• Full time, permanent role
• Great career progression opportunities with leader in Travel Retail
• Free parking
• 20% discount across our entire Australian & New Zealand network
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid charity volunteering & wellbeing leave

We are on the hunt for a passionate and enthusiastic retail leader to join our team as our new Store Manager for The Edit store in Cairns Airport at the Domestic Terminal.

Bringing an exciting mix of local and well-known global brands, The Edit offers a range of the best in specialty gifting, clothing for the whole family and luggage to take it home in.

In this role you will take ownership of the daily management, working closely with our Area and Operations Managers, our Support teams and our team on ground at Cairns Airport.

You will lead from the front ensuring that our team is engaged, supported and trained to the highest standard, to provide unparalleled customer service. You will ensure clear communication to ensure the day-to-day operational activities run smoothly.

In this role you will:

• Lead from the front with a hands-on approach
• Ensure the team is trained effectively across customer service, product knowledge, inventory control and merchandising
• Manage rosters (Airport location with extended trading hours)
• Ensure site is clean and well maintained at all times
• Solid skills in coaching and developing team members

We’re looking for someone with experience running the day-to-day activities in store, with strong leadership qualities and commercial acumen.

Our ideal candidate will also demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading a team in a fast-paced environment
• Proven management experience within a retail industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with rostering, inventory management, training
• Proactive approach and previous experience achieving KPI's and targets
• Availability to work across a 7-day rotating roster including early starts and late finishes

Lagardère AWPL is the Pacific region's largest and most experienced Travel Retail operator. Located in Australia, New Zealand and Noumea we have 150 store locations and 40 unique concepts across four Business Lines: Travel Essentials, Specialty, Duty Free & Luxury and Food Service. The people of Lagardère AWPL work hard to deliver on our promises to our customers, our partners, our teams & ourselves. We are guided by our values of Excellence, Adventure & Respect, which help us make decisions, challenge ourselves and create magical moments for everyone, every day.