Area Manager

Hype DC is Accent Group's PREMIUM, LIMITED and EXCLUSIVE sneaker retailer. With over 25 years of rich history as one of Australia’s leading premium sneaker destinations, Hype DC continues to deliver a curated world class assortment of sneakers to our customers.
Here at Hype DC, we are obsessed and committed to our people; our team and our customers are at the heart of what we do. As a key sneaker destination, we strive to deliver memorable experiences, a high-performance culture and operational excellence.
**The role & responsibilities**:
We are looking for an Area Manager who will build and drive a high-performance culture, inspire, and motivate the store leaders and teams and work closely with the Head of Retail and Support office functions to deliver business growth within the WA portfolio of stores.
**We are looking for an experienced leader who**:
First and foremost is consumer obsessed and puts the customer at the heart of everything they do
**PEOPLE & LEADERSHIP**:

- Fosters a respectful and inclusive environment and culture by aligning to our core brand Values: Authenticity, honesty, inclusivity, and accountability.
- Inspires, motives, and empowers both direct and indirect reports to achieve excellence.
- Coaches and mentors Store Leaders to drive a high-performance culture and encourages the development of their store teams by ensuring training and succession plans are in place
- Creates a supportive learning environment by delivering ongoing feedback, mentoring and coaching
- Can establish strong professional partnerships with other key stakeholders and collaborate with them to deliver on business objectives

BUSINESS FINANCIALS AND OPERATIONS
- Ensures efficient operation of stores to achieve optimal results against sales targets, KPI’s, store presentation, visual merchandising, stock levels, wage control and shrinkage
- Monitors store sales daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly against targets - acknowledging outstanding results and identifying any areas of missed opportunity
- Will work closely with Head of Retail and key business functions to drive the growth of the WA business
- Has a strong understanding of operational excellence requirements and ability to drive compliance with Store teams

**Benefits & culture**:

- A competitive base salary + super + car allowance + tools of 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 Hype senior leadership conferences, our Hype Sessions conference every February, The Globe awards night, product launch events and much more
- Work amongst premium product alongside passionate and dedicated teams
- Training & development to grow your career

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

- Demonstrated experience as a Multi-site, Cluster or Area Manager
- 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. 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.