We are opening a new Matchbox store at Forest Hill in October, and we are looking for the person to run it.

This is the job before the job. You will be in the store while it is being set up, hiring your own team, learning the centre, and building a customer base from the first day the doors open. How this store trades will largely come down to you.

About Matchbox

We have been selling kitchenware in Australia for more than 30 years: cookware, tableware, cutlery and hydration. Every product we sell carries a 10 year warranty, which almost nobody else in our category offers and which is the strongest thing you will have in your hands on the floor.

Matchbox is family owned and run. There is no area manager layer, so you deal with the owners directly and decisions get made quickly. Several of our team have been with us more than 20 years. We would like the person who takes on Forest Hill to be one of them.

What you will be doing
Hiring, rostering, coaching and leading the store team
Owning the store's sales, margin and expenses against budget
Keeping the store presented and merchandised to Matchbox standard
Managing stock, deliveries, stocktakes and loss prevention
Selling on suitability,



durability and the 10 year warranty rather than on discount
Setting the culture on the floor, which in a recent store means setting it from scratch

What we are looking for
Retail leadership experience, either as a Store Manager or as a 2IC ready to step up
Someone who enjoys building a team, not just filling a roster
A positive eye for how a store looks
Comfortable with targets, budgets and stock numbers
Real warmth with customers. Our regulars come back for the people as much as the product.

Experience opening a current store is a bonus, not a requirement.

What you get
$60,000 to $70,000 plus super
A store that is yours to set up
Generous team discount
Direct access to the owners
Room to grow with us as we open more stores in Victoria

To apply

Click apply and send us your resume. In a short cover note, tell us about a team you have built or a store you have turned around.

We are interviewing now and want the successful person on board ahead of the October opening, with time to hire and train their team before we trade. If you want to talk it through before applying, say so in your application and we will give you a call.

📌 Store Manager Matchbox Forest Hill New Store Opening (Australia)
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📍 Australia