Assistant Store Manager

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.

We know great Assistant Store Managers are hard to find - so we're offering a $2,000 joining bonus - $1,000 Early Settler furniture reward after 3 months, and a further $1,000 furniture reward at 6 months (T&Cs apply).

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

Fun, Supportive and collaborative team environment

What is the Role? We are looking for a passionate and dynamic

Assistant Store Manager

to join our

Shepparton

store working a

5

day roster Tuesday - Sunday

roster, working alternate weekends.

The Assistant Store Manager role is a

dynamic retail leadership position

where your retail expertise and leadership capability will be pivotal in supporting our Store Manager

drive store performance, foster customer centric culture and uplift team capability , all whilst living our Early Settler Values

We’re not just hiring for a job — we’re looking for a

true leader

who’s ready to influence and support the future of our stores.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner with Store Manager to drive sales performance and achieve targets through effective selling of merchandise

Work with our customers to make their vision for their home a reality - Savvy with the details and can provide styling solutions and recommendations, upsell and cross-sell ascertaining customer needs

Coach and guide the retail sales team to achieve targets and create a unique shopping experience that delivers exceptional customer service

Support with day-to-day store operations including rostering, financial performance, administrative tasks, recruiting and onboarding of new team members

Support in developing and implementing strategies that can maximize both sales and customer service targets thereby driving store performance

Who are we looking for? With a

strong retail background, commercial acumen and passion for customer service , you are someone who thrives in a team environment and knows how to bring out the best in people. You bring energy, resilience and a hands‑on approach to everything you do - and you are ready to take the next step into retail leadership!

2-3+ years experience in retail sales with a proven track record of achieving targets

Strong commercial acumen and a results-driven mindset that turns strategies into success stories

Ability to coach, guide and motivate teams to deliver exceptional customer service

Resourceful with a can-do attitude and ability to solve problems and provide solutions

Able to balance customer care, team development and administrative tasks

A genuine interest in home‑styling, furniture or creating welcoming living spaces is a plus!

Be keen as beans to live our values #WeAddValue, #WeAreDistinctive, #WeMakeItPersonal, #WeAreExperts, #WeKeepItReal.

As we are a furniture store, the role involves regular manual handling of products including lifting, carrying and moving items of varying sizes. Applicants must be physically capable of safely performing these tasks as part of their daily duties.

* Applicants must be an 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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