Bike Mechanic Salesperson based in our Outside Sports store in Te Anau, New Zealand. 

• Te Anau
• Full time
• $26 - $28 per hour

About Our Company

Outside Sports is one of New Zealand's leading outdoor specialist retailers focussing on hiking, biking, skiing and running. We have stores in Wanaka, Queenstown, Queenstown Airport, Tekapo and Te Anau as well as a bike store in Wanaka. 

About The Role

We are  looking for an experienced Bike Mechanic for our Te Anau operation. They will be working alongside our  store manager and our Te Anau team to grow our bike operation based out of our retail shop in the heart of Te Anau. 

The ideal applicant will have at least 3 years experience working in a bike shop with a strong focus on the technical/mechanical role. You will also enjoy being on the retail floor and serving our retail customers.

You’ll be upholding a high standard of customer bike repairs, maintain stock levels of repair related products and workshop consumables, and manage the maintenance of a rental fleet consisting of approximately 15 bikes.

You must be comfortable and confident in our workshop environment and be able to provide expertise in the areas of suspension servicing, wheel building and hydraulic brake bleeding, along with the ability to troubleshoot and repair electronic shifting and drive systems. Extensive knowledge of components and the ability to accurately diagnose problems is key. You’ll also be dealing with customer retail and rental enquiries during the course of your day.

You will be reliable, responsible and organised. This role will require you to work mornings, evenings and weekends. You will speak English to a high standard and ideally be confident in speaking an Asian language (as a significant percentage of our customers are from Asian ). You must hold a current work visa and be eligible for employment in New Zealand. Ideally you will have a passion for riding your bike and for getting out into the outdoors.

How to Apply

If you are a highly motivated target driven individual with the relevant skills and experience, then we would love to hear from you. We need to move quickly, if you think you’ve got what it takes then apply now by email to john@outsidesports.co.nz with your CV.

Store Manager - Outside Sports Wanaka

Outside Sports is the home of New Zealand's most passionate mountain adventurers, specialising in hiking, biking,skiing, and running. Right now we’re in an exciting growth phase and are looking for an experienced Retail Manager who loves the outdoors as much as we do to lead and inspire the team at our Wanaka store. 

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious person who likes to lead from the front and thrives on supporting and developing staff in a competitive trading environment. You’ll have significant ‘hands on’ experience in a similar winter/summer outdoor retailing with an excellent understanding of the latest gear and management and stock control systems.  

The salary is $70,000 to $80,000 pa depending on experience and uncapped staff product benefits.

About Outside Sports 

We stock New Zealand most comprehensive range of the best outdoor brands in the world including Patagonia, The North Face, Arcteryx, Icebreaker, Mons Royale, Picture, Spyder, Schoffel, Fjallraven, Yeti, Scott, Avanti, Atomic, Dynastar, Faction, Head, Rossignol, ON, La Sportiva, Asics, and many, many more. 

There are six locations in Queenstown (2), Wanaka (2), Te Anau and Tekapo catering to locals and people visiting from all over the world. 

In Queenstown and Wānaka we have a full range of bikes and winter snow hardware, soft goods and clothing, plus snow and bike rentals supported by state-of-the-art workshop facilities. All stores have a great range of kit for hiking or running on our local trails.  

We’ve recently invested in upgrading to the latest systems - Shopify Plus, Lightspeed, Vend, Marsello, and Bike Rental Manager so you’ll need to be comfortable using tech. 

Details of the role 

The Wanaka retail manager reports to the General Manager and is part of the senior management team. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Training of new staff in Lightspeed and Marsello software and general retail skills.
• Providing excellent service and a great environment for our customers. 
• Making sure that our daily operations are performed efficiently, with the team's attention always being focussed on our customers. 
• Planning out store rosters and monitoring staff payroll data, general staff management. 
• Daily restocking of our shelves. 
• Housekeeping. 
• Shop displays. 
• Helping our admin team with regular rolling stock takes. 
• Providing stock feedback to our buyers. 
• Helping design and implement our regular in store marketing promotions. 

You will have the support of experienced store Shift Leaders as the Wanaka store is a large operation with staff numbers ranging from 12-20 depending upon the season. Opening hours are typically a minimum of 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

The hours that you will work in this role will be typically around 40 hours per week. 

Applicants must be flexible with working hours and available to work on weekends. 

You must be able to work in New Zealand legally or hold a current work visa. 

How to Apply 

We’re looking forward to hearing from you. Send your CV and covering letter letting us know why you will be a great fit for this amazing opportunity to our Managing Director John Knight at john@outsidesports.co.nz