Kathmandu Full Time Store Manager: Northland

Job Description

Kathmandu Full Time Store Manager: Northland KMD Brands, Rip Curl, Ozmosis, Kathmandu, Oboz Williamstown, SA, AU

Job Description

Kathmandu Full Time Store Manager: Northland

KAT-Northland, Northland Shopping Centre 2-50 Murray Rd Preston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Join Our Team at Kathmandu — Full Time Store Manager Wanted!

Do you love the outdoors? Looking for a full time role where you can work with people who share your passion for adventure?

Our Northland team want enthusiastic, customer‑focused team members to join us!

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Kathmandu, we believe your job should enrich your life — not just fill your time. When you join our team, you get access to a range of genuinely valuable benefits:

• We are B Corp certified — sustainability and people are at the heart of everything we do. Work for a business that prioritises protecting the planet and giving back.
• Generous staff discounts across Kathmandu and Rip Curl. Access to additional perks across our wider brand family.

Grow with us

• Meaningful career opportunities across stores, support offices, and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Pathways into retail leadership, product, design, marketing, and more.

A culture built on teamwork and adventure

• Work alongside people who share your passion for the outdoors. Be part of a supportive, fun and inclusive team environment.

A Little Bit About the Role...

As a Full Time Store Manager at Northland, you'll be the heartbeat of the store — leading your team, shaping culture, and driving performance. You will:

• Lead with vision - setting the tone for the entire store and inspiring your team to live Kathmandu's purpose around adventure and sustainability.
• Drive strategic commercial performance - planning for long‑term growth, analysing KPIs, forecasting, and using local insights to maximise results.
• Develop people at every level - coaching your ASM and 3ICs, building capability, and creating a strong succession pipeline.
• Champion operational excellence - ensuring compliance, safety, stock integrity, and brand standards are consistently met.
• Build community connections - representing Kathmandu locally, forming partnerships, and championing sustainability initiatives that strengthen our reputation.

Every day is an opportunity to lead with purpose, grow a high‑performing team, and help customers gear up for their next adventure.

What We're Looking For...

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Bring strategic leadership - setting direction, motivating your team, and aligning everyone with Kathmandu's goals.
• Have advanced commercial acumen - confidently analysing KPIs, identifying opportunities, and making decisions that lift performance.
• Excel at people development - coaching leaders, building capability, and creating a team that can run the store even when you're not there.
• Hold strong operational governance - ensuring compliance, safety, and brand standards are consistently met.
• Lead with community and brand pride - building local partnerships and championing sustainability to strengthen customer loyalty.

About Kathmandu...

Kathmandu is a leading global outdoor brand whose journey began in Aotearoa, New Zealand in 1987. We believe out there is where we thrive. It liberates, challenges, and inspires us. Our gear is built to empower, so more people can embrace adventure. It's tested in New Zealand's wildest conditions — because if it performs here, it can handle anywhere. As a proud certified B Corp, we prioritise people and planet in everything we do — out of respect for the natural world that inspires us. Our pioneering approach to sustainable innovation ensures every product is built to perform and made with a lighter impact on the environment.

We've been out there for almost 40 years living our best lives. Now you can too. Join us on our mission to improve the wellbeing of the world through the great outdoors.

Ready to Start Your Next Adventure?

If you're passionate about creating great customer experiences and love the idea of inspiring others to explore the outdoors, we want to meet you.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at KMD Brands

At KMD Brands, we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our people — across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and physical and mental ability. We know that when our team reflects the communities we serve, we create better outcomes for everyone. We proudly acknowledge and pay respect to Tangata Whenua, the Indigenous Nations, First Peoples, and Custodians of the lands and waterways on which our brand head offices reside in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Their enduring connection to land, waters, and culture continues to inspire and guide us.

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