Assistant Sales Managers in Sydney

Step into a senior leadership opportunity at one of MECCA’s most iconic flagship locations. We are looking for passionate Assistant Sales Managers (2IC) to join our MECCA George St Flagship store in NSW on a full-time basis working Sun-Thu. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the leadership of a large-scale flagship store and team of 80+ MECCA team members. Reporting directly to the Sales Manager, each Assistant Sales Manager will have responsibility for leading one of the store’s three floors, partnering closely with the Sales Manager and Flagship Store Managers to create an exceptional customer experience and deliver strong commercial results.

As a senior leader in the store, you will be highly visible on the shop floor, taking ownership of your floor and helping set the standard for customer experience, team culture and performance. You’ll lead, coach and inspire a diverse team within your area, while working collaboratively with the broader leadership team to navigate the pace, scale and complexity of a flagship environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with the Sales Manager to lead a team of 80+, creating a high-performing, engaged and inclusive team culture.
• Leading from the shop floor, role modelling exceptional customer experiences and inspiring your team to deliver MECCA Magic every day.
• Supporting the Sales Manager in driving store performance, commercial outcomes and KPI achievement.
• Coaching and developing leaders and team members, providing meaningful feedback and supporting performance management where required.
• Helping lead the day-to-day operations of a high-volume flagship store, ensuring operational excellence and seamless execution.
• Building strong relationships across the store and wider MECCA business, confidently collaborating with senior stakeholders and store leaders.
• Living and breathing MECCA’s values and using your leadership influence to bring our culture to life.

What You Will Bring

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate retail leader who is ready to take their leadership capability to the next level. You’ll be confident leading at scale, influencing others and creating clarity and momentum in a fast-paced environment. Along with embodying our values and brand, you will:

• Have demonstrated retail leadership experience, ideally in a large-scale, high-volume or complex store environment.
• Be an inspiring people leader who can engage, coach and motivate a large and diverse team.
• Have a strong commercial mindset, with the ability to understand performance, identify opportunities and drive results.
• Genuinely care about people and consistently see through the eyes of both the customer and your team to create exceptional experiences.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and have a genuine passion for beauty, fashion and creating memorable customer moments.
• Have a relentless pursuit of operational excellence, with demonstrated back-of-house and operational experience highly regarded.
• Possess exceptional communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and collaborate across all levels.
• Be a visible and authentic leader who is comfortable leading through others, making decisions and taking ownership.

Life at MECCA

We look for people who embody our core values, are passionate about innovation, and are willing to do whatever it takes to help our customers look and feel their best. When you join our team, we'll empower you to lead, challenge the status quo, ignite your entrepreneurial spirit, and embrace every opportunity for growth and development. We believe in our people and what they're capable of, which is why we reward our team members from day one. Some of the incredible benefits include:

• A competitive salary package, annual salary reviews, bonus program, and individual and team-based incentives.
• A generous product discount for you and your immediate family, plus a generous product allowance.
• Countless opportunities for education and development, including Leadership Conferences, training sessions, our online Learning Lab, access to inspiring guest speakers—including brand founders and business leaders—and once-in-a-lifetime events.
• A Parental Support Program featuring paid parental leave and ongoing superannuation contributions.

At MECCA, we constantly focus on innovating while providing a unique and supportive company culture, and we like to surprise and delight our team!