Store Manager

● Description
This role will drive sales and profitability through exceptional customer service and inventory management. Key responsibilities include analysing profit and loss reports, controlling costs, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, and maintaining high standards on the sales floor. The role also involves training employees, handling safety measures, and adhering to company policies.

● Our Company
UNIQLO stems from the words ‘unique’ and ‘clothing’ – simple and clever, just like our clothes. Our philosophy is based on the premise of Life Wear: apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, Life Wear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. Life Wear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.

UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has more than 3,500 stores in 27 countries and regions. In Australia we have 38 stores across the country, and we are expanding.

● What can UNIQLO offer you?
○ Generous employee discount
○ Full time permanent position with bonus incentives
○ Structured retail management training that prepares you to run your own store independently
○ Develop confidence and skills to lead a team of 70-200+ team members
○ Opportunities to open new stores nationally
○ Work closely with inspiring business leaders and our talented and diverse teams
○ Opportunities to travel to our Global Convention in Japan

● Key Responsibilities
○ Drive sales and profitability through genuine and high standard customer service and inventory management
○ Provide instructions and guidance to maintain the sales floor in the high company standards, and appropriate assign employees to tasks.
○ Analyse profit and loss report with the Area Manager to create an action plan
○ Control cost to achieve store’s sales and budget KPIs.
○ Recruitment activities including shortlisting and interview to gain new store staffs who meets company requirements.
○ Ensure appropriate staff levels in every area of operations, and create the staffing plan and roster schedule for store members with making sure to follow GIRA rules.
○ Ensure that employees are trained according to the company standards.
○ Handle safety and crime-prevention measures according to the rules.

● Skills & Experience
○ Minimum 1-3 years of experience in store manager or supervisor experience in the retail industry
○ New store opening experience is preferred.
○ Minimum 1 years of alteration experience, stitch are up to standards and handled in a timely manner is preferred.
○ 2 years of loss prevention experience, and knowledge of safety and crime-prevention measures.
○ Proven ability to drive sales and deliver excellent customer service.
○ Experience in training employees to meet company standards.
○ Strong leadership skills to guide and assign tasks to employees.
○ Experience in staffing, scheduling, and creating staff rosters.
○ Excellent organisational and time management skills
○ Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills
○ Demonstrated ability to think logically and problem solve
○ Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, public holidays and weekends
○ Willing to move to other areas or stores if requested by the company
○ Global viewpoint and cultural sensitivity & flexibility are a must.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to $88,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person