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Regional Retail Manager

Type of position: Full Time
Department: Retail
Location: Melbourne, VIC, AU
Date Posted: 29 November 2024

 

Since 1977, King Living has pioneered quality Australian design, continually pushing the boundaries of what furniture can achieve. Designed to adapt to our changing lives and last for generations, our furniture marries the power of innovation with traditional handcrafted methods.
 
King Living has expanded from a homegrown business into a global brand. A family owned and run Australian company headquartered from our Support Office in Sydney, our Showrooms and manufacturing centres span Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, USA, China and Thailand.

At King Living, we are dedicated to creating simplicity and balance in both our living spaces and our work environment. We take pride in our past accomplishments and are thrilled by the possibilities of the future.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Regional Retail Manager to join King Living. The Regional Retail Manager oversees multiple showrooms across the region, ensuring the delivery of key retail operations and financial objectives. This role is responsible for monitoring the daily financial performance of each showroom, driving profitable sales, and managing costs in alignment with budget expectations.

In addition to financial oversight, the Regional Retail Manager ensures the seamless execution of the in-store customer experience, visual merchandising standards, and overall brand presentation. A key focus of the role is providing effective leadership, development, and support to the regional showroom teams, fostering a high-performing, customer-centric culture


The Role
  • Manages and motivates direct reports, reviews and assesses performance, builds employee capacity, supports their professional development and enables employees to optimise their contribution to King Living.
  • Directs regional showroom activities to achieve business objectives.
  • Ensures regional sales targets are met through effective recruitment, development, and performance management of showroom teams.
  • Executes regional sales strategies for both short- and long-term business goals.
  • Oversees retail sales to ensure customer service standards and sales targets are met across showrooms.
  • Acts as a customer advocate for King Living and delivers retail excellence. 
  • Promote and build King Living brand in the marketplace
  • Through showroom teams, delivers on excellence in customer service. 
  • Ensures showrooms create desire, enhance the King Living Brand experience and deliver on style and sophistication.  
  • Oversees logistics including deliveries to customers, showrooms and incoming goods to the region. 
  • Oversees and manages storage in the showrooms and depot.
  • Manages annual stock take in the showrooms and depot.
  • Establishes and coordinates the regions sales objectives and ensures the successful execution of the local marketing, promotional and programming calendar. 
  • Provides input and feedback to relevant stakeholders and other key members of the organisation as needed regarding market needs, and competitive trends
  • Provides Brand Environment support and training to Showroom Managers to ensure visual standards are understood and adhered to at store level.
  • Ensures workplace health and safety requirements are adhered to. 
  • Overall responsibility for the region’s Banking and Payroll. 

About You
  • 5+ years’ experience in the same or similar role, with demonstrated ability to Lead, coach and motivate a large team
  • Experience within the specific furniture industry advantageous for understanding market trends and customer expectations.
  • A proven track record of driving sales and delivering on KPIs and budgets
  • High sales & financial acumen
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
  • A results-oriented mindset with a passion for driving measurable impact.
  • Have a current driver's license and be flexible to work across multiple locations and interstate.
Our Values
  
Passion, Integrity, Collaboration Innovation – these are the values that unite us, inspire us and set us apart. They’re not just words; they’re the heartbeat of King Living, pushing us to be our best.

King Living Benefits and Our Offer to You
  
  • Career development and ongoing training
  • Supportive and friendly team environment with a true family feel
  • Generous employee, family, and friends ‘product discounts
  • Discounted health insurance, retail brands and vouchers
  • Paid Parental leave.
  • Australian owned company with a growing global footprint
  • EAP to support your ongoing health and wellbeing
For roles based in our Design & Support Centre there is plenty of parking onsite available
  
Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but your passion, attitude and alignment to our core values.

King Living is an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will be considered regardless of your race, sexuality, religion, colour, gender identity or parental status.
 

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