Assistant Store Manager

Drake Supermarkets Pty Ltd; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary package

Incentives

Promotion potential

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets is seeking a motivated store leader to drive excellent customer service and operational excellence within our Adelaide-area store. You will lead the team, manage rostering, and focus on optimizing gross profit while maintaining top-quality product presentation and customer experience.

The successful candidate will bring deep grocery retail knowledge, strong leadership skills, and a hands-on approach to coaching staff and delivering results in a competitive market.

Qualifications

• Significant grocery and fresh food retail knowledge.
• Experience in leading and managing team members.
• Expertise in ordering and cost control within a retail environment.
• Strong understanding of gross profit calculations and cost management.
• Ability to accurately roster staff and manage scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop store team to achieve sales and service targets.
• Oversee store operations, including stock, merchandising and presentation.
• Implement cost-control measures and manage profitability.

Skills

Grocery retail knowledge

Team leadership

Roster management

Profit & cost control

Customer service

Motivation & coaching

Job description

South Australia - Central Area South Australia - Central Adelaide

This job is open for expressions of interest only

• Attractive salary package and incentives
• Dynamic growing company
• Potential for promotion

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we provide excellent career opportunities within our company.
The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the store as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Significant grocery and fresh food retail knowledge
• Experience in leading and managing team members
• Ordering and cost control expertise
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
• Accurate staff rostering
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage team members
• Commitment towork health and safety standards

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for the grocery retail industry
• Express a positive "can do" attitude
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, team members, customers and external stakeholders