Kmart Darwin - Department Manager

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Kmart Darwin is seeking a full‑time Department Manager to recruit, lead and coach a large diverse team, driving motivation, high standards and a safe, customer‑focused culture in a fast paced high‑volume environment. You’ll work with your team to deliver merchandising excellence while upholding safety and strong relationships with colleagues and leaders. The ideal candidate has management experience in big box or high‑volume retail, a proven ability to coach diverse teams, and a commitment to safety and customer service. Benefits include work life balance, development opportunities, competitive pay and staff discounts across Kmart and Wesfarmers. To apply, tailor your resume to leadership and results, prepare for phone screening and pre‑employment checks, and contact [email protected] for workplace adjustments.

Brighter Futures Start here

As Australia’s biggest and most loved retailer, we’ve been brightening up everyday life for families for over 50 years. At our stores, distribution centres, and offices in Australia and New Zealand. All around the globe. Our diverse and inclusive 47,000 strong team come together for a common cause. Giving families easy access to our on-trend products and incredibly low prices – it’s the heart of everything we do.

Join the team

Department Managers at Kmart live and breathe the Kmart values. They are responsible for recruiting, leading, developing and coaching their team members. Department Managers work along side their teams to drive motivation, high standards and create a safe working and team culture within their store.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience as a manager across either a big box or high-volume retail environment
• A passion for delivering results that will motivate your team
• Experience coaching and leading large and diverse teams
• Values that reflect a high level of commitment to ‘safety’, always thinking ‘customer’ and a belief in constantly motivating your team to ‘reach higher’ every day.
• The ability to foster strong relationships with team members, peers, customers and leaders

What you’ll need:

• Be driven and ambitious, always thinking bigger!
• Be able to adapt to change quickly and positively and able to think on your feet.
• Be resilient and have ability to work at a fast pace, keeping your team focused and motivated.
• Like variety in your work, everyday is different at Kmart.
• Be ready to work along side your team to demonstrate great standards across merchandising and safety

Benefits we’ll offer you:

• Great work life balance - our managers work 1 in 3 weekends
• A dynamic learning and support program
• Competitive remuneration
• A team member discount card that gives you discounts at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings, plus other benefits
• An inclusive, fun recognition program
• A bonus program (where eligible)
• Development opportunities across Kmart Group (comprised of Kmart & Target) as well as the broader Wesfarmers Group.
• Wesfarmers Share Plan access (where eligible)
  
  

A place you can belong

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing [email protected]

If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you – apply now!

Phone screening and interviews will occur prior to the closing date of this advertisement. Candidates interested in this position should apply directly to this advertisement as we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies. As part of our recruitment process, we will be conducting Pre-Employment Checks with our successful candidates – this will include a police check.  Talent Acquisition will provide further updates to candidates as they progress through our recruitment process.