Store Manager

Hype DC is Accent Group's premium, limited and exclusive sneaker retailer. With almost 25 years 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**:
We are looking for a business leader to join our retail store leadership team at our Hype DC Armadale Store
Hype DC is an Iconic Australian brand, with a collection of specially curated premium, limited and exclusive sneakers.
As a business leader at Hype DC having a consumer obsessed mentality is key.
Your role will be to mentor and coach a team of passionate sneakerheads to deliver on our brand mission every day.
Our store leaders are accountable for leading and driving a team to deliver on sales & KPIs by providing memorable experiences and best in class service to our consumers
Along with your passion and hunger to succeed, this senior store leadership role will set you up to take on that dream area/multi-site role.

What's in it for you
- A competitive base salary + super
- A lucrative bonus and incentive structure
- 40% off Accent Group brands | Hype DC, Skechers, Platypus, Vans, Glue & many more
- Access to our Employee Benefits program which includes discounted Gym Memberships & Health Insurance packages
- Be a part of Accent Group leadership conferences, Hype DC Globe awards, product launch events and much more
- Work amongst premium product from international brands; Adidas, Autry, Nike, ON, Salomon, Veja
- Generous product seeding to team
- Training & development to grow your career through Future Leaders program
- National Accredited training course through AG-UNI

How you will contribute
High performance culture
- Lead by example as a business coach.
- Work towards business objectives and strategies.
- Deliver and exceed sales and KPIs. Targets and comps.
- Engage and motivate a large team +20, to achieve results in KPI's & added value goals.
- Grow internal pipeline through consistency in training and development.
- Training and succession planning across the network.
- Commit to daily disciplines and accountability across team divisions.
- Identify areas of opportunities and urgency through actions.
- Conduct business walkthrough's with brand representatives and support office.

Memorable experiences
- Passionate about bringing to life, world-class retail experiences.
- Streamline instore and omni-channel experiences with attention to detail.
- Create community through Hype DC's LIMITD loyalty program.
- Demonstrate what it means to deliver a sustainable shoe care experience with Sneakerlab.

Sneaker authenticator
- Story telling through strong store presentation and visual merchandising excellence.
- A brand ambassador who builds a team of individuals who express inclusivity.
- Excited about product knowledge and developing technical skills for shoe fitting.
- Provide product knowledge training to the team to enable them to deliver BEST IN CLASS experiences to our consumers
- Disrupt the Retail Sneaker market by developing a team of Sneaker Authenticators and premium Hype DC brand ambassadors

Operational excellence
- Oversee daily operations of inventory management.
- Attention to detail with back of house standards.
- Work alongside Stock manager and stock assistants to maximise inventory intergity.
- Loss prevention compliance and committment to excellence.
- Inventory management on product and potential branding partners.
- Closely manage wage costs to weekly wage targets.
- Empowered to recruit and onboard talent.

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.