Department managers - mornington peninsula & carrum downs

What's In It for You

• Team discount at Bunnings and other Wesfarmers brands including Kmart, Target and Officeworks
• Free standard OnePass membership
• Access to over 100 exclusive team member benefits across health, shopping, travel, stay, wealth, work and leave
• 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender
• Annual festive gifts, discounted food and drinks at our Bunnings Café and travelling store team member opportunities
• Career development pathways tailored to each employee

About The Role

As a Department Manager at Bunnings, you will oversee the daily operations, sales and high‐volume stock management within your specialist area. You will work closely with Department Managers in Service, Inside the Home, Builders and Lifestyles & Garden, reporting to your Operations Manager and Complex Manager. Your team of 20+ will deliver the best customer experience and ensure the department showcases our widest range and best prices.

What's Involved

• Lead a team of 20+ to maintain an engaged and safe work environment, handling duty‐manager responsibilities including opening and closing the store on weekdays and weekends.
• Build team capability on Best Experience, Safety Culture & Compliance, and performance management.
• Plan and manage rosters to meet our service promise and drive departmental sales through strong merchandising and key metric monitoring.
• Act on customer feedback to improve the end‐to‐end experience.
• Own department stock accuracy, including adjustments, replenishment discipline, and loss‐prevention processes.

Who We're Looking For

We seek a highly driven individual with strong leadership and influencing skills, experienced in leading high‐volume retail teams and committed to safety and wellbeing.

You'll Need

• Lead and inspire a large team (20+) to deliver the Best Experience through engagement, coaching and teamwork.
• Previous experience leading teams in retail or a large customer‐focused organisation.
• Champion a safe & secure environment by role‐modeling safety leadership and ensuring compliance.
• Confident leader, experienced in opening and closing the store and supporting trade across weekdays and weekends.
• Build team capability through clear expectations, performance conversations and recognition.
• Deliver on our service promise through effective rostering and planning.
• Drive strong retail fundamentals, including merchandising excellence, sales performance, stock accuracy, availability and loss prevention.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We love the diversity across our teams, brought together in an inclusive culture guided by our values. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. Applicants must be 15 or over to apply.