WHO WE ARE
Known as the 'Undisputed King of Trainers', JD Sports is one of the world's biggest sports fashion brands.
We are a global retailer with over 3,400 stores worldwide, connecting people to Sport, Music, and Fashion culture. In Australia since 2017, we now have opened 75+ stores across Australia and New Zealand.
At JD Sports, we don't follow trends - we create them. We are looking for passionate people to join our team and help us stay elite in our field.
Join a business that's continuing to grow at pace across Australia and New Zealand, with 10+ new stores set to open in 2026, creating exciting opportunities for further career development.
This opportunity starts with a comprehensive 2-month induction program based in NSW, designed to set you up for success from day one.
THE ROLE
As a Senior Area Manager, you will oversee 9 stores across Western Australia, and take full responsibility for driving commercial performance, operations and team development across your area.
This role is responsible for one of our highest revenue-generating areas in the country and plays a critical part in shaping the next level of leadership capability across our store network.
This is a senior, large-scale leadership position accountable for a $60m+ portfolio across 9 stores (Including new stores opening at Morley and Midland Gate), leading a team of 15 direct reports including an Area Manager for SA/NT.
This territory requires a leader who can integrate commercial intensity, operational discipline, and large‑scale people development.
YOUR MANDATE
- Full commercial accountability across a $60m+ portfolio
- Drive profitable growth across sales, conversion, ATV and payroll control
- Build and elevate high-performance Store Manager capability
- Strengthen leadership bench and succession pipelines across all stores
- Identify underperformance early and execute decisive commercial action plans
- Embed operational excellence and brand consistency at scale
- Partner with national and Support Office leaders to shape area strategy
- Build an area that consistently outperforms market benchmarks
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Commercial Leadership
- Own and deliver area sales, profit and wage budgets
- Analyse financial performance and implement data-led commercial strategies
- Optimise stock flow, sell-through and productivity metrics
- Drive consistent growth against YoY and market benchmarks
- Drive profit protection across shrink control, markdown discipline and stock loss
People & Capability
- Lead, coach and manage a network of Store Managers and an Area Manager (SA/NT)
- Develop future multi-site leaders and succession-ready talent
- Build a high-performance culture with clear standards and accountability
- Make confident talent decisions to protect and elevate performance
Customer & Brand
- Ensure a premium customer experience across all locations
- Protect brand standards and VM execution at flagship level
- Drive customer engagement and service metrics
Operational Excellence
- Maintain strong governance across compliance, health & safety and risk
- Deliver disciplined payroll management aligned to productivity targets
- Ensure operational consistency across diverse, high-volume environments
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Proven multi-site retail leader with experience across 8+ high-volume stores
- Experience managing a $50m+ turnover portfolio, ideally larger
- Demonstrated history of outperforming sales and profit benchmarks
- Commercially sharp, data-driven and financially literate
- Track record of building high-performance Store Manager teams
- Comfortable operating in competitive, fast-paced retail environments
- Confident making tough decisions when performance demands it
- Experience within sports fashion or high-volume fashion retail preferred
You are not just operationally sound, you are commercially ambitious and people-focused, with the ability to scale performance.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Lead one of the most commercially significant areas across WA
- Executive exposure to senior ANZ leadership
- Autonomy to shape and execute area strategy
- Competitive base salary + super + car allowance + performance bonus
- Training and leadership development opportunities to enhance your career
- Staff discount and access to industry-leading brands
- Parental leave, EAP and wellbeing initiatives
- Join a business on the move, investing in its people and with a commitment to listening, developing and celebrating our teams
If you are ready to take ownership of a $60m+ area and elevate it to market-leading performance, we want to hear from you.
We are passionate about connecting with driven and skilled individuals who are invested in their development, so that together we can evolve our brand's success, alongside evolving your career.
JD values diversity and inclusion and champions a culture where everyone feels valued, included, and celebrated.
What are you waiting for? Apply today and kick start your JD Sports Journey.
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