Lead multiple Freedom stores across South Australian
Why You'll Be Excited About This Role
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a key Freedom retail region and make a visible impact across our South Australian store network.
As Retail Area Lead, you'll lead through your Store Managers to drive sales, profitability, customer experience and team performance. You'll be close to the floor, understand what is happening in each showroom and turn that insight into clear action.
We're looking for a commercially strong multi-site retail leader who enjoys building capable leaders, creating accountability and lifting performance. You'll have the autonomy to influence results across your region while being supported by a collaborative national Retail and People & Culture team.
How This Will Transform Your Career
This role gives you genuine breadth. You'll influence multiple stores, coach Store Managers, shape regional priorities and contribute to broader retail strategy.
You'll work across sales, customer experience, people, operational standards and commercial performance, giving you the opportunity to strengthen your leadership profile within an iconic Australian retail brand.
Why You'll Like Working Here
For more than 40 years, Freedom has helped Australians create homes they love. Our culture is built around people, performance, collaboration and giving our leaders the freedom to make an impact.
Generous 25% staff discount across Freedom products, including sale items
A generous performance-based incentive scheme
The opportunity to lead and influence multiple stores across your region
A collaborative Retail Management team with strong cross-functional support
Recognition through Freedom's Excellence Awards
A business where strong leaders are encouraged to develop talent and build succession
What You'll Be Working On
Leading the commercial and operational performance of stores across your region
Driving sales, delivered sales, EBIT, conversion, average transaction value and customer experience outcomes
Partnering with Store Managers to build clear plans that improve performance and deliver against budget
Creating a strong sales culture through visible leadership, coaching and consistent performance expectations
Using store and regional data to identify opportunities, risks and actions
Coaching Store Managers to lead high-performing, accountable and engaged teams
Building a strong internal talent pipeline through succession planning and development
Ensuring visual, operational and customer standards are consistently executed across the region
Supporting change initiatives and creating strong collaboration between stores and Support Centre teams
What Type of Person Will Succeed
You'll be a hands-on, commercially minded retail leader who can move comfortably between the big picture and the detail. You know how to challenge performance constructively, build trust with Store Managers and create momentum across multiple locations.
Around 5+ years of retail leadership experience, including responsibility across multiple sites
Strong commercial acumen and confidence interpreting retail KPIs and turning them into action
A proven ability to drive sales performance and hold leaders accountable for results
Strong coaching capability with a genuine focus on developing Store Managers and future leaders
A visible leadership style - comfortable getting into stores, understanding the detail and leading from the front
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across different levels of the business
High ownership, resilience and the ability to lead effectively through change
A customer-first mindset combined with a strong focus on commercial outcomes
If you're an experienced multi-site retail leader ready to take ownership of a key South Australian region, we'd love to hear from you.
Click Apply to submit your application and resume. Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch with shortlisted candidates.
Freedom to grow. Freedom to think. Freedom to be.
