Store Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets invites applications for a leadership role within a dynamic, growing team. The successful candidate will manage a store as if it were their own, tailoring service and product offering to meet local customer needs.

You will lead and coach a team, oversee stock, pricing and gross margin, and ensure compliance with WHS standards while maintaining exemplary customer service and community engagement.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• The successful applicant will manage the store as if it were their own business, tailoring service and product offerings to the local area.
• Lead and manage a cohesive team in a highly competitive supermarket environment.
• Oversee ordering, stock control and cost management to protect gross margin.
• Maintain accurate staff rostering and attendance.
• Demonstrate passion with a hands-on approach and drive customer service excellence.
• Coach and develop staff performance and ensure effective communication with management.

Skills

Grocery retail knowledge

People leadership

Ordering & cost control

Gross profit calculations

Staff rostering

Hands-on attitude

Customer service excellence

Communication skills

Staff-management liaison

Merchandising

Leadership & delegation

Coaching & performance management

Work health and safety

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity

• Attractive salary package and incentives


• Dynamic growing company


• Potential for promotion

• 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