Store Manager

• Retail management role with variety and autonomy across all areas of store operations. Fashion retail experience would be highly regarded.
• Maternity leave contract up to 11 months
• Location: Vinnies Shop – Cronulla
• Generous salary and benefits available

Vinnies operates one of the largest retail operations in Australia with a network of 250 stores across NSW and are really leading the way in recycled and sustainable practices in the industry. Our Stores are more than charity shops they are a treasure trove of fashion find s and collectibles. We are looking to recruit a highly customer focused Store Leader with a creative eye.

Your new role will involve:

• Managing store budgets and ensuring all financial targets are achieved.
• Visual merchandising, pricing and rotation of stock to maximise sales
• Managing staff and volunteer engagement; including selection, orientation and on-the-job training.
• Managing and maintaining all Store stock levels, merchandising and pricing taking into account customer demand and seasonal demand.
• Ensuring the delivery of excellent customer service including dealing with customer feedback in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Ensure all welfare clients presenting vouchers are dealt with in a professional, confidential and friendly manner.

For a full list of accountabilities and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached Position Description.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Qualifications and/or experience managing retail stores, preferably fashion retail with a great eye for merchandising.
• Demonstrated ‘Customer-centric’ approach.
• Proven people management skills including leading, motivating, coaching and developing teams.
• Demonstrated negotiation and influencing skills and exceptional communication ability.
• Must be analytical with the ability to review store performance data to enable effective reporting and decision-making on operational performance.
• Demonstrated experience setting KPI’s.
• Proven ability to analyse and merchandise stock to maximise sales.
• Ability to develop, mentor and motivate a dynamic team of employees and volunteers.

Come and join our team!

We believe our employees are key to our success and in return we offer:

• Job satisfaction working as part of a team making a difference to people’s lives in an organisation that cares about people.
• Generous salary packaging benefits to employees where a portion of take-home pay is tax-free.
• In addition to excellent learning and development opportunities, as a large purpose driven organisation we provide potential to grow your career across a range of teams and services
• Supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.