Assistant Store Manager Manawa Bay

• Join an iconic Australian brand
• Generous product allowance and employee discount
• Offering career opportunities

Assistant Store Manager - Manawa Bay

We currently have a vacancy in our R.M.Williams team for a driven Assistant Store Manager to join our new Manawa Bay team to support the Store Manager to drive an inclusive and positive culture. Provide exceptional customer experience and lead our team to achieve sales targets.

This brand-new store is projected to open in late September/early October 2025. The successful candidate will be required to complete training at one of our existing Auckland stores prior to the opening.

The successful applicant will have relevant fashion retail experience and currently be an Assistant Manager/Supervisor. Applicants must have flexible working hours with the ability to work to a rotating fortnightly roster that includes weekends.

What we offer:

• Generous product allowance - head to boots!
• 40% employee discount on products
• Monthly Bonus Scheme
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer leave
• Exclusive private health partnership
• Signature Service and specialised boot fitting training provided
• Long term career opportunities

The Assistant Store Manager will be responsible for:

• Providing customer care by ensuring customers are welcomed in, are provided with product knowledge, advice and history and leave the store with a positive experience.
• Actively selling products and developing relationships with new and existing customers.
• Overseeing and contributing to sales targets and KPIs
• Assisting with staff management including training on product knowledge, and motivating to achieve sales targets.
• Assisting with inductions and appraisals
• Assisting with store functions, including; Visual Merchandising, Rostering and Inventory control.
• Assisting the Store Manager with administration duties where required.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 2 years' experience as an Assistant Manager/Supervisor within a fashion or footwear retailer
• Proven ability to meet and contribute to sales targets
• Ability to learn quickly and develop exceptional product knowledge across our range of fashion, footwear and accessories
• Excellent communication skills when interacting with customers, managers and coworkers

About R.M.Williams
Since 1932, R.M.Williams has answered a call for hardwearing, timeless products that can hold up against the harsh conditions of the Australian outback - and look good whilst doing it. Our bestselling leather boots and belts are still crafted by hand in Adelaide, South Australia, alongside an ever-growing range of apparel, accessories and lifestyle products. At the heart of everything we do is a simple promise of loyalty and endurance; a commitment that our products will accompany their wearer on all of life’s great journeys. Reginald Murray ‘RM’ Williams always said, ‘it’s the people who make a company’ and we still stand by that statement today; a culture of growth, development and team spirit is central to our success.

R.M.Williams appreciates the importance and value of a diverse workforce and is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all employees and to provide employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at R.M.Williams are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, national origin or family or parental status. R.M.Williams will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

If you feel you are suited to this role and want to be part of an iconic Australian brand, please apply today!