Store Assistant Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Central Highlands Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets is offering an exciting career opportunity in Queensland. The successful candidate will lead a store as if it were their own business, tailoring service and product offerings to meet local customer needs and driving overall store performance.

Applicants should demonstrate significant grocery and fresh food knowledge, strong leadership and team management skills, and a hands-on approach to mentoring staff, cost control, rostering, and customer service.

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 hands-on approach.
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with 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.

Responsibilities

• Display a passion for the grocery retail industry and lead by example.
• Take ownership of store performance and tailor service and product offering to local customers.
• Work with enthusiasm within a dynamic supermarket environment and drive sales and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Grocery knowledge

Leadership

Team management

Stock control

Profit understanding

Staff rostering

Customer service

Merchandising

Communication

Coaching

Job description

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

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