National Retail 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 750+ stores, 35 brands and 40 online platforms. Our brands include; Glue, Platypus, Skechers, Hype DC, Vans, Dr. Martens, Subtype, The Athletes Foot, CAT, Merrell, The Trybe, Pivot, Timberland, Stylerunner, Palladium, Stance, Saucony, & Nude Lucy

At The Athlete's Foot, our team members are highly passionate about inspiring, motivating and empowering our customers to better their best. 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 personalised service. From their first pair of shoes to their last, our team are there to ensure that whatever activity they want to do, they're wearing the right shoes. Our service extends beyond our four walls to support our local communities by engaging with health professionals, schools, and local sporting clubs. Joining The Athlete's Foot is more than just a job, it is a family who cares, develops, grows, and rewards each and every one of us.

Why work as Accent Group?
- Generous Team Member Discounts off Accent Group brands
- Discounted Gym Membership & Healthcare
- Access our to Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave and many more

**About the role**:
We have an exciting role available for a National Retail Sales Manager to join The Athlete's Foot Team

Reporting into the GM of The Athlete's Foot, you will be responsible to lead the corporate store teams in delivering and executing against business objectives and BIP

**Your key responsibilities will be**:

- Lead and coach your State Manager's to achieve Sales, KPIs and Operational objectives
- Ensure absolute customer satisfaction and service standards are delivered in line with The Athlete's Foot mission statement and greet and seat guidelines
- Deliver operational excellence in The Athlete's Foot store network including stock management, shrinkage, wage control, roster compliance and workforce management
- Ensure all stores meet Brand Standards and execute against campaign guidelines for store presentation and visual merchandising standards
- Contribute to the overall The Athlete's Foot brand strategy as a member of the leadership team
- Champion new ideas, motivate others to change, readily adapt to changing circumstances
- Build plans to ensure ongoing improvement in the business at store, area and state levels
- Implement effective recruitment and development processes for State, Area and Store team members in line with their stores needs and skill gaps
- Implementation of regular performance reviews
- Ensure efficient OH&S management and adhere to national OH&S legislation

**To be successful you will have**:

- Demonstrated 5 + years National Manager / Regional / State Manager experience in a fast-paced retail environment
- High Standards of written & verbal communication skills in both one-one and large group environments
- A passion for leading, inspiring & developing your people and proven excellence in performance management
- The ability to think strategically to identify missed opportunities and have a proven track record in driving sales and KPI's
- Ability to manage to and within budgets
- Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Affiliation with Accent Group Core values and "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.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.