Assistant Manager - Merchant The Crossing

The role

As a Store Manager, you'll be an experienced Leader who's all about getting results and is passionate about growing your own & your team's retail careers with us.

Reporting to one of our Regional Managers, you'll inspire your team to achieve exceptional results and create great experiences for our customers. Celebrating and recognising others, operational excellence, visual merchandising and product expertise will all come naturally to you. This role is based at The Crossing store, working days are Tuesday to Saturday, 40 hours per week.

Our people tell us they love our inclusive family-feel, focus on growth and development, openness to feedback and the constant recognition, celebration and communication. By joining us, you'll get more than just a job in retail, you will be joining a company that is focused on developing you both professionally and personally.

Who are we? A New Zealand family owned fashion footwear retailer who's been around since 1948. We have 40+ stores across 3 brands (Merchant 1948, Mi Piaci and Deuce) in both New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, which means you can expect to have a supportive leader, grow in your role, be recognised and rewarded for great performance and receive ongoing training. Our teams are made up of positive, passionate and high performing people. We have a world class customer satisfaction rating and an award-winning company culture - we've been a finalist in the NZ Best Workplaces awards for the past 15 years and overall winners for 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 & 2019!

Our company purpose; 'Inspiring Soles' together with our 6 values : Inspiring, Accountable, Integrity, Inclusive, Innovative and Proactive inform what we do, so we look for people who resonate with this too. One way we work to inspire others is via our charity, The Young Hearts Project, which supports youth to reach their potential through community programmes.

What will you bring to us?

• Retail leadership experience with proven results and of course, a passion for sales
• A great attitude; positivity, confidence, a growth mindset and flexibility
• Ability to motivate your team to achieve exceptional results
• A love of connecting and engaging with people - both your team and customers
• Focus on training & growing a high-performing team
• Excellent technical and operational know-how
• Passion for our brand, alignment to our values and culture
• Ability to travel to Auckland, New Zealand 2-3 times a year to attend Leadership

Sound like you? Apply today! We're about giving opportunities to people with the right attitude, drive and team fit.

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered for this position.

Applications close 30th of June