The Athletes Foot 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.

At The Athlete’s Foot, our team members are highly passionate about health and fitness which helps with inspiring, motivating and empowering our customers. We believe that people ultimately want to lead a healthy and fit way of life and we want to empower them to do so by providing correctly fitted footwear and personalized service to help them reach their full athletic potential. In 2019, we launched a world first MyFit 3D technology system - a revolutionary new fitting experience that combines our shoe expertise and knowledge of biodynamics with a state-of-the-art technology to ensure the perfect fit. Our system is designed to ensure that whatever activity you want to do, you are wearing the right shoes.

**The role & responsibilities**:
We are looking for a Store Leader who is eager to accelerate in their career to oversee a passionate team at The Athletes Foot Blacktown Store.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader who is keen to progress in their retail career.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience in the following:

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

**Benefits & culture**:

- 40% off Accent Group brands | Hype DC, Skechers, Platypus, Vans & many more
- Access to our Employee Benefits program which includes discounted Gym Memberships & Health Insurance packages
- Be a part of Accent Group leadership conferences, awards nights, product launch events and much more
- Work amongst premium product alongside fellow passionate and dedicated sneakerheads
- Training & development to grow your career

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Demonstrated Retail Store Manager or Senior Assistant 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
- A sound operational & strategical skill set and experience with stock control and visual merchandising
- Experience with effectively managing a roster & wage control
- Ability to build strong professional relationships with Support Office departments

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.
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