Retail District Manager - VIC

An experienced Retail District Manager is sought to lead and drive retail excellence across VIC stores, joining a global brand as a key contributor to retail growth and momentum in the Pacific. The role is responsible for the commercial performance and operational execution of stores across the district, leading and developing Store Managers, driving sales and profitability, supporting consistent customer service, and ensuring compliance with company policies, initiatives and brand standards. The District Manager sits within the Sales team and works with customers, peers and a supervisor, vendors and support functions such as visual merchandising and facility services, and local administration such as mall management.

• Take full ownership of the district and its commercial success.
• Analyse relevant data to probe and challenge the status quo with both Retail Back Office partners and Store Managers.
• Coach Store Managers to grow leadership bench strength, engagement and store performance.
• Ensure the legal and financial integrity of the district's store portfolio, including compliance with established brand, HR and health and safety policies and procedures.
• Drive a service and selling culture, leading with a consumer-obsessed mindset.
• Plan and prioritise structured store visits, spending focused time on the sales floor to determine service improvement opportunities and coach the store team.
• Act as a brand ambassador, consistently exhibiting the brand attitude and values, and ensure brand-aligned execution of product and operations.
• Facilitate the effective and timely delivery and execution of foundational and seasonal brand and product training materials in the stores.
• Assess and make recommendations to improve the commercial viability of stores' product assortment.
• Manage loss prevention as well as health and safety risks.
• Lead and manage effective recruitment and onboarding processes, and champion internal growth and succession planning.
• Create a high-performance culture through effective leadership of people, operations and commercial acumen.
• Share best practices to drive overall market and global retail performance.
• Complete all applicable training programmes and effectively apply the learning on the job.

• Australian local retail market knowledge.
• Australian local HR and Retail Award knowledge.
• Coaching and mentoring leaders and store teams.
• Advanced numeracy, literacy and verbal communication skills.
• Minimum 18 months' work experience in a sports/fashion customer- and commercial-focused retail environment, with a minimum of 12 months' multi-store management responsibility.
• Geographical mobility.
• VIC driver's licence and access to own vehicle.

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