Cat Assistant Store Manager

**About us**:
Accent Group Limited is the leading digitally integrated retail and distribution business in the Apparel and Footwear performance and lifestyle market in Australia and New Zealand with over 20 brands & 21 online platforms.

For nearly two decades, CAT has been designing and engineering quality footwear and apparel that lives up to the hard-working reputation of the Caterpillar brand. CAT originally created a small collection of work boots designed to provide comfort and durability that met the challenges of the worksite, before branching into the lifestyle sector and quickly growing in popularity. Today, it is a heavyweight industrial and lifestyle brand, and can be found in more than 150 countries worldwide.

**The Role**:
We are looking for an Assistant Store Manager to join us at our CAT Werribee to support the Store Manager in leading a team of passionate sales associates. This opportunity will see you work collaboratively with your Store Manager to build a loyal customer base to wide variety of trade businesses.

**The role & responsibilities**:

- Ensure efficient operation of your store to achieve optimal results in sales targets, KPI’s, store presentation, visual merchandising, stock levels, wage control and shrinkage
- Motivate your team to achieve optimal results in KPI’s & added value targets across stores
- Closely monitor store sales to achieve daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly targets - acknowledge outstanding results and identify any areas of missed opportunity
- Effectively manage the wage costs in store, adhering to weekly wage targets and company rostering standards
- Coach and mentor your team to maintain high team morale and encourage their individual development by ensuring training and succession plans are in place
- Ensure efficient OH&S management and adhere to state and national OH&S legislatiom

**Benefits & Culture**:

- 40% off Accent Group brands | Hype DC, Skechers, Platypus, Vans & many more
- Tuesday to Saturday roster - two consecutive days off in a row to maintain a healthy work life balance
- Access to our ‘Employee Benefits’ program which includes discounted Gym Memberships & Health Insurance packages
- Work amongst premium product alongside fellow passionate and dedicated sneakerheads
- Training & development to grow your career
- Opportunity to join the Future Leaders program which includes leadership training workshops, yearly global conferences, awards nights and much more
- To be successful in this role, you will have:

- 1 + years Retail Store Manager experience in a fast-paced environment
- A motivated & driven ‘Make it Happen’ attitude
- A passion for leading & inspiring a team to succeed
- The ability to think strategically to identify missed opportunities and have a proven track record in driving sales and KPI’s
- Being operationally excellent and experienced with stock control and visual merchandising
- Experience with effectively managing a roster & wage control

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.

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.