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 their Regional Manager, the Head of Retail and Support office functions to deliver business growth within the Hype DC Auckland 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
- 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 Regional Manager and key business functions to drive the growth of the New Zealand business
- Has a strong understanding of operational excellence requirements and ability to drive compliance with Store teams
- A competitive base salary + 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
- 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
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