Back of House Dynamo — Fast-Paced Retail Ops

JD Sports; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Parental leave

EAP program

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

JD Sports in Melbourne Central seeks a Back of House Assistant to support stock room operations and assist the sales team on the shop floor. The role requires care with stock handling, accurate labeling, and maintaining Back of House standards.

You will work across Sunday to Thursday shifts, with energy to meet high customer demand and support store KPI targets. Opportunities for growth and staff benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience within retail, hospitality or similar
• Excellent organisational and operational focus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Support Back of House operations including receiving, unpacking, labelling and storing stock
• Assist sales team with product queries and delivering items to the shop floor
• Maintain Back of House standards and ensure proper pricing and tagging
• Assist in replenishment to keep stock availability across sizes

Skills

Customer service

Organisational skills

Operational excellence

Communication skills

Flexibility

Job description

Full-Time Back of House Assistant - Melbourne Central

Known best as the'Undisputed King of Trainers',JD Sports reigns supreme as one of the biggest and best global Sports Fashion brands across footwear and apparel.

Founded in 1981 in Greater Manchester, UK, JD Group has achieved remarkable growth through rapid global expansion, now standing as the leading global sports fashion retailer. With over 3,400 stores worldwide, we strive to inspire the emerging generation through a captivating connection to the universal culture of sport, music, and fashion.

In 2017, JD Sports launched in Australia and New Zealand and has since grown to over 70+ stores. We now operate across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA & TAS, with exciting plans for continued expansion.

Our mission? To offer unparalleled service and style to all our consumers. To bring this to life, we offer access to the biggest brands, the best products and a memorable experience that sets us apart.

Working at JD Sports is a state of mind. It's an attitude and a way of challenging the norm. We don’t conform; we create our own path and are elite within our field.

We’re seeking energetic, focused, and passionate individuals to join our team.

THE ROLE

This role is rostered across Sunday to Thursday with varying shift times. By applying, you’re confirming your availability to work across these days.

At JD Sports, we strive for operational excellence. As aBack of House Assistant, you support delivering great customer experiences from the stock room to the selling floor by being fast, accurate, and efficient. You are responsible for receiving, unpacking, processing, organising, labelling, and storing merchandise back of house. You are operationally driven and hold a high attention to detail whilst demonstrating a great level of energy to keep up with the high demand of customers.

As a Back of House Assistant, you are responsible for, but not limited to:

You will support the Back of House Manager/Supervisor with handling deliveries, maintaining order and tidiness of back of house area, avoiding damage and preventing stock loss

Assist sales team with product queries and customer requests. This includes collecting requested footwear product styles/sizes with a sense of urgency, delivering them to customers on the shop floor

Ensure Back of House standards are maintained in line with company expectations

Ensure products are priced and tagged correctly

Assist in maintaining standards on the shop floor replenishing stock levels when needed whilst ensuring all size ranges are available

Work under the guidance and support of your Store Manager and Back of House Management team to achieve KPI’s and targets

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Customer service experience within retail, hospitality or like industry

Experience working in a Back of House or Warehouse environment is favourable, but not essential

Organisational skills

Strong operational skills with a high level of attention to detail

Thrives in a fast paced, ever-changing environment

An ability to enthusiastically look at a challenge as an opportunity to develop yourself; your career and learn new skills

Strong communication skills, someone who thrives in a team environment

Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays, based on store needs

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work in a dynamic business and engage with some of the best product and biggest sports fashion brands in the market

Training and development opportunities to kickstart, evolve and shape your career

Opportunity to progress across all areas of the business in a wide array of roles including Retail, Support Office, and our Distribution Centre

Access to our attractive staff discount! This can also be used for friends and family

Access to our Employee Assistance Program & Mental Health champions

Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave to support you and your growing family

We are passionate about connecting with driven and skilled individuals who are invested in their development, so that together we can evolve our brand's success, alongside evolving your career.

JD values diversity and inclusion and champions a culture where everyone feels, valued, included, and celebrated.

What are you waiting for? Apply today and kick start your JD Sports Journey.

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