Assistant Store Manager - Inventory

Brighter futures start here

Anko is a dynamic and rapidly growing retail brand dedicated to making everyday living brighter for customers with well-designed, affordable products that consumers use to enhance their home, to enrich their playtime or to just spoil themselves. The Anko brand is owned by the highly successful, Australian-based Kmart Group, and the Anko Global business is the steward for international expansion.  With over 1.2 billion products sold annually across markets in ANZ, Europe, North America, the Group is now looking to expand its presence through Anko-branded stores in Southeast Asia.

 In joint venture with the Ayala Corporation and Kmart Group Australia, the first Anko store in the Philippines was launched late 2024 in Makati with six stores now available across Metro Manila.  These Anko stores provide shoppers with quality, design, and affordability all in one place with products across key categories like home, kitchen, toys, and beauty.  The response from Filipino shoppers has been very positive which has driven the development an ambitious expansion program.

Join the team
We are looking for an Assistant Store Manager - Inventory (In-store Stock Management, Graveyard) to lead team members to deliver a high standard of customer experience through effective store merchandising, replenishment and customer service. You are to ensure a safe and compliant store through execution of store processes and leadership of team members. You are expected to be a process leader and executors in our stores. You will navigate complex environments and implement business initiatives, ensuring the store operates smoothly and delivers strong outcomes.

Work Location: Kawit, Cavite

As the Assistant Store Manager - Inventory of Anko in the Philippines, you will:

• Lead and support inventory processes (receiving, decant, backfill) across the store, to maximise on show availability and improve customer satisfaction.
• Build team capability through coaching and training
• Implement and maintain BOH 5S standards to optimise space and minimise handling times.
• Understanding of data analysis tools (Excel) to track performance and support decision making and planning
• Skilled in managing extreme volume inventory environments through retail specific tools
• Experience in rostering and workforce planning to support inventory operations.

To be successful in this role you'll have:

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in inventory management, preferably in a high‑volume retail environment
• Willing to work onsite, full‑time, and on a permanent graveyard shift schedule.
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining a safety-first environment, consistently leading with safety top of mind and actively encouraging others to do the same.
• Store Inventory Managers lead and support inventory processes (receiving, decant, sequence) across the store, to maximize on show availability and improve customer satisfaction.
• Build team capability through coaching, training and effective recruitment selection.
• Maintain back of house 5S standards to optimize workflows, reduce handling times and enhance stock accuracy.
• Roster inventory team to meet workload demands, balancing productivity and cost efficiency.
• Understanding data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, Pace Tool, DC Reporting) to track performance and support decision making and planning.
• Skilled in managing extreme volume inventory environments through retail specific tools.
• Experience in rostering and workforce planning to support inventory operations.
• You are detail oriented and organized with a strong approach to tracking inventory metrics and maintaining stock inventory.
• You are a proactive problem solver, able to quickly identify and address stock discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and process inefficiencies.
• You are adaptable and a strategic thinker, adjusting inventory strategies based on sales patterns, seasonal trends and unexpected demands.
• You are an effective team leader, motivating and guiding inventory teams while maintaining a high-performance culture focused on operational excellence.

We are excited to have conversations with anyone who feels this could be the right next step in their career, so even if you don’t tick all the boxes listed above, we’d still love for you to apply!