Dear Retail Manager,

Are you ready for an awesome opportunity in retail where you can apply your passion and flair for visual merchandising and create an exceptional experience for our customers and volunteers?

At Vinnies WA, we want our customers to feel connected to our local community store and be excited about the treasures they can find from a diverse collection of donated fashion and homewares. 

Working at Vinnies means that one day is never the same as the next! If you thrive on a challenge and can see yourself applying your retail expertise and experience in a unique setting such as an op shop… then read on….

Yours sincerely,

The team @ Vinnies WA.
 

 About the position

• Permanent Part-time position (31.6 hours / week)

• All facets of managing and growing our vibrant store in Dunsborough

• Leading our volunteer team to deliver a memorable shopping experience for our customers

• Meeting and exceeding sales targets

• Recruit, train and support a dedicated team of Volunteers
   

What you need

• Minimum 2 years Retail Management experience with a strong focus on inventory and store presentation

• A real passion for delivering incredible customer service

• Demonstrated understanding of stock control management

• Proven retail fashion sales experience with a drive to succeed and achieve results

• Excellent leadership and communication skills

• Ability to manage competing priorities, tasks and overall expectations; a strong can-do and hands-on approach to work.

• An ability to foster a positive team spirit and lead by example; inspiring action and passion for our greater Vinnies Mission.

Working for Vinnies WA

Our values are at the heart of our Society, anyone who comes into contact with us is better for it, our employees are supported to grow and nurture their capacity for leadership and resilience and hold mission at our core.

This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that makes a positive difference to the lives of thousands of vulnerable West Australians, through a range of person-centred services and programs, made possible by the revenue raised through our Vinnies shops, generous donations, fundraising events and grants, and over 4,000 dedicated employees, volunteers and members.

More than this, as a not for profit, Vinnies WA are able to offer our employees:  

• Generous tax-reducing salary packaging benefits 

• Leave Loading + Birthday leave benefit 

• 15% team member discount card to use in our retail shops

Screening & Application Process

At Vinnies WA, we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for children and vulnerable people to ensure that their rights, needs and interests are met and that they are protected from harm and abuse.  As such, we ensure that our preferred candidates are appropriately screened prior to any offer of employment, to make sure that the right people are in the right roles.  Screening will consist of Police Criminal History Check, Legal right to work in Australia and Working with Children Check (if required).

If you are passionate about our “good works” and are excited for the opportunity to represent Vinnies WA, we would love to receive your application through SEEK (hit “apply now” below). Please provide:

• Current resume with details of 2 professional referees

• Cover letter addressed to Christine Sambell - Area Manager, outlining your suitability for the role and your motivation for applying (limited to 2 pages)

We are committed to creating a workforce that is as diverse as our Society. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, orientations and backgrounds.

Applications will be reviewed as received. No recruitment agencies please.