Store Manager

We're looking for an energetic, full-time Store Manager for our Wollongong store, who has a passion for service excellence & a 'can-do' attitude.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, this position would suit an experienced or Assistant Store Manager looking to make the next step in their career.

The successful candidate will be responsible for retail fundamentals, including outstanding customer service, reporting, promotions, and merchandising standards.  You will help achieve sales and profitability growth, whilst while maintaining a productive, and safe work environment.

Guided by the Regional Manager, you will work closely with other Store Managers and the Trade team to implement and maintain sales growth within our Company Owned Stores and continue to strive for service excellence within the paint industry.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate exceptional customer service, accountability, ownership, teamwork, promoting engagement and offering solutions.
• Provide leadership and set cultural standards for the team to follow.
• Maintain the team's knowledge, skills, and behaviours to ensure a successful store culture.
• Tinting & mixing paint, palletising paint drums, arranging orders for delivery & colour matching.
• Deliveries using the Store vehicle.
• Inventory, ordering, stock replenishment
• Driving store revenue growth and targets and hitting KPI's.
• Maximising the sales approach to focus on the features and benefits of PPG products.
• Assisting to implement marketing and promotional plans to maximise sales potential.
• Maintain and continue development of customer relationships. Offering advice/solutions to customers, both trade and retail.
• Operate point of sale system and prepare sales invoices following company policy.
• Uphold and maintain the highest levels of safety for all team, customers & contractors.

About you

• Motivated with the ability to demonstrate initiative.
• Experience in retail sales, with a strong customer focus, strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
• Visual Merchandising experience preferred, not essential.
• An eye for detail, with a focus on safety and driving sales results.
• Comfortable with technology - computer literacy is a must.
• Available Monday – Friday between 7am – 5pm for a 38 hour work week. Occasionally weekend Saturday work may be required.

Requirements

• Previous Assistant Store Manager or Experienced Sales Assistant.
• A valid driver's license.
• Permanent Working Rights.
• Paint industry experience is not mandatory – training can be provided.

What We Offer:

• Opportunities for development and long-term career progression.
• Performance based incentive scheme.
• Access to corporate discounts, including WhereFit, that provide wellness benefits to our employees.
• Give back to local communities with our PPG Colourful communities program.
• PPG Recognition programs.
• Generous discounts on PPG products through our company owned store network.

About us

Here at PPG, we make it happen, and we are looking for candidates of the highest integrity who share our values, with the commitment and lead to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD

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The PPG Way

Every day at PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are insightful, dedicated, and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

We are better and stronger together. We use our scale to reach new markets and introduce technologies as we differentiate and improve our markets.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and relevant.

We make it happen.

We have experience winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.

We run it like we manage it.

We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

We learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email