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Job Title


Store Business Manager


Company : Bendigo Advertiser


Location : Newcastle, New South Wales


Created : 2026-02-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

OverviewAbout Us: Officeworks makes bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. With close to 10,000 team members and more than 173 retail stores nationwide, we''re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We''re about inspiring new ideas, thinking outside the box, kicking goals, having a laugh, and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported, teaching customers something new, and making a difference.Role: Lead. Inspire. Deliver. We''re on the hunt for a dynamic Store Business Manager to take charge of our Rutherford store and make a real impact. If you''re passionate about people, thrive in a fast-paced retail environment, and know how to balance commercial performance with a positive team culture, this is your next big move. You will role model what success looks like, setting the standard for customer excellence, fostering a positive collaborative workplace that drives accountability, strong engagement, and delivery of overall store performance and a customer focused sales culture.As a Store Business Manager, you will lead and motivate a large team to deliver exceptional customer experiences every day, coach and develop your people, build capability and future leaders, drive safety and wellbeing as a non-negotiable priority, own overall store performance, maximise sales, margin, and profitability growth while managing expenses and commercial success, champion operational excellence, ensuring compliance and high standards across the board, and connect day-to-day operations with big-picture strategy. Drive a clear, consistent message and translate business goals into simple, actionable steps that everyone can understand and deliver.ResponsibilitiesLead and motivate a large team to deliver exceptional customer experiences every day.Coach and develop team members, building capability and future leaders.Drive safety and wellbeing as a non-negotiable priority.Own overall store performance, maximise sales, margin, and driving profitability growth while managing expenses and commercial success.Champion operational excellence, ensuring compliance and high standards across the board.Connect day-to-day operations with big-picture strategy and translate business goals into simple, actionable steps for the team.About YouYou''re a proven, hands-on leader with experience guiding large, high-performing teams.Customer obsession and people empowerment are at the heart of everything you do.You''re a coach, a sales powerhouse, and a strategic thinker who spots opportunities others miss and turns them into results.Background leading large retail teams (30+ minimum).Strong leadership and motivational skills with a people-first mindset.Commercial acumen with experience managing KPIs, budgets, and P&L.Flexibility to work across our span of hours.A passion for creating a safe, positive, and high-performing culture.Strong ability to translate business strategy into a message that is easy to understand for your team and deliver.Ready to lead from the front and deliver results that matter.Benefits & CultureWe''re about providing flexibility to keep work-life balance aligned with individual needs.Generous discounts across Officeworks, Geeks2U, Bunnings, Kmart, Target and the wider Wesfarmers brands.Access to our benefits program for exclusive discounts and perks across entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health.Growing Families Policy supports team members during expanding their family.Safety, mental health and wellbeing are prioritised, with access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other programs.Flexible Public Holidays Policy supports those who observe cultural or religious holidays different from standard public holidays in Australia.Outstanding learning and development programs to support career growth.Opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group.Our culture: At Officeworks, we operate best when our team represents the communities we serve. We commit to providing a safe and supportive work environment for our team and encourage applications from all candidates of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), people with disabilities, and the LGBTQI+ community. #J-18808-Ljbffr