Assistant Manager

Bapcor; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on products and services

Industry-leading work-life policies

Birthday leave

Wellbeing support

Novated leasing

Job summary

Burson’s Helensvale branch seeks an Assistant Store Manager to lead day-to-day operations, drive sales, and motivate the team to perform at their best. You’ll be hands-on, supporting the Store Manager and delivering excellent service to both trade and retail customers.

Join a supportive team focused on customer care, inventory control, policy adherence, and a safe work environment while contributing to a strong regional footprint in Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail and sales roles.
• Proven track record of achieving KPIs and budgets.
• Stock/inventory management experience.
• Strong people skills with the ability to motivate, develop and support staff.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficiency in time keeping, organisation and prioritisation of multiple tasks.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Background in European vehicles is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Handle automotive parts queries from trade and retail customers.
• Provide high level of customer service with emphasis on retention and development.
• Assist with inventory control and maintain store standards.
• Adhere to company policies, OH&S procedures and compliance.
• Support the Store Manager and lead the team.

Skills

Retail experience

KPIs

Budget targets

Inventory management

People skills

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

European vehicles

Job description

Burson are Australia’s preferred Trade Supplier of Parts, Tools, Accessories & Workshop Equipment

Australian Owned & Operated, we have over 220 stores nationwide, over 850 delivery vehicles and availability of over 500,000 parts. With first class knowledge and service, we are your local mechanical parts supplier.

You may not have heard of Bapcor, but you will know our brands.

Our businesses – including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, BNT and JAS – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks.

We are an ASX listed company whose business spans the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering trade, retail, networks and service.

In joining our team, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive business with more than900 locations and 5,000 team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.

We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment where our people can thrive and do their best work.

We’re also passionate about our delivering for our customers, and living our values of:

• We do the right thing
• We are in it together
• We give a damn
• We get it done

Ready to level up your leadership career?

As an Assistant Store Manager at Burson, you’ll play a hands-on role in leading day-to-day operations, driving sales, and motivating your team to perform at their best.

We’re on the lookout for a motivated Assistant Store Manager (2IC) to support our Helensvale branch. At Burson, you’re never just a number—you’ll be part of a supportive, close‑knit team working together to connect our people, our customers, and our business every single day.

Key Responsibilities

• Handling automotive parts queries from trade and retail/DIY customers
• Provide a high level of customer service with an emphasis on customer retention & development
• Assisting with inventory control
• Maintaining store standards and adhere to company policies, procedures and OH & S compliance
• Supporting the Store Manager
• Leading and supporting your team

• Experience within retail and sales based roles
• Proven track record of working towards and achieving KPIs and budgetary targets
• Demonstrated experience in inventory and stock management
• Strong people skills with the ability to motivate, develop and support team members
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in time keeping, organisation and prioritisation of multiple tasks
• Sound analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Background in European vehicles would be an advantage

Why join Bapcor?

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values.

In joining our team, you can access:

• Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group
• Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands
• Industry leading policies to support your work/ life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc)
• Paid birthday leave
• Wellbeing support
• Novated leasing and more

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible. If you need to inquire about reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email [e-mail]

While we understand that recruitment agencies would love to offer their support, we kindly request all agencies to refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. All applications should be submitted directly by candidates.