Area Manager - VIC

Who We Are

Known best as the 'King of Trainers', JD Sports is a leading Multi-Channel Retailer of the biggest and best global Sports Fashion brands across footwear and apparel. 

In 2017, JD Sports first established itself in the Australian market and has since expanded to 40+ stores in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and SA with more to come! With a combined total of over 900 stores across the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand, South East Asia and Australia, we are proud of the fact that we provide our customers with the latest and greatest styles whilst upholding world class service. 

The Role

Working at JD Sports is a state of mind, an attitude and way of challenging the norm. We do not conform; we pave our own path and are elite within our field. At JD Sports, we carefully curate our products to give our customers the most exclusive ranges from the most elite brands, and we apply the same strategy to our talent. We are passionate, talented, dedicated, proud, and hungry for success and we want like-minded individuals to join the movement.  

JD Sports are growing and with that comes an exciting new Area Manager opportunity based in Queensland, overseeing our Brisbane and Gold Coast stores.

This position will have you overseeing the management and visual presentation of all relevant stores to help achieve profitable sales growth through the development of staff and implementation of short and long term company goals.

As a Queensland Area Manager, you will be overseeing Chermside, Carindale, Brisbane, Indooroopilly, Mt Gravatt and Browns Plains (new store opening).

You will also be responsible, however not limited to the following duties:

• Lead by example to set management expectations across your team and manage performance
• Train, mentor and coach Team Members to work towards goals and succession planning
• Manage all key financial KPI’s to deliver growth on budget
• Visit all stores on regular rotation to develop teams and ensure stores are performing at the required level for current and future growth
• Recruit, induct and train management team to build bench strength for future expansion
• Lead and develop the team to deliver consistency across business intelligence
• Lead visual set-up of all new store openings and ensure relevant stores are upholding their visual representation
• Manage customer experience standards in store
• Drive management team to budget set daily and weekly on all business KPI’s  
• Manage priorities and responsibilities from all areas of the business, i.e Head Office, Distribution Centre, Merchandise and Buying teams
• Escalation point of contact for all store issues

Who You Are

• A highly experienced and well-rounded retailer with a minimum of 3-5 years experience in Area Management
• You have previous experience in a fast paced and similar retailer
• Ecompass all the necessary leadership skills to train, coach and develop your team
• A proven track record in driving and exceeding set KPI's while also motivating your stores to achieve their set KPIs
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills 
• Ability to manage competing priorities, tasks and overall expectations
• An ability to work with stakeholders at all levels as you will need to manage multiple priorities across all departments
• Highly analytical individual with a strong attention to detail
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills is essential

The Benefits

• Opportunity to work for a growing international brand
• Attractive salary and quarterly bonus structure
• An opportunity to be an integral part of new store openings across Melbourne
• Generous staff discounts across all brands
• L&D Programs and training to support your growth
• Access to employee assistance program
• COVID safe practices implemented in store

The right person will thrive in a challenging and fast paced environment, encompass all the people skills necessary to lead and manage a dynamic team and a willingness to learn the ropes of being a true JD leader!

If this sounds like you and you're ready to kick off your next adventure at JD Sports - Apply Now! 

Please note, by applying for this role you consent for us to complete a VEVO Check in order to verify your Australian Working Rights where required. Please also note, we will be required to complete a criminal background check as per company standards.