Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic, energetic individual with a passion for all things creative? Would you love to work for a company that supports local artists through on selling their handmade creations?

This is an exciting opportunity to share your passion for art and work for a long-standing New Zealand owned retail company that supports local creators, makers and businesses.

• Work in an environment surrounded by the best of New Zealand’s creatives

• Work within an exciting and diverse role that offers you the opportunity to grow your skills with continual sales training
• Work alongside a group of passionate like-minded people who are willing to help and support each other 
• Creative & Brave (formerly Texan Art Schools) are a growing, NZ owned chain of retail stores that care about our customers, artists and makers. We love connecting our customers to our creatives and growing our community of raving fans for NZ creativity. We hold our values close to everything we do; Give, Inspire & Grow!
• We sell an exciting, contemporary range of prints, homeware, giftware, jewellery & ceramics all designed by amazing, talented NZ creatives. Our artists share our social responsibility in giving back to our communities and many have such compelling and inspiring stories.

Who we are looking for

We are now searching for an outstanding individual to join the Creative & Brave team for approximately 30 hrs a week (Monday to Friday) as our Sylvia Park Store Manager and Team Leader. This role might suit someone wanting to work close to school hours.

Being in one of Auckland's busiest malls means you need to be an experienced retail store manager and be able to deal efficiently with all areas of store management; outstanding selling ability, exceptional customer service, strong communication skills, people management & leadership, visual merchandising, stock ordering & control. Plus you need to be driven to grow the business. 

We are after someone who will take a sense of ownership of the store and its results. You will need to be able manage and motivate our team as well as work sole charge.

The Opportunity

Join an amazing team with a great culture. You will be able to take ownership of your store and team, and lead them to success. There is on-going training and development for you and your team plus regular manager's meetings. Being a people person you will thrive on the interaction with your customers, your own team, our wider team and our artist and suppliers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand that's on a path of growth.

Our requirements are:

*Outstanding Selling Ability
*Strong communication skills
*Exceptional customer service focus
*Passionate about NZ art & creativity
*People management & leadership experience 
*An amazing 'can do' attitude 

If you think this opportunity could be right for you - apply now and please include a covering letter letting us know why this role excites you!