Retail Manager - Westfield Newmarket

Our Story

Scentre Group is the owner and operator of 42 Westfield destinations in Australia and New Zealand; partnering with the world’s leading retail and luxury brands to create a unique shopping and leisure experience for our customers. A career with us fosters the chance to be a part of a company that is transforming the digital and physical retail space.

Every day, our people play a vital role in our purpose to ‘create extraordinary places, connecting and enriching communities.’

Westfield Newmarket, our flagship destination, is a world-class retail precinct, showcasing the best of local and international brands.  The centre combines superior design with a premium retail and dining offer.  Located in an enviable position on Broadway in Newmarket and housing approximately 256 business partners, the centre caters to a trade area of more than 1.4 million people.  Westfield Newmarket is defined by a luxury offering that features numerous global fashion icons including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Balenciaga, Burberry, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent and Versace.

Your opportunity

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Retail Manager who is passionate about customer experience to join our team at Westfield Newmarket. This role requires someone who can take charge of the relationship with our retail partners, support their success, drive results, and advocate for their needs.

As the voice of the customer and the centre's eyes and ears, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding experiences every day by prioritising customer needs. Reporting to the Centre Manager and part of the centre’s leadership team, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the customer experience and to drive our team's success.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to customer and retail partner-focused activities that cover the day-to-day management and operations of the Centre and exceptional everyday presentation
• Building strong relationships with Centre retail partners, customers, and community and government stakeholders
• Identifying areas of strategic opportunity in relation to retailers, customers and broader centre performance, creating short and long-term roadmaps that contribute to improved retail partner and Centre performance
• Acting as a change advocate, initiating and supporting new programs that impact the retailer and customer experience and overall business performance
• Resolving issues and influencing internal stakeholders to deliver the best outcomes for the customer and retail partners
• Dealing with Centre incidents and emergencies in accordance with company procedures
• Performing all Duty Manager requirements on a rotating weekend and evening roster with the rest of the Centre Management Leadership Team

What will set you apart from the rest?

• You have a customer obsessed mindset who wants to deliver extraordinary experiences every day
• Embraces ambiguity and exhibits natural curiosity to navigate through complex situations
• Is well informed of the ever-evolving retail, dining and tourism landscape. Stays up to date on the latest trends across all retail categories
• Demonstrates versatility by comfortably handling both operational tasks and high-level strategic initiatives
• Exhibits strong stakeholder management skills to effectively engage and influence a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Commercially savvy with the ability to identify opportunities that will increase income streams and drive overall centre performance
• An energetic people-person who enjoys interacting with customers and can achieve a level of service that consistently meets and exceeds the expectations of our customers
• Entrepreneurial in spirit with high levels of curiosity, passion and integrity

What sets us apart from the rest?

• A collaborative, inclusive culture.
• Gender neutral parental leave – 18 weeks paid with no qualifying period.
• Life Leave – additional five days paid leave to use however you like in addition to your four weeks annual leave.
• Diverse career paths – opportunities to cross skill and develop working with over 75 different professions within the broader business.

Our diverse and inclusive workforce is not only something we’re proud of, but something we’re committed to. We encourage and support our people to bring their ‘whole selves’ to work each day because we believe our differences contribute to our success and ensures a workforce that reflects the customers we serve, in the communities in which we operate. This commitment is backed by executive and employee-led working groups including LGBTI, gender equity, mental health and wellbeing, working flexibility and disability alongside other initiatives.

If this sounds like you, apply today and join a company you’ll be proud to work for.