State Manager

Perfectly Placed Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GLOBAL WOMEN'S FASHION BRAND is seeking an exceptional State Manager to lead and grow the state retail business across Australia. This hands-on leadership role requires accelerating growth, building teams, and delivering outstanding customer experiences as the brand scales.

You will report to the senior retail leadership team, own profitability and culture, and drive scalable operations while partnering with local and international teams to sustain rapid expansion.

Qualifications

• Experience leading rapid retail expansion and store rollouts.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing, multi-site retail teams.
• Strong commercial and operational capability.
• Passion for developing people and building exceptional teams.
• Customer experience and brand obsession.

Responsibilities

• Lead a rapidly growing retail business.
• Build, recruit and develop your own high-performing team.
• Drive sales, profitability and exceptional customer experience.
• Lead new store openings and support ongoing store development.
• Establish strong operational disciplines and scalable processes.
• Recruit, train and develop new teams as the business expands.
• Build a culture of accountability, performance and customer satisfaction.
• Partner closely with local and international teams.
• Identify opportunities to continually improve, evolve and scale the business.

Skills

Retail expansion

Multi-site teams

Commercial ops

People development

Customer experience

Owner mindset

Job description

STATE MANAGER | GLOBAL WOMEN'S FASHION BRAND

Build it. Scale it. Lead it.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional State Manager to join a globally recognised women's fashion brand experiencing significant growth across Australia.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business in an exciting phase of expansion and play a key role in building and scaling the state retail business.

We are looking for a commercially strong, people-focused retail leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a proven track record of rapid retail growth, store rollouts and high-performing teams.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the senior retail leadership team, you will take ownership of driving profitable growth across the state while building the people, culture, capability and operational foundations required to support continued expansion.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading a rapidly growing retail business
• Building, recruiting and developing your own high-performing team
• Driving sales, profitability and exceptional customer experience
• Leading new store openings and supporting ongoing store development
• Establishing strong operational disciplines and scalable processes
• Recruiting, training and developing new teams as the business expands
• Building a culture of accountability, performance and genuine customer satisfaction
• Partnering closely with local and international teams
• Identifying opportunities to continually improve, evolve and scale the business

This is a high-energy, hands-on leadership role. You'll be expected to move quickly, make things happen and continuously raise the standard as the business grows.

ABOUT YOU

You are an accomplished retail leader who brings:

• A strong track record in rapid retail expansion and store rollouts
• Experience leading high-performing, multi-site retail teams
• Strong commercial and operational capability
• A passion for developing people and building exceptional teams
• A genuine obsession with customer experience and brand
• The ability to operate at pace and adapt quickly
• An owner's mindset – highly accountable, loyal and commercially driven
• A hands-on, energetic and highly visible leadership style
• The ability to influence and partner across local and international teams

Most importantly, you are someone who loves building.

You don't just inherit a team – you create one.

You don't just manage stores – you build a business.

You don't wait for growth – you drive it.