Country Road - Assistant Store Manager - Charlestown (Fixed Term)

Country Road; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance 1,400

40% discount across brands

18 weeks paid parental leave

Internal career opportunities

Learning calendar and development

Job summary

Country Road, Australia’s favourite lifestyle brand, invites you to join as Assistant Store Manager in our NSW stores. You will oversee performance across departments, partnering with the Store/Cluster Manager to hit sales and profitability targets while focusing on training and developing future leaders.

You will coach the team, manage operations and stock, and promote a safe, customer-led store experience aligned with Country Road Group values.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a retail team and driving customer-focused service.
• Ability to interpret store metrics and translate into action.
• Strong communication and people development skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee store performance across departments to meet sales and profitability targets.
• Coach and develop team members with regular feedback and training.
• Lead stock management and loss prevention to ensure operational excellence.
• Create and communicate plans to address team growth and development.
• Promote a safe, inclusive, and well-being focused store environment.

Job description

Job Description

As Australia's favourite lifestyle brand, beloved around the world, Country Road deliver timeless Australian style that is designed for life and made to last.

As an Assistant Store Manager for Country Road, Oversee and drive store performance across all departments, working collaboratively with the Store/Cluster Manager and other team members to achieve sales and profitability targets. With a focus on team training and development, you will identify, support and nurture future leaders within the team.

How You Will Contribute

• Coach and provide regular feedback to your team on understanding our products and how to be customer led for the purpose of delivering an exceptional store experience
• Lead the team to deliver store operational excellence through effective stock management and loss prevention activities
• Understand the strengths, opportunities, and development needs of the team, setting clear plans to address these for future growth.
• Actively maintain a safe place to work for team members and everyone who visits our store with a focus on promoting wellbeing
• Understand the brand and business strategy and communicate to the team their part to play
• Role model Country Road Group (CRG) cultural attributes, to create and consistently build a team experience that encourages learning, ownership and shared success

Capabilities We Value

• A genuine desire to be part of the Country Road Group and alignment with our cultural attributes
• Demonstrates a passion for fashion with a professional personal presentation
• Strong leadership skills in delivering an exceptional customer and team experience
• Ability to manage budgets, interpreting financial reports and generating efficient rosters
• Experience managing the performance, productivity, training and development of a team
• Ability to build and maintain customer relationships by delivering exceptional customer service

What We Offer

• Competitive Assistant Store Manager salary reflective of the scope of responsibilities
• A rotating roster designed to support work-life balance and sustainable leadership
• Generous annual product allowance of $1,400 and access to our management incentive scheme
• 40% discount across all Country Road Group brands
• Corporate partnerships to support your health and wellbeing
• 18 weeks paid parental leave program for eligible employees with return-to-work clothing allowance
• Access to internal career opportunities across our retail brands and Support Centre.
• Annual learning calendar and ongoing development to support your career growth

Who We Are

Country Road Group is a design-led portfolio of premium fashion brands, comprising five iconic labels: Country Road, Mimco, Trenery, Witchery and Politix. Each brand has its own story, and together they hold a market-leading position in the mid to upper tier of Australia's specialty fashion segment with a focus on delivering our ambition to build a portfolio of distinctive brands that drive sustainable growth. Country Road Group is part of Woolworths Holdings Limited (South Africa), a leading Southern Hemisphere retail group.

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Country Road Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.

We're committed to inclusion and accessibility. If we can support you with any adjustments at any stage, please let us know.