Apparel Manager

**Company Description**
The Warehouse is the brand that began it all. Founded in 1982 by Sir Stephen Tindall, the first ‘red shed’ challenged established retailers and proved popular with customers as a result of its simple style, and wide range of products at bargain prices. The Warehouse has become a Kiwi household name, and we proudly recognise the role that we play in communities throughout New Zealand.

Are you a lover of Fashion and Apparel? Do you have a keen eye for detail? Are you able to drive and lead a sales culture within a team? If you answered yes to these, then we have a role for you.

As Apparel Manager, you will be responsible for the apparel department, ensuring it is visually appealing and successful.

In this role you'll get to;
- Use visual merchandising techniques and associated guides to help make the department visually appealing to our customers.
- Encourage a sales culture within your team which includes clothing, footwear and accessories.
- Ensure merchandising standards are met and you will take a proactive role in creating and maintaining a safe working environment.
- Assisting and guiding customers with their apparel needs
- Provide support for the opening and closing of the store, on occasions as well as sole charge of the entire store as required.
- Lead, coach, recruit and motivate the team to success.

Ashburton is a medium sized store with lots going on and includes a fulfilment centre that sends goods out to our online customers.

It’s a real period of change so this is an opportunity to shape the future and grow yourself and your team.

We're an inclusive community with locals that have been here for generations as well as first generation migrants working hard to establish lives or themselves and their families.

**This position is 45 hours per week Tuesday
- Saturday**
**Qualifications**
- Be Self-Driven with a strong sense of urgency.
- Have the ability to interpret and execute plans.
- Have good written and verbal communication skills
- Be a confident leader with proven experience.

**Additional Information**
Ashburton provides close access to Canterbury's cool countryside including Mt Hutt (voted NZ's best ski resort), and beautiful rivers and lakes for hiking, boating and fishing. If relaxing and down time is more you, we also have Opuke Thermal pools close by.

Our passion for making the desirable affordable for customers and for treating the community and environment with care and respect make us unique as a company. If this fits with your values and you are excited about retail, then we would love to hear from you

We offer a competitive salary as well as benefits like having your birthday day off and a team discount card for use across The Warehouse Group brands. We also have many career opportunities that come with working for one of New Zealand's largest General Merchandise retailers We really do believe in retail as a career.