Sa/nt Network Area Manager

**About the role**:
Join the Dulux Trade team as a Network Area Manager and support the smooth running and ongoing excellence of our Dulux Trade Centre Stores, Depots and Inspirations franchises stores through leadership, Influence, and operational excellence.

This hand-on role will see you managing customer relationships and developing teams of sales professionals to achieve store goals and metrics and spear-heading internal change for business-wide growth. You’ll be supporting several stores and depots across Sydney and surrounding regions to maximise business sales and profitability

This is a Full time position based in Mile End South Australia.

**Responsibilities**
- Coaching and motivating your Store Managers, Franchise owners and their teams
- Developing succession plans to drive team engagement
- Supporting Store Managers and Franchise owners with financial performance and budgets
- Driving in-store promotions and marketing to deliver profitable growth
- Influencing and managing internal change management projects/processes
- Building and maintaining a positive team culture and strong safety focus
- Ensuring store compliance through audits and staff training
- Supporting stores to deliver excellence in customer service, safety, stock management and store presentation

**Benefits**
- Support for your health and wellbeing via our ‘Wellbeing at Dulux’ program
- Supporting the Community’ action day for you to give back to your community
- Access to learning and development opportunities to accelerate your growth
- Generous parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
- True recognition through our various employee award schemes
- Access to the DuluxGroup product ranges at a generous discounted rate

**Skills & Experience**

This is a role with real scope, so you’ll need to bring strong team management skills, solid sales acumen and a results-orientated approach to succeed. As a confident problem solver and negotiator, you’ll drive business improvements from the front, supporting teams with change along the way. Other key skills and experience include:

- Experience coaching, developing and engaging a team within a retail environment
- Solid Multi-Site retail management experience
- The understanding and ability to influence internal change
- Budget and financial management skills
- Confidence with inventory and stock management processes
- Proven experience and a passion for mentoring teams and succession planning

**About DuluxGroup**

DuluxGroup is a leading marketer and manufacturer of premium branded products.

We employ approximately 4,000 people in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South-East Asia, China and the United Kingdom.

DuluxGroup is made up of six main business areas comprising of 50 well recognised brands, this opportunity sits current within our **Dulux Paints and Coatings** business.

**Dulux Paints and Coatings **is Australia’s leading marketer and manufacturer of premium branded decorative paints, woodcare coatings and texture coatings**.**

**Culture**

At DuluxGroup, we are united by a shared set of values and behaviours that guide the way we work. We offer a supportive and collaborative workplace that values a diversity of perspective. We strive for an innovative, flexible and inclusive workplace where employees can perform at their best.

DuluxGroup welcomes qualified applicants, regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, age or disability. Talent is our only criteria. Let us know if you need any special accommodations to participate fully in the recruitment process.

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