Assistant Store Manager - Mile End

Focus On Furniture Pty; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Focus on Furniture is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support the Store Manager and lead the sales team in a fast-paced retail environment. You’ll help drive sales targets, coach staff, and ensure a superior in-store experience for every customer.

The role involves hands-on leadership, weekend availability, and contributing to merchandising and training efforts as part of a high-energy team. You’ll collaborate with leadership to meet store KPIs.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail sales, ideally with previous supervisory or leadership responsibilities.
• Strong track record of achieving sales and KPI targets.
• Genuine passion for delivering outstanding customer service.
• Solid communication and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on leadership style with front-line leadership experience.
• Proficient computer skills and store software literacy.

Responsibilities

• Support the Store Manager in driving sales and achieving store KPIs.
• Lead, coach and motivate the sales team to deliver strong results.
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to team members.
• Deliver an exceptional in-store customer experience.
• Assist in training and mentoring team in sales techniques and product knowledge.
• Maintain high visual merchandising and store presentation.
• Resolve customer enquiries professionally and efficiently.
• Support store leadership with performance, operations and initiatives.

Skills

Retail sales

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Weekend availability

Furniture experience

Job description

Focus on Furniture, one of Australia’s fastest-growing furniture and bedding retailers, is looking for a motivated and customer-focused Assistant Store Manager to support our store leadership team and help drive outstanding results.

This is an opportunity to take the next step in your retail leadership career—supporting a high-performing team, driving sales and creating exceptional customer experiences in a fast-paced environment.

About the Role

Focus on Furniture, one of Australia’s fastest-growing furniture and bedding retailers, is looking for a motivated and customer-focused Assistant Store Manager to support our store leadership team and help drive outstanding results.

This is an opportunity to take the next step in your retail leadership career—supporting a high-performing team, driving sales and creating exceptional customer experiences in a fast-paced environment.

About the Role

As Assistant Store Manager, you will work closely with the Store Manager to support the day-to-day operation of the store. You will lead from the front, coach and motivate the sales team, contribute to achieving store targets and step into store leadership responsibilities when the Store Manager is not on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Store Manager in driving sales and achieving store KPIs
• Support in leading, coach and motivate the sales team to deliver strong results
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to team members
• Deliver an exceptional in-store customer experience
• Support in training and mentoring team members in sales techniques and product knowledge
• Maintain high standards of visual merchandising and store presentation
• Resolve customer enquiries and concerns professionally and efficiently
• Support the Store Manager with team performance, operational requirements and business initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in retail sales, ideally with previous supervisory or leadership responsibilities
• A strong track record of achieving sales and KPI targets
• A genuine passion for delivering outstanding customer service
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• A hands‑on leadership style and willingness to lead from the front
• Solid computer literacy
• Availability to work weekends as required
• Furniture experience is advantageous but not essential

What We Offer

• Competitive salary plus uncapped bonus potential
• Ongoing training, coaching and career development
• A supportive and energetic team culture
• The opportunity to develop your leadership capability
• Career progression opportunities with a rapidly growing brand

Focus On Furniture is an Australian-owned company dedicated to selling premium quality furniture; sourced both locally and from around the world.

With years of experience in the industry, and to give you the greatest range of style and choice available, we spend considerable time researching our market to make sure our products are always competitively priced.

Whether you are looking at decorating one room or an entire home, our friendly and professional sales consultants offer you free furnishing advice to help you select the items that best fit your lifestyle, taste and budget.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

About us

Focus On Furniture is an Australian-owned company dedicated to selling premium quality furniture; sourced both locally and from around the world.

With years of experience in the industry, and to give you the greatest range of style and choice available, we spend considerable time researching our market to make sure our products are always competitively priced.

Whether you are looking at decorating one room or an entire home, our friendly and professional sales consultants offer you free furnishing advice to help you select the items that best fit your lifestyle, taste and budget.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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