About this role
Company Description
The Warehouse is the brand that began it all. Founded in 1982 by Sir Stephen Tindall, the first ‘red shed’ challenged established retailers and proved popular with customers as a result of its simple style, and wide range of products at bargain prices. The Warehouse has become a Kiwi household name, and we proudly recognise the role that we play in communities throughout New Zealand.
Since 1991, Warehouse Stationery has also been successfully innovating in the stationery-retail sector and overtime we have incorporated more of this business within The Warehouse stores as a ‘Store within a Store’ (SWAS) to serve our valued customers with a true ‘one stop shop’ for all their personal, household and office needs.
Job Description
This is a permanent, full-time position with the following hours of work:
- Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 6:30pm
- Sunday: 11:45am - 8:15pm
The SWAS Trading 2IC role supports the Trading Manager in all areas of Stationery, Entertainment and Technology. It assists with the delivery and maintenance of merchandising standards, Managers Trading Plan and oversees the implementation of planograms, ensuring price integrity and availability meets customer expectations.
The role will take accountability for the Trading Manager role in the Trading Managers absence so this is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your potential in leadership, and everything you do will contribute to a positive customer experience, an engaged team and a profitable store.
Qualifications
Ideally you will have:
· Some demonstrated leadership skills or experience
· The ability to interpret and execute plans with a good eye for detail
· Good written and verbal communication skills
Additional Information
It isn't a fluke that we've won 'best workplace' five years in a row, and 'retail employer of the year' for three years running and we can talk for days about our additional leave options, wellness programmes, and range of discounts that are available. But there's more to it than that. It's the trust, support & flexibility within our team that sets us apart.
Other facts
About The Warehouse Group
In December 2012 Noel Leeming Group was acquired by The Warehouse Group. (TW Group)
TW Group is a New Zealand success story, founded by Sir Stephen Tindall and grown from The Warehouse, TW Group is the largest general merchandise retailer in New Zealand. TW Group includes The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming and Multi-Channel Business Unit (e-commerce websites, wholesale and alternative channel business).
Noel Leeming strives to offer a superior standard of service and the widest possible range of branded consumer technology and appliances.
Noel Leeming promises its customers that it will never knowingly be undersold. It provides comprehensive after sales support and can assist with customer requests for 'at home help' with it's TechSolutions service.
With its significant retail footprint, Noel Leeming is uniquely positioned to offer its customers new technology based products such as LCD/LED TVs, the latest in Smartphone technology as well as a comprehensive range of Computers and tablets from all the major brands. We carry an extensive list and Digital Cameras including DSLR's and convergence technologies. Demand for these technologies is growing and is expected to continue to drive growth in the Noel Leeming brand.
In August 2002, Noel Leeming introduced Noel Leeming "Online", offering customers the opportunity to research and then buy products over the Internet — This channel continues to unite the company with the customer as the retail space embraces the digital environment www.noelleeming.co.nz.
What you'll do
- The SWAS Trading 2IC role supports the Trading Manager in all areas of Stationery, Entertainment, and Technology. It assists with merchandising standards and oversees the implementation of planograms.
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