Assistant Store Manager Gisborne

**Employment Type **:Permanent

**Closing Date **:18 Dec 2024 11:59pm

**Job Title **:Assistant Store Manager GISBORNE

**Job Summary**

To support the Store manager with executing the store strategy, leading and developing a team of Customer Advisors to drive sales and high standards of customer service using the prescribed customer sales model.
You will be an member of the team with excellent skills in operational governance. You will collaborate with the Store Manager to create a high performing team, by coaching and empowering others to fulfil operational requirements and achieve their performance targets.
**Job Description**:
**Telstra is hiring**

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

Our Gisborne store is hiring an Assistant Store Manager to join their team a full time basis. This is an opportunity to enhance your leadership skills, overseeing a retail team with a unique buzz and energy at Telstra within a dynamic team environment at Telstra.

**What we offer our team members**

We have a tonne of great benefits here at Telstra, from thousands of training and career-growth opportunities, to exclusive discounts across hundreds of brands and partners. Take a look at all that’s on offer and how you can shape your benefits, your way.

Below is a snapshot of just some of the cool things we offer:

- Store performance-related commission
- 30% off Telstra services
- Telstra mobile and Sim card
- Exclusive discounts and offers across 240 brands and partners.
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers

As an Assistant Retail Store Manager at Telstra, you’ll work closely with the Store Manager to coach and grow your team. You’ll use your management experience to help coach our retail consultants to success, making sure they’re driven and energised to reach and exceed store targets.

**What you’ll do**
- Oversee the induction of your new team members
- Coach the store’s team to meet (and exceed) store targets
- Help support your team with customer query escalations
- Be the Store Manager’s right-hand person, stepping up to act as Store Manager when needed
- Executing business initiatives in store to meet financial and customer key metrics.
- Act as team cheer leader - leading from the front and helping to motivate the team, and foster an awesome store culture
- Organise the store floor and team’s work schedules, to meet customer demand.

**About you**
- You have previous experience in a retail leadership / assistant management role
- You’re able to energise and drive a retail team to exceed sales targets and KPIs with demonstrated success
- You lead from the front and are able to influence and build rapport with a diverse and varied team
- You’re able to resolve customer issues with your eyes closed and can put a creative spin on problem solving
- You’re an excellent communicator who can help support the Store Manager in taking team members through change.

**What’s next?**

**Why Telstra?**

Retail Opportunities at Telstra
- When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued, and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. _
- We work flexibly at Telstra, talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and /or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process._