TAF Bowral | Assistant Store Manager

The Athlete's Foot Australia & New Zealand; Burradoo; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% off Accent Group brands

Incentive program

Leadership events and product launches

Training and development

Job summary

The Athlete’s Foot Bowral is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Manager to lead a fast-paced footwear store and deliver exceptional customer experiences with top brands. You’ll partner with the Store Manager to guide a dedicated team, drive sales, and maintain store standards.

Join a community-focused retailer that invests in training, development, and growth, with strong incentives and leadership events. Be part of a culture that cares about customers, communities, and career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a retail team in a fast-paced store.
• Proven ability to meet KPIs and sales targets.
• Strong leadership and team motivation skills.
• Solid understanding of stock control and visual merchandising practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example to deliver outstanding customer service using our MyFit 3D tech.
• Motivate your team to consistently exceed sales KPIs and targets.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Collaborate with Store Manager to manage rosters and wage spend within guidelines.
• Support daily store operations, maintaining presentation, merchandising and stock management.
• Champion training and succession planning to build a strong workforce.
• Foster community engagement through partnerships and health professional relationships.
• Ensure OH&S compliance with national and state regulations.

Skills

Retail leadership

KPIs & sales targets

Team motivation

Stock control

Visual merchandising

Job description

At The Athlete’s Foot, our team members are highly passionate about inspiring, motivating and empowering our customers to better their best. We believe that people ultimately want to lead a healthy and fit way of life and we want to empower them to do so by providing correctly fitted footwear and personalised service. From their first pair of shoes to their last, our team are there to ensure that whatever activity they want to do, they're wearing the right shoes. Our service extends beyond our four walls to support our local communities by engaging with health professionals, schools, and local sporting clubs.

Joining The Athlete’s Foot is more than just a job, it is a family who cares, develops, grows, and rewards each and every one of us.

The Athlete’s Foot Assistant Manager | Bowral

About The Role

We're seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Manager to join our team at The Athlete’s Foot Bowral! Step into a leadership role within an energetic team passionate about footwear, working in a fast-paced environment, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. If you're excited to work with top brands like Nike, Adidas, Brooks, Hoka, Asics, New Balance, ON Running, and more, and want to work with your Store Manager to help lead a supportive and caring community, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

As Assistant Store Manager, You'll

• Lead by example to deliver outstanding customer service, utilising our advanced MyFit 3D technology.
• Motivate and inspire your team to consistently exceed sales targets and KPIs.
• Monitor team performance and proactively identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Collaborate with the Store Manager to effectively manage rosters and control wage spend within company guidelines.
• Support daily store operations, ensuring high standards in store presentation, visual merchandising, and stock management.
• Champion team training, development, and succession planning to build a strong, skilled workforce.
• Foster community engagement through sporting partnerships and healthcare professional relationships.
• Ensure compliance with OH&S requirements in line with national and state regulations.

Skills And Experience

• Previous experience as an Assistant Store Manager or senior casual Sales Assistant, Key Holder, Supervisor or 3IC in a fast-paced retail environment
• A results-driven, 'Make it Happen' mindset
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team
• Proven success in meeting KPIs and sales targets
• Solid understanding of stock control and visual merchandising best practices

Benefits

• 40% off across Accent Group brands - including Hype DC, Skechers, HOKA, Merrell & more
• Exciting earning potential with a generous incentive program that rewards both your individual performance and your team’s success.
• Be part of exciting leadership events, brand activations, and product launches
• Join a business that genuinely invests in your training, development, and future growth

About Us

At The Athlete’s Foot, we're passionate about helping people lead healthy, active lives. From their first pair of runners to their last, our team empowers customers through expert fitting, personalised service, and the right footwear for every journey. More than a store, we're a community! Collaborating with health professionals, local schools, and sporting clubs to support wellbeing inside and outside our four walls. When you join us, you become part of a tight-knit family that cares, grows, and rewards.

At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves. The Accent Group acknowledges, and pays respect, to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the land. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori people.