Retail Store Manager
- NSW - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Salaried Full Time
Store Manager
- Newly built Outlet Centre, with a grand opening in mid-March - Eastern Creek Quarter
- Store Managers Bonus Program
- Ongoing career development and training
Lindt Chocolate – Global, Premium Swiss Chocolate Retailer
Join us in a world where tradition and innovation create a delicious Chocolate experience!
We believe in individual brilliance of every team member who can create memorable moments for their customers and contribute to creating a great work environment with their team.
We seek Retail Store Leaders who build great teams, drives a dynamic people culture creating strong connections and has a preference and passion to work with an international brand in a fast-paced environment.
We will require individuals to commence on 16 February 2026 in readiness for the centre and our Lindt store grand opening in early March 2026.
About the Role:
As our Store Manager, your role involves overseeing our Lindt Chocolate Shop which retails an extensive range of Lindt Chocolates and has a delicious takeaway offering of Lindt hot and cold chocolate drinks, coffee, and ice cream.
Lead the store's performance, fostering a supportive team environment, achieve sales and manage expenses to deliver profitability, guiding and coaching our ambassadors to deliver on brand expectations, and managing day-to-day operations. This includes multitasking between customers, inventory management, food safety compliance, visual merchandising, preparing
takeaway drinks and ice cream all with an exceptional customer centric approach.
We're looking for a proactive leader who motivate their team and delivers an unparalleled customer experience, reinforcing our brand whilst adhering to local compliance in food handling, health and safety. You thrive in a high energy busy hands-on environment where you and required to multi-task strength and lead with a premium mindset, understanding global brand identity.
What we would like you to bring:
- Previous experience in a Store / Assistant Manager role in a fast-paced QSR, Retail or hospitality environment
- Experienced knowledge in workforce planning from recruitment to preparing rosters, achieving labour budgets for a store team of approx. 20 employees
- Able to work autonomously, whilst proactively communicating into the State Manager
- Ability to grow your local community and drive return sales through your charismatic and positive personality that is infectious with your team leadership
- Strong time management skills, ability to work effectively and with deadlines
- Calm and consistent approach in a demanding high-volume environment
- Ability to lead and coach a team
- Understanding of quality assurance and competent in Food Safety Standards
- Previous barista experience or interest will set you up for success
- Previous retail experience in inventory management, stocktake, visual merchandising and store presentation principles highly regarded
What we can offer you:
- Career opportunity and leadership development
- An engaging and creative workplace full of passionate individuals that embraces diversity and thinking differently
- A paid day off on your birthday every year
- Free hot drinks all working days and 50% staff discount
- Store Mangers bonus Program
- Annual offsite Leadership conference
We'd love to get to know you!