Fast Track Manager Programme 

What is a Fast Track Manager?

A Fast Track Manager is an external person who has previously been operating at an Assistant, Store Manager or Regional Manager level in another fast paced, big-box retail business that joins us in an Assistant or Store Manager role.

What do we look for in a Fast Track Manager?

We look for candidates who have previous proven experience and success in a Senior Manager role with a fast-paced, big-box retailer. We also look for candidates who are ideally mobile around New Zealand. This ensures that we can set Fast Track Managers up with the best ‘Store of Learning’ Managers to support their training and development and that in the future they can take up opportunities to progress their career, ‘start here. go anywhere’.

Because The Warehouse believes in working together as one team, we look for candidates who share that one team philosophy, along with a can do approach and who thrive on change and a challenge.

Framework for the Fast Track Management Programme

As a Fast Track Manager you’ll be fully supported and trained in one of our Store of Learning environments for approximately 12 weeks to ensure you understand The Warehouse way of doing things – our processes, procedures and systems. Not only that but you will get to meet a lot of our senior management and understand how our Distribution Centre (DC) and our Store Support Office support the store environment. Our Store of Learning Managers are seen as the best Managers to coach and train newcomers and this programme is unique to The Warehouse.

What do our Fast Track Managers say?:

"In my 20 years of retail experience on 3 continents I have never come across a trader with such "reach" in the community. The Fast Track programme offers a unique window that prepares experienced retailers for "The Warehouse Way", a structured agenda to absorb and infiltrate into the culture. I was hooked from my earliest contact with the company and 11 months later, I haven't regretted my decision" - Dave, ASM Te Awamutu.

"During my time as a Fast Track Manager I have enjoyed the full support of The Warehouse.  Coming from an organization with over 2,000 facilities & literally millions of employees, it has been a breath of fresh air to work for a company where you have such a close-knit team.  Within the first two days of employment I was having a conversation with CEO, Ian Morrice.  Everyone takes a personal involvement in your development & growth" - Greg, previous Walmart SM, now SM of the Thames store.

"What set The Warehouse apart from the very beginning was the level of communication and commitment they showed me. There wan't a point in the process where I was left wondering why things had gone a bit quiet. The training was very well structured and robust"- James, SM Whangaparaoa.

Why choose The Warehouse?

One of the key reasons candidates join us is because we are New Zealand’s largest general merchandise retailer and therefore we can offer so many more opportunities to progress and develop your career than other retailers.

Within our Store Support Office we have over 500 employees who support our stores in different areas including Finance, People Support, Marketing, Information Services (IS), Merchandising, Logistics and Operations Support. Many of these team members started in one of our stores and more than often came from an Assistant or Store Manager background. As we are dynamic and always evolving what we do, we have many opportunities to become involved in project work, or to consider future opportunities within our DCs or to further your career as a Regional Manager.

We have learning and development programmes to support Assistant Store Managers progression to Store Manager level and Store Managers progression to a Regional Manager level. As you can see there are so many different ways or moves you could make within The Warehouse (start here. go anywhere). It really is up to you to get involved and prove yourself within your current management role to be considered.

So in summary why not bring your retail management skills to us?! We attract the best managers by ensuring your success into our business, and supporting you with extensive training into our Fast track Management Programme. Our ‘start here. go anywhere’ brand means YOU set the direction and pace of your career inline with your career aspirations and life goals. With 88 stores throughout the country, we aim to give you flexibility and choice wherever possible.  And if you’re an overseas candidate thinking about immigrating to New Zealand, we’d encourage you to check out our Overseas Candidate page and hear for yourself how others have made the move and never regretted their decision.

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