Job Description
This is MUCH more than a State Manager role — this is your opportunity to drive growth, inspire performance and shape the next chapter of a proudly independent retail success story
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Why You'll Love This Company & Role
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n This isn't your average supermarket group. It's a proudly
independent, community-first retailer
— a business that combines commercial strength with genuine heart and a long-term vision for growth.n
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You'll be joining a company that:
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Is on a
powerful growth trajectory
, continually innovating its offer and driving sales performance across every department, region and state.
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Values
collaboration, trust, and shared success
— where every leader's voice counts and decisions are made together.
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Brings together
high-performing, capable leaders
who inspire their teams and deliver exceptional results.
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Offers
perks well beyond a highly competitive salary
, recognising loyalty and rewarding achievement and commitment.
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Encourages you to be
bold, commercial, and impactful
— leading with purpose and influencing outcomes at every turn.
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About the Company
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n With over
80 supermarkets nationwide, with Victoria by far the largest of their states
, this independently owned retailer has built a reputation for
freshness, quality, and value
— and a genuine commitment to customers and communities. Grounded in solid heritage yet forward-focused, this business continues to invest in
store innovation, systems, and people development
, ensuring it remains a trusted and progressive leader in the independent supermarket sector. It's a place where
results matter, innovation is encouraged, and leaders are empowered
to make real impacts.n
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The Opportunity
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n This is more than a State Manager position — it's a




career-defining chance
to shape culture, drive sales growth, and influence the ongoing success of a market-leading supermarket group. n
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Working to your strengths you will:
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Head up the $780M Victorian state (
55 supermarkets)
taking full accountability for
sales, profitability, people development, and operational excellence
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Lead impact-fully your sizeable and highly capable
Supermarket Supervisors (Area/Regional Managers) & State Fresh Leaders
— ensuring to build capability and to inspire ambition, that will result in the delivery of strong, measurable results and outcomes.
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In short, as the business enters its next phase of expansion, you'll be instrumental in
lifting performance, elevating standards, and unlocking sales potential
through strategic execution and inspiring leadership.n
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What You'll Do
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Drive sales and profit:
Implement strategies that deliver consistent sales growth, margin improvement, and operational excellence.
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Inspire leadership:
Coach and empower your team of Supermarket Supervisors (Area/Regional Managers) and State Fresh Leaders as well as their teams to achieve and exceed performance targets.
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Champion customer experience:
Ensure every store delivers service, quality, and presentation that exceed expectations.
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Execute with precision:
Translate strategy into action, ensuring accountability, performance, and results at every level.
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Lead commercial initiatives:
Analyse performance data, identify opportunities, and implement initiatives that grow revenue and efficiency.
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Collaborate to grow:
Partner with merchandise, operations, and marketing to align regional performance with national priorities.
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Shape the next chapter:
Bring fresh thinking, innovation, and leadership influence on the future direction of the business.
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Who You Are
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A
proven sales and operations leader
in a multi-site retail operations leadership role of similar scale and dimension.
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Ideally your experience comes from within supermarkets,
where you have held roles at a Regional, State or National level. Other senior level, large format retail operations experience will be considered however Supermarket and Fresh Food
(fruit/meat/deli/bakery)
experience is ideal at some point in your background.
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Known for
driving results through people
— blending sharp commercial instinct with genuine care and connection.
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A
hands-on and impactful leader
who thrives on metrics, accountability, sales and seeing results come to life.
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A
strategic operator
who balances short-term wins with long-term growth plans.
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A
developer of leaders
, capable of growing capability, confidence, and culture across large teams.
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A
resilient, forward-thinking professional
who thrives in change and sees possibility where others see pressure.
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Lead. Drive. Deliver.
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n If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership journey in one of Australia's most respected supermarket groups — this is your moment.n
APPLY now...or for a confidential or addition queries, please contact Gabby Symons via
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or ************.

📌 State Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 People Equity
📍 Melbourne