Store Manager

Bapcor; Portland; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts across Bapcor products

Work-life balance policies

Paid birthday leave

Novated leasing

Job summary

Burson is seeking a driven Store Manager to join our Portland Store. You’ll lead the store’s daily operations, drive profitability and customer outcomes, and manage a high-performing team in a fast-paced automotive parts environment.

You’ll coach staff, champion Burson values, oversee inventory, OH&S, and administration while delivering strong commercial results for the branch and the wider business.

Qualifications

• Able to work in a driven and diverse team environment.
• Ideally experience in the automotive parts sector (or related sectors).
• People leadership experience with the ability to engage and motivate team members to achieve targets and KPIs.
• Customer focused with strong time management abilities and attention to detail.
• OH&S experience with solid administrative skills and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day to day branch activities across sales, operations, administration & leadership.
• Manage store inventory to maintain high product availability and meet customer demand.
• Develop customer relationships and increase sales and branch profitability.
• Lead branch employees and ensure safety education is current.
• Handle invoices, credits, warranties and administrative duties.

Skills

People leadership

Customer focus

Time management

OH&S experience

Computer literacy

Team motivation

Attention to detail

Job description

Burson are Australia’s preferred Trade Supplier of Parts, Tools, Accessories & Workshop Equipment

Australian Owned & Operated, we have over 220 stores nationwide, over 850 delivery vehicles and availability of over 500,000 parts. With first class knowledge and service, we are your local mechanical parts supplier.

You may not have heard of Bapcor, but you will know our brands.

Our businesses – including Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline, BNT and JAS – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks.

We are an ASX listed company whose business spans the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering trade, retail, networks and service.

In joining our team, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive business with more than900 locations and 5,000 team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.

We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment where our people can thrive and do their best work.

We’re also passionate about our delivering for our customers, and living our values of:

• We do the right thing
• We are in it together
• We give a damn

Job Description

We are seeking a driven and motivated Store Manager to join our team, based at our PortlandStore. As a Store Manager at Burson, you’ll play a pivotal leadership role, connecting our business, our people, and our customers. You’ll be responsible for bringing the store’s business plan to life—driving profitability, managing financial performance, and leading a high-performing team.

In this hands-on role, you’ll coach and develop your employees, address performance gaps, and lead with Burson’s values at the core. You’ll champion Burson programs, inspire your team to get on board, and deliver strong commercial and customer outcomes for your store.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day to day branch activities across sales, operations, administration & leadership.
• Manage store inventory, proactively controlling obsolete and overstocked items to maintain high product availability and consistently meet customer demand.
• Develop customer relationships & increase sales & branch profitability
• Management of branch employees – Parts Interpreters, Stores & Delivery Staff
• Take responsibility for OH & S compliance and ensure safety education is current
• Administrative functions, processing invoices/credits and warranties
• Saturday mornings as required

Qualifications

• An ability to work in a driven and diverse team environment
• Ideally experience in the automotive parts sector (or related sectors)
• People leadership experience with the ability to engage with, and motivate team members to achieve branch targets and KPI’s
• Customer focused with strong time management abilities & attention to detail
• OH & S experience, with sound administrative skills and solid computer literacy
• Experience with European vehicles would be highly regarded

Additional Information

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values.

In joining our team, you can access:

• Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group
• Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands
• Industry leading policies to support your work/ life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc…)
• Paid birthday leave
• Novated leasing and more

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible. If you need to inquire about reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email [e-mail]

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