Retail Manager

Retail Manager page is loaded## Retail Managerlocations: Adelaide, SA: Melbourne, VICtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR **Exciting opportunity for a Retail Manager to join our Southern team in a newly created role****About the role.**Join Elders in a key leadership role as Retail Manager - Southern Region. This newly created, permanent full-time position supports Elders Rural Services’ regional structure, driving commercial outcomes and exceptional service across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.As a Retail Manager, you will lead the execution of our National Retail Strategy, manage retail performance, optimise inventory and pricing, and empower branches to exceed sales targets. Your strategic leadership will champion our culture of safety, collaboration, and performance, aligned with Elders’ Eight Point Plan and One Elders Values. **Key Responsibilities**As the Retail Manager in region, you will:* Deliver the National Retail Strategy in the Southern Region driving sales, margin and growth.* Manage key product categories such as crop protection, fertiliser, animal health, seed and general merchandise.* Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales and margin targets.* Build and sustain strong supplier partnerships* Oversee procurement, inventory and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to improve efficiency and GMROI.* Support branches with local pricing, compliance and retail performance initiatives.* Lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams across a geographically dispersed region .* Foster a safety-first, values-driven culture through proactive engagement, communication and accountability.**About You**To be successful, you will have:* Significant experience in retail management, distribution or agribusiness with strong commercial acumen and results orientation.* Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams across regions.* Skilled in sales strategy, product management and interpreting category performance metrics.* Excellent relationship management and communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders.* Demonstrated ability to identify and capiltalise on business growth opportunities.* Analytical thinker, confident in decision-making and solving complex problems.* Committed to upholding compliance, safety and quality standards across operations.* Tertiary qualifications in business, retail or agriculture (or equivalent experience) highly regarded.**About Elders**As a trusted Australian agribusiness, we have played an important role in the agricultural sector for 185 years. Our expansive network across Australia offers links to markets, tailored advice and specialist knowledge across a range of products and services, including farm supplies, agronomy, livestock, wool, grain, finance, insurance, and real estate. We are committed to a sustainable and prosperous future for rural and regional communities and creating value for all stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain, across both Australian and international markets.Elders is for Australian agriculture.We are now looking for the next generation to be part of something big and drive the future of Elders.**If you are ready to grow your career with Elders, please click on 'Apply' today.****For more information call Bernard Seal, General Manager – Southern Region, on .**For more information please visit our careers page or email note, applications may be shortlisted as they are received.At Elders, we strive to create a safe environment where everyone can thrive. We aspire to do this by recognising talent, promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for roles at Elders.We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.#LI()(blob: / 0:30For over 185 years Elders has been embedded in the fabric of Australian agriculture and played a key role in rural and regional communities by employing local people and servicing local farming families. We're dedicated to continuing this legacy through our extensive network, and, by paving the way toward a bright future for agriculture through our ongoing focus on innovation and sustainability. Elders is proudly creating lasting impact on Australia’s farming families and communities.#J-18808-Ljbffr