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Store Manager - Canberra

25/07/2025
29/08/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Canberra
Store Operations

Who are we?

Early Settler is about stylish modern living - We sell furniture and gorgeous homewares that is affordable and designed to help create a home you truly love living in. There’s no place like home and, no matter what your style, we’ve got something to make yours even more comfy and beautiful.

Why Join Us?

Here at Early Settler, we are looking for people who share our innate passion for providing exceptional customer experience. We love what we do and we love to support each other to hit our goals.

This is how we get the best of we with the best of me!

To support our most important asset, YOU, we provide you with:

  • Amazing team member discounts on our fabulous products
  • Holistic Wellbeing programs to support you to be your best self
  • Career Development Opportunities
  • Fun, Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • The ability to leave your mark and rise with us

Job Description

What is the Role?

We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Store Manager to join our Canberra Store.

In this pivotal role, you’ll drive sales, lead a high-energy team, and create a memorable customer experience. It’s a fantastic opportunity to make your mark on a growing brand and lead by example in a thriving retail environment.

Our Store Managers know how to Keep It Real and Be Experts to ensure our teams are engaged and committed to Adding Value and Making the customer journey Personal by creating an inspirational customer experience.  We love what we do, and we are looking for people who share in our vision and goals.

The role of a Store Manager at Early Settler:

  • Proactively and attentively takes ownership of overall store performance
  • Drives sales, profit, controls costs to ensure the achievement of KPI’s
  • Ensures a customer centric culture, resulting in a warm, helpful, and genuine customer experience
  • Provides inspirational leadership and training to develop their team to deliver outstanding results
  • Focuses on commercial results and ensures their team have a clear understanding of store performance
  • Be a product knowledge expert and be as keen as beans to live our values #WeKeepItReal, #WeAddValue, #WeMakeItPersonal, #WeAreExperts, #WeAreDistinctive
  • Adheres to all company behaviours, policies, and procedures
  • Ensures a clean, tidy, and safe work environment advocating and ensuring OH&S principles are adhered to at all times!!

Desired Skills and Experience

What would make you stand out from the crowd:

  • 5+ years previous retail management experience
  • Your drive and innate passion about providing a customer experience that is second to none
  • A reputation for your collaborative and approachable style and ability to deliver the results
  • Demonstrated experience leading and coaching teams
  • Ability to manage budgets, drive KPI’s, ensure compliance, interpret/create reporting, and generate efficient and compliant rosters
  • Superlative organisational and delegation skills
  • A genuine interest in home-styling, furniture or creating welcoming living spaces is a plus!
  • A work ethic that is uncompromised, commitment to adding value and a willingness to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
  • As we are a furniture business, it is imperative that you are physically fit and able to move furniture

Did we hear yes, yes, yes?  Don't delay, apply now!

*Applicants must be a AU citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in Australia and therefore hold a valid visa.

We understand a lot of time and effort goes into applying for roles and we genuinely thank all applicants in advance.  Due to the volume of applications we receive, only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview

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