Store Assistant Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Central Highlands Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets is seeking a motivated store leader to drive performance in a dynamic, highly competitive supermarket environment. The successful candidate will lead a team, manage ordering and costs, and ensure outstanding customer service while maintaining store standards.

You will tailor the store's offer to local customers, promote merchandising excellence, and coach staff to deliver results while adhering to safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Significant grocery and fresh food retail knowledge.
• Experience in leading and managing team members.
• Ordering and cost control expertise.
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations.
• Accurate staff rostering.
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach.
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management.
• A flair for merchandising.
• Strong leadership and delegation skills.
• Commitment to work health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage store team.
• Oversee ordering and cost control processes.
• Coach, train and performance manage staff.
• Maintain high standards of customer service.
• Demonstrate strong merchandising and leadership.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Grocery retail knowledge

Team leadership

Cost control

Gross profit understanding

Staff rostering

Customer service

Communication skills

Merchandising

Leadership

Coaching and performance management

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity

• Attractive salary package and incentives
• Dynamic growing company
• Potential for promotion

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we provide excellent career opportunities within our company.

The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the store as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Significant grocery and fresh food retail knowledge
• Experience in leading and managing team members
• Ordering and cost control expertise
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
• Accurate staff rostering
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage staff
• Commitment to work health and safety standards

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for the grocery retail industry
• Express a positive "can do" attitude
• Problem solve
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, employees, customers and external stakeholders