Store Manager

Woolworths Group; Whakatāne; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Everyday Rewards team card

Banking and insurance discounts

Global and local career opportunities

Job summary

Woolworths Group in New Zealand is seeking a Store Manager to lead store operations, drive trade activity and profitability, and deliver an outstanding shopping experience for customers across our NZ stores.

You will recruit, coach and develop a high-performing team, ensuring strong health and safety practices, stakeholder relationships, and a customer-first approach. Weekend shifts and occasional evenings are part of the role, with a focus on commercial success and team growth.

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage a retail operation with commercial success.
• Ability to build, maintain, and influence stakeholder relationships
• Team-first, customer-first approach to business
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, wellbeing legislation and best practice
• Ability to work four weekend shifts consisting of at least 1 Saturday and 1 Sunday per month and at least one evening each week (until store closure)

Responsibilities

• Lead your team in driving trade activity and profitability
• Coach your team to be passionate and knowledgeable about the products in your store
• Lead a high performing team in providing our customers with an excellent shopping experience
• Attract, select and train talented and passionate employees and develop succession plans

Skills

Trade profitability

Team leadership

Coaching

Succession planning

Job description

Working with Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand | Te Mahi ki Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand

With over 185 stores and 20,000 team members across Aotearoa, we've made it our mission to make Kiwi lives a little better every day.

We're friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you'll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week.

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

About the Role | Mō te Tūranga

Skills

• Lead your team in the driving of trade activity and profitability
• Coach your team to be passionate and knowledgeable about the products in your store
• Lead a high performing team in providing our customers with an excellent shopping experience
• Attract, select and train talented and passionate employees and develop succession plans

About You | Mōu

We are looking for our next Store Manager to have:

• Previous retail management experience
• Demonstrated Ability to manage a retail operation with commercial success.
• The ability to build, maintain, and influence stakeholder relationships
• An ability to illustrate a team first, customer first approach to business
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, wellbeing legislation and best practice
• The ability to work four weekend shifts consisting of at least 1 Saturday and 1 Sunday per month and at least one evening each week (until at least store closure)

Our Benefits | To Tatou Painga

Our Team Members Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do And We're Always Looking For Ways To Support Your Career Journey And Reward Great Work Including

• Everyday Rewards team card, providing a range of benefits including discounts and bonus points for groceries and discounted online shopping delivery.
• Banking and insurance (health, life etc) discounts
• Global and local career opportunities

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group - 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.

Here you'll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs Woolworths Group

We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, our customers and our communities, and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best self and reach their full potential.

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