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As the Flagship Store Manager, you’ll provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for a high ‑ performing, community ‑ driven retail environment. Your responsibilities include setting direction, optimising performance, and ensuring the store operates as an efficient, customer ‑ centred hub that reflects Red Cross values. Partnering with the Area Manager, you’ll shape local growth strategies and strengthen the store’s role as a trusted presence within the community.
A core focus of the role is the leadership and development of a large, diverse workforce, including both paid staff and a substantial volunteer cohort. You’ll build capability, drive engagement, and foster a culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, and inclusion.
You’ll also oversee the end ‑ to ‑ end management of high ‑ volume stock and donations, ensuring robust processes across intake, sorting, merchandising, compliance, and loss prevention. By maintaining strong operational systems and anticipating resource needs, you’ll create an environment where people feel supported, customers feel valued, and the store thrives as a sustainable, community ‑ impacting enterprise.
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia, especially those affected by bushfire, flood and other disasters.
Every in-store purchase supports our Australian Red Cross teams to help people as they overcome hardship, crisis and disaster here at home and across the Asia Pacific.
As the Flagship Store Manager, you’ll provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for a high ‑ performing, community ‑ driven retail environment. Your responsibilities include setting direction, optimising performance, and ensuring the store operates as an efficient, customer ‑ centred hub that reflects Red Cross values. Partnering with the Area Manager, you’ll shape local growth strategies and strengthen the store’s role as a trusted presence within the community.
A core focus of the role is the leadership and development of a large, diverse workforce, including both paid staff and a substantial volunteer cohort. You’ll build capability, drive engagement, and foster a culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, and inclusion.
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You’ll also oversee the end ‑ to ‑ end management of high ‑ volume stock and donations, ensuring robust processes across intake, sorting, merchandising, compliance, and loss prevention. By maintaining strong operational systems and anticipating resource needs, you’ll create an environment where people feel supported, customers feel valued, and the store thrives as a sustainable, community ‑ impacting enterprise.
Proven ability to drive revenue and analyse performance data
Commitment to creating a welcoming environment
Experience recruiting, training, and mentoring both staff and volunteers
Ability to maintain appealing, on ‑ brand displays that maximise sales
Confidence managing high stock volumes
Enthusiasm for promoting the shop locally and sourcing donations from businesses and supporters
Ability to maintain compliance with policies and procedures
Comfort working in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities
A positive, solution ‑ focused approach
This role is covered by the General Retail Industry Award 2020, Level 8. Salary from $ 67,173.60 + superannuation, and access to salary packaging.
Cover letters should be addressed to Susie Barbaro and should outline how you meet the requirements above.
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Susie Barbaro, sbarbaro@redcross.org.au
(Enquiries only. Please submit applications via SEEK or our Careers page)
Humanitarian aid and community services charity in Australia.
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