Retail Store Manager - Bowral

Lorna-Jane; Bowral; On-site; AUD 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Product discount

Weekly Sunday/Monday off

Performance bonus

Job security

Job summary

Lorna Jane is extending its footprint with the opening of a brand-new store in Bowral. As the founding Store Leader, you will build a high-performing team, shape the store culture, and establish Lorna Jane as the destination for women in the Southern Highlands.

You’ll drive customer experience, sales performance, and commercial operations from day one, including rostering, VM, stock management, and KPI achievement, with a supportive, values-driven team poised for sustained growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading retail teams and opening new stores.
• Strong commercial and operational discipline.
• Ability to build a high-performing sales culture.
• Passion for the Lorna Jane brand and women’s activewear.

Responsibilities

• Open and lead Lorna Jane's first Bowral store and set the standard from day one.
• Develop the team, shape culture, drive sales KPIs and customer loyalty.
• Oversee visual merchandising, stock management, and loss prevention.
• Manage rostering aligned to trade and wage targets and build team culture.

Skills

Retail leadership

People leadership

Sales orientation

Visual merchandising

Stock management

Store operations

Customer service

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Empowering Women. Transforming the World.

Before it was called Activewear, Lorna Jane imagined it, designed it, and defined it creating a movement that redefined how women move, dress, and live. Today, we lead with purpose creating elevated Activewear that supports movement, confidence, and modern life. Guided by conscious design and an active spirit, we believe in the power of women to create change that goes far beyond what they wear. At Lorna Jane, you don’t just join a brand you help lead what’s next.

Be Part Of Something New

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced retail store manager to open Lorna Jane’s very first store in Bowral. Nestled in the wine country of the Southern Highlands, it’s an exclusive, uncommercialised market with a genuine appreciation for quality. Would you like to be part of this exciting new retail precinct taking shape in the heart of town?

As our founding Store Leader, you’ll set the standard from day one building your team, shaping the culture, and establishing Lorna Jane as the destination for women across the Highlands. This role needs two things in equal measure: the ability to develop and inspire people, and the discipline to run a tight, commercially strong store.

Why Lorna Jane

• Highly competitive base salary of $72,800 + Super + product discount on the latest collections
• A fixed roster Sunday and Monday off each week
• Performance-based rewards: meet sales targets and earn LJ vouchers, meet wage targets and earn a monthly bonus
• Real job security, 37 years of heritage and continued growth with an Australian brand built to last

What You’ll Own

• A customer experience that converts, connects, and creates loyalty
• Sales performance across KPIs, average dollar spend, and units per transaction
• Visual merchandising, stock management, and operational standards that never slip
• Smart, commercial rostering aligned to trade and wage targets A team culture built on accountability, energy, and genuine support of each other

What You’ll Bring

This role is built for someone who has the experience and confidence to open a new store. You are:

• A retail leader with exceptional commercial instincts to back it up
• Operationally strong across VM, stock, and store standards
• A people leader who can build a sales culture that lasts and creates loyal customers
• A genuine connection to the Lorna Jane brand and what we stand for
• Excited by the opportunity to build something from the ground up