Exciting Career Opportunity

• Attractive remuneration
• Dynamic growing company
• Great opportunity for career advancement

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain.

This is a Parental Leave Cover role is offered as a 6 months fixed term contract from August 2020. 

The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the department as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Fresh food retail knowledge
• Fruit and Vegetable experience is essential
• Expertise in supervising team members
• An understanding of ordering, cost control expertise and gross profit
• Accurate team rostering will be an advantage
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service
• Excellent communication skills 
• Ability to liaise with both team members and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Commitment to work health and safety standards

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry
• Express a positive "can do" attitude
• Problem solve
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, team members, customers and external stakeholders