Store Manager - New Flagship Opening I Queen St
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Launching in October 2026, this is a rare opportunity to join a globally recognised performance and lifestyle brand during its pre-opening phase and play a key role in building one of its most important locations in New Zealand.
We're looking for a senior retail leader who thrives on ownership, loves building culture, and has the commercial capability to drive a flagship store to success from day one.
Commencing in August, you'll have the opportunity to recruit, onboard, and develop your team ahead of launch, ensuring the store opens with energy, excitement, and a best-in-class customer experience.
The Business
This globally recognised performance and lifestyle brand is known for its innovation, quality, and strong community focus. With continued growth across New Zealand, the business is highly invested in customer experience, team culture, and authentic community engagement. It is a well-established market leader with a strong global presence and a reputation for delivering premium product and experience.
What's on Offer
As Store Manager, you will be responsible for:
We're looking for someone who brings:
We're looking for a senior retail leader who thrives on ownership, loves building culture, and has the commercial capability to drive a flagship store to success from day one.
Commencing in August, you'll have the opportunity to recruit, onboard, and develop your team ahead of launch, ensuring the store opens with energy, excitement, and a best-in-class customer experience.
The Business
This globally recognised performance and lifestyle brand is known for its innovation, quality, and strong community focus. With continued growth across New Zealand, the business is highly invested in customer experience, team culture, and authentic community engagement. It is a well-established market leader with a strong global presence and a reputation for delivering premium product and experience.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary package (based on experience)
- Monthly performance bonuses
- Annual performance bonus
- Additional quarterly KPI incentives and rewards
- Tuesday–Saturday roster - 38-hour work week
- Generous staff discount of up to 50% off
- Regular gifted product allocations
- Opportunity to be the face of the brand
- Long-term career growth opportunities with a global business
As Store Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the successful opening of the new Queen Street store
- Recruiting, onboarding, and developing a team of approximately 10 staff
- Driving sales performance and commercial outcomes
- Delivering an exceptional customer experience
- Creating a positive, high-performing store culture
- Managing store operations including stock, rostering, visual merchandising, and reporting
- Building strong community connections and local brand presence
- Supporting customer events, partnerships, and community initiatives
We're looking for someone who brings:
- Proven Store Management experience within retail, apparel, footwear, sporting goods, or lifestyle environments
- Strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering results
- Experience leading larger teams and developing future leaders
- A hands-on, people-first leadership style
- Excellent operational and organisational capability
- A genuine passion for fitness, sport, wellness, or community engagement
- The ability to inspire both customers and team members alike
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The Store Manager - New Flagship Opening I Queen St role with Retailworld JobAdder is based in Auckland, NZ.
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