Store Manager

**Description**:
Are you a passionate leader who thrives on empowering teams and delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you excel in driving sales, fostering collaboration, and ensuring seamless store operations? If so, Mountain Warehouse is looking for you to step into the role of Store Manager

As the heart of our store, you’ll inspire your team to perform at their best while taking ownership of the store’s overall success. From exceeding sales targets to creating a positive and energising environment, this is your chance to lead with purpose and make an impact.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Leadership & Team Development**:

- Motivate your team to deliver their best, fostering a culture of positivity, engagement, and excellence.
- Build a strong and collaborative team, uniting everyone around shared goals and a vision for success.
- Proactively address employee relations, resolving issues while supporting ongoing learning and development.
- Communicate openly and clearly, ensuring alignment and trust across all levels of the team.
- Provide your team with the knowledge and tools needed to deliver exceptional customer service.

**Operational Excellence**:

- Oversee the daily running of the store, ensuring efficiency and compliance with company policies.
- Maintain high standards of visual merchandising and housekeeping to create an inviting shopping experience.
- Prioritise health, safety, and well-being by conducting regular risk assessments and maintaining a secure environment.
- Recruit, retain, and develop top talent to build a high-performing and motivated team.

**Sales & Performance**:

- Implement strategies to meet and exceed sales targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Take a proactive approach to loss prevention, embedding processes that minimise risks and protect profitability.
- Use commercial insights to make informed decisions, manage budgets effectively, and drive consistent results.

**Customer Experience**:

- Lead by example in delivering exceptional customer service, ensuring every interaction is memorable.
- Address customer feedback thoughtfully and resolve issues to build brand loyalty.
- Represent Mountain Warehouse with enthusiasm and professionalism, ensuring a positive brand image.
- Build meaningful connections with your local community, inspiring loyalty through approachable and engaging initiatives.

**We would like to meet someone who is**:

- Passionate about delivering outstanding customer experiences.
- A confident and experienced retail manager who thrives on motivating and empowering teams.
- Skilled in managing diverse personalities with diplomacy and adaptability.
- An excellent communicator, able to convey expectations and feedback clearly at all levels.
- Results-driven, with a sharp focus on achieving sales and performance goals.
- Solutions-focused, addressing challenges proactively while aligning with company policies.
- Approachable, supportive, and trustworthy, building strong relationships with customers and colleagues alike.
- Energetic and determined to tackle tasks with excellence, driving success for the team and business.

**What's in it for you**:

- Monthly Bonus Scheme: A performance-driven bonus structure, offering achievable targets and providing additional rewards on top of your base salary
- 50% Colleague Discount across Mountain Warehouse and Animal, with a twice-yearly uniform allowance
- You are entitled to up to 20 days of annual leave per year based on a 5-day work week.
- Generous Colleague Referral Incentive
- A stable, successful and supported environment
- Length of service awards

**_You're not just managing a store; you're shaping an experience and creating a legacy. Embrace the adventure, Retail Leader, for you are the driving force of positive change_**

INDNZ

**About Mountain Warehouse**:
At Mountain Warehouse, we’re passionate about helping our customers enjoy the great outdoors. With a focus on sustainability, we design quality products that are made for adventure and built to last, whether it’s for hiking, running, skiing, or just exploring closer to home. As a team, we’re united by our passion for the outdoors, our commitment to exceptional customer service, and our belief in working together to achieve great things.

We value individuality and teamwork, believe diversity drives innovation and success, and are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Whether you’re creating an exceptional in-store experience, driving innovation behind the scenes, or shaping the future of our brand, every role plays a part in bringing Mountain Warehouse to life. If you’re excited about adventure, retail, and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you