MECCA Canberra - Assistant Operations Manager

The Role You Could Play 

We are looking for an Assistant Operations Manager who will help lead our MECCA Canberra operational processes that ensure the store is organised, well presented and enables our customers to have a seamless and exceptional shopping experience.  

With a passion and extensive experience to help manage our stock and back-of-house operations, your responsibilities will be to:  

• Partner with the Operations Manager to drive operational success

• Nurture and develop a team of Operations Specialists who are responsible for ensuring all operational procedures and visual merchandising standards are met 

• Lead, train and empower all team members on operational processes to ensure they know how to execute our operations to a high standard 

• Manage the end-to-end stock management process to ensure the store is always in an optimal stock position 

• Ensure our store is consistently meeting OH&S standards, keeping our team members and customers safe at all times  

• Manage the store’s entire inventory (live, non-line and collateral)  

• Lead all stock takes and analyse results to provide recommendations on how to improve both the process and our stock levels  

• Ensure the store’s compliance with Loss Prevention requirements, supporting our team members comfortability in applying these concepts on the floor 

• Manage and execute all visual merchandising of the store 

What You Will Bring  

You will love this role if thrive in a fast-paced retail environment and love to get into the nitty gritty detail of ensuring our operations are as smooth as they can be so our customers can have a seamless experience.  

Along with your passion for being a part of a positive, high energy environment, you will have:  

• Extensive experience in operations, with at least 1 years managing teams in a retail environment 

• Demonstrated ability and a passion for leading and motivating a team, driving operational excellence and delivering on sales and KPI expectations 

• Strong stock and non-stock operations knowledge, with the ability to empower store teams to ensure effective and consistent operations across the store 

• Exceptional communication and organisational skills   

• A meticulous attention to detail and passion for problem solving  

• Familiar with process optimisation (e.g. Lean) – highly desired 

Life at MECCA 
We look for people who embody our core values, are passionate about innovation, and are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure our customers look and feel their best. Once you join our team, we will empower you to lead, to change the game, to ignite their inner entrepreneur and to embrace any opportunity for growth and development. 

 We believe in our people and what they are capable of, which is why our team members are rewarded right from the very beginning. Our team members enjoy some amazing benefits, including: 

• Rewarding and recognising through a competitive salary package, annual salary review, bonus program, and amazing individual and team incentives  

• An unlimited 40% product discount to spoil themselves and their immediate family plus a generous product allowance  

• Countless opportunities for education and development –including, Leadership Conferences,  training sessions, an online Learning Lab, access to amazing guest speakers including brand founders and business leaders and once in a life time events!  

• A Parental Support Program featuring paid parental leave and ongoing superannuation  

At MECCA, we constantly focus on innovating while providing a unique and supportive company culture, and we like to surprise and delight our team! To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, please visit https://www.mecca.com.au/retail-support-careers.html.