Assistant Store Manager - Macquarie

R.M. Williams; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous product allowance

40% employee discount on products

Monthly Bonus Scheme

Paid parental leave

Paid volunteer leave

Exclusive private health partnership

Boot fitting training provided

Long term career opportunities

Job summary

R.M.Williams is seeking an Assistant Store Manager for the Macquarie store in Sydney. You will support the Store Manager to foster an inclusive culture, deliver exceptional customer experiences and lead the team to meet sales targets.

Ideal candidates will have 2IC/3IC experience in fashion or footwear retail, strong product knowledge and proven ability to achieve sales goals. Flexible weekends and rostered shifts are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years as 2IC/3IC in fashion or footwear retail.
• Proven ability to meet and contribute to sales targets.
• Strong product knowledge across fashion, footwear and accessories.
• Excellent communication with customers, managers and coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer care; ensure customers are welcomed, receive product knowledge and leave with a positive experience.
• Actively sell products and develop relationships with new and existing customers.
• Oversee and contribute to sales targets and KPIs.
• Assist with staff management including training on product knowledge and motivating to achieve targets.
• Assist with inductions and appraisals.
• Assist with store functions: visual merchandising, rostering and inventory control.
• Assist the Store Manager with administration duties as required.

Skills

Retail leadership

Sales target achievement

Product knowledge

Communication

Job description

Assistant Store Manager - Macquarie

We are looking for a driven Assistant Store Manager to join our Macquarie store to support the Store Manager to drive an inclusive and positive culture, provide exceptional customer experience and lead our team to achieve sales targets.

The successful applicant will have relevant fashion retail experience and currently be a 2IC or 3IC. Applicants must have flexible working hours with the ability to work to a rotating fortnightly roster that includes weekends.

What we offer:

• Generous product allowance - head to boots!
• 40% employee discount on products
• Monthly Bonus Scheme
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer leave
• Exclusive private health partnership
• Signature Service and specialised boot fitting training provided
• Long term career opportunities

The Assistant Store Manager will be responsible for:

• Providing customer care by ensuring customers are welcomed in, provided with product knowledge, advice and historyand leave the store with a positive experience.
• Actively selling products and developing relationships with new and existing customers.
• Overseeing and contributing to sales targets and KPIs
• Assisting with staff management including training on product knowledge and motivating to achieve sales targets.
• Assisting with inductions andappraisals
• Assisting with store functions, including; Visual Merchandising, Rostering and Inventory control.
• Assisting the Store Manager with administration duties where required.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 2years experience as a 2IC or 3IC within a fashion or footwear retailer
• Proven ability to meet and contribute to sales targets
• Ability to learn quickly and develop exceptional product knowledge across our range of fashion, footwear and accessories
• Excellent communication skills when interacting with customers, managers and coworkers

About R.M.Williams

Since 1932, R.M.Williams has answered a call for hardwearing, timeless products that can hold up against the harsh conditions of the Australian outback - and look good whilst doing it. Our bestselling leather boots and belts are still crafted by hand in Adelaide, South Australia, alongside an ever-growing range of apparel, accessories and lifestyle products. At the heart of everything we do is a simple promise of loyalty and endurance; a commitment that our products will accompany their wearer on all of life’s great journeys. Our growing network of R.M.Williams stores now includes over 60 retail locations in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, with team members around the world celebrating long and prosperous tenures at the business. Reginald Murray ‘RM’ Williams always said, ‘it’s the people who make a company’ and we still stand by that statement today; a culture of growth, development and team spirit is central to our success.

R.M.Williams appreciates the importance and value of a diverse workforce and is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all employees and to provide employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at R.M.Williams are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, national origin or family or parental status. R.M.Williams will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.