Area Manager

2 weeks ago


Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand JD Sports Full time

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 50+ 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


JD Sports are growing and with that comes an exciting new Area Manager opportunity based in Auckland to oversee the growth of our New Zealand 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 NZ Area Manager, you will be overseeing Sylvia Park, Hamilton, Manukau and Lynn Mall (opening soon)

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 setup 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 wellrounded retailer with a minimum of 35 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

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