National Retail Manager

**About us**:
Nude Lucy is a leading Australian fashion brand that prides itself on cultivating timeless & premium wardrobe essentials inspired by a relaxed way of life. Our brand and team culture are an instrumental part of our identity, and we develop this by seeking talented, creative & like-minded individuals who live and breathe the Nude Lucy ethos. We pride ourselves on providing a work environment which is dynamic, encouraging & collaborative. Our team is our most important asset.

**The role & responsibilities**:
As the National Retail Manager you will be responsible for coaching, mentoring, and training Store Managers and Area Managers to ensure each region is hitting Daily, Weekly, and Monthly targets.
Reporting to your GM, you will collaborate with other departments including Marketing, Merchandise and Digital to drive best in class experiences for our customer.
You will also be involved in the overall growth of the business as the brand continues to grow a strong presence in the Australian retail landscape.

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

- Ensure efficient operation of stores across Australia, to achieve optimal results in sales targets, KPI’s, store presentation, visual merchandising, stock levels, wage control and shrinkage
- Motivate your store and area managers to achieve optimal results in KPI’s & added value targets across stores
- Drives change - champion new ideas, motivate others to support change, readily adapts to changing circumstances, addresses change resistance
- 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 across Australia, adhering to weekly wage targets and company rostering standards
- Coach and mentor store and area managers to maintain high team morale and encourage the development of their area manager & store teams by ensuring training and succession plans are in place
- Train store and area managers to understand and enhance their skills in the recruitment and selection of team members in line with their stores needs and skill gaps. As well as implementation of regular performance reviews
- Ensure efficient OH&S management and adhere to national OH&S legislation
- Proactively lead and drive the structure of the retail teams as we scale retail stores rollout across Australia
- Overseen and manage visual merchandising with a view to onboard and recruit a visual merchandising manager when we reach a point of scale
- Facilitate product education sessions and ensure all team members are upskilled in all areas of product knowledge
- Ensure team values are upheld and maintained and all team members live and breathe the Nude Lucy Ethos

**Benefits & culture**:

- Opportunity to establish and grow a successful Australian business in collaboration with a dynamic senior team
- New office space in the heart of Alexandria
- A competitive base salary + super + car allowance + tools of the trade
- A lucrative bonus and incentive structure
- 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 5-10 years at a State or National level retail management level - experience working for a women’s fashion brand preferred
- Strong leadership and analytical skills
- Proven ability to manage and lead a team in dynamic fast paced environments
- Proven track record of driving productivity improvements
- Team player and effective communicator
- Affiliation with Accent Group Core values “Make it Happen” attitude

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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