete’s Foot is seeking an experienced Area Manager for Adelaide, overseeing a portfolio of high-volume stores across the region. You will work with the State Manager to drive store performance, people development, and operations initiatives, including local activations and partnerships with health professionals.

You will lead Store Managers, manage wage costs, and ensure OH&S compliance, with a focus on growth, brand presence, and community engagement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years as Area Manager across 5+ locations
• Strong leadership and coaching ability
• Strategic thinker with a sales focus
• Experienced with stock control and merchandising
• Roster and wage management experience
• Ability to build relationships with offices and partners
• Franchise experience is a plus
• Proactive ‘Make it Happen’ attitude

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient store operations to hit sales targets and KPI goals
• Motivate Store Managers to reach targets across stores
• Monitor store performance daily to monthly, address gaps
• Control wage costs and roster adherence per guidelines
• Coach Store Managers and mentor teams with training plans
• Ensure OH&S compliance and state/national regulations

Skills

Area Management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stock control

Roster management

Wage control

Franchise experience

Relationship building

Make it Happen

Job description

Posted Thursday 3 September 2026 at 2:00 pm

The Athlete’s Foot Area Manager | Adelaide

The role & responsibilities

We are looking for an experiencedArea Manager who is eager to accelerate in their career and oversee a portfolio of high volume and key trading stores located across Adelaide. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced 5+ location Area Managerwho is keen to progress in their retail career into an elevated Area Manager role.

You will work closely with the State Manager on driving high performing and successful people, store performance, and operations initiatives.

This opportunity will also include involvement in local community activations, partnering with sporting events and managing relationships with health care professionals we work with.

This is not your typical retail role; we offer a lot of networking included “outside the four walls” of the stores to drive brand growth.

As Area Manager, you'll:

• Ensuring efficient operation of stores to achieve optimal results in sales targets, KPI’s, store presentation, visual merchandising, stock levels, wage control, and shrinkage
• Motivating your Store Manager’s to achieve optimal results in KPI’s & added value targets across stores
• Closely monitoring store sales to achieve daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly targets - acknowledging outstanding results and identify any areas of missed opportunity
• Effectively manage wage costs to weekly wage targets, company rostering standards and following the GRIA guidelines
• Coach and mentor Store Managers to maintain high team morale and encourage the development of their store teams by ensuring training and succession plans are in place
• Ensure efficient OH&S management and adhere to state and national OH&S legislation
  

Benefits & culture:

• A competitive base salary + super + car allowance + tools of the trade
• A lucrative bonus and incentive structure with an opportunity to earn an extra $20k+ annually
• 40% off ALL Accent Group brands | Hype DC, Skechers, Platypus, HOKA & many more
• Be a part of Accent Group leadership conferences, awards nights, launch events and much more
• Work amongst premium product alongside fellow passionate and dedicated sneakerheads
• Training & development to grow your career
  

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated 2+ years as an Area Manager working across min 5 locations
• A passion for leading & inspiring a team to succeed
• The ability to think strategically to identify missed opportunities and have a proven track record in driving sales and KPI’s
• A sound operational & strategical skill set and experience with stock control and visual merchandising
• Experience with effectively managing a roster & wage control
• Ability to build strong professional relationships with Support Office departments
• Franchise experience highly regarded
• ‘Make it Happen’attitude

About Us

AtThe Athlete’s Foot, we’re passionate about helping people lead healthy, active lives. From their first pair of runners to their last, our team empowers customers through expert fitting, personalised service, and the right footwear for every journey. More than a store, we’re a community! Collaborating with health professionals, local schools, and sporting clubs to support wellbeing inside and outside our four walls. When you join us, you become part of a tight-knit family thatcares, grows, and rewards.