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Retail Sales Manager (VIC)

Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Engage visitors and recommend/sell experiences, tours and activities using a booking platform.
  • Experience leading, rostering, training and mentoring casual staff in a sales environment.
  • Prior experience in retail or tourism sales, comfortable in a sales-focused environment.

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Entry Level

Description

Big Red Group is the largest experience network in Australia and New Zealand. A powerful connector that provides more than 3000 experience operators with quality customers and the tourism industry with trusted intelligence and partnership.

Australian owned, Big Red Group operates an industry-leading platform, enabling the wholesale distribution of experiences through domestic and international partners, powering its renowned domestic marketplaces RedBalloon, Adrenaline, Experience Oz, and Everything NZ. Equipping in-destination experience retailing through hotels and travel agents through its Local Agent offering. As well as a suite of software products and services to support experience operators grow their businesses.

With a purpose to ‘shift the way people experience life’, Big Red Group seeks to encourage people to choose ‘stories over stuff’ at every opportunity. Together with our experience operators, we are on track to deliver an experience every second by 2030.

We are The Experience Network.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and outgoing individual who enjoys interacting with people from around the world. In this role, you will engage with visitors, sell & recommend experiences, and convert those interactions into bookings through the Experience Oz platform.

You will be part of a high-energy sales environment where strong product knowledge, confidence in engaging customers, and a positive attitude will help you succeed.

Key responsibilities include:

Core Activities Sales & Customer Engagement

  • Engage visitors within the Melbourne Visitor Hub and Experience Oz sales booths.
  • Recommend and sell experiences, tours, and activities using the Experience Oz booking platform.

Product Knowledge

  • Develop strong knowledge of experiences, tours, and attractions across Melbourne and Australia.

Sales Performance

  • Work towards individual and team sales targets.
  • Contribute to daily and weekly sales goals.
  • Support sales campaigns, promotions, and merchandising initiatives.

Operational Support

  • Process bookings accurately through the Experience Oz platform.
  • Maintain a clean and professional booth presentation.

Team leadership & Collaboration

  • Work collaboratively with other sales consultants and the Melbourne Visitor Hub Manager.
  • Support a team of 12 casuals with rostering, training and mentoring

You’ll be a great fit if you:

  • Come from a retail or tourism sales background
  • Are an outgoing and confident communicator who enjoys speaking with people from different backgrounds.
  • Comfortable working in a sales-focused environment.
  • Interested in tourism, travel, and experiences.
  • Reliable and flexible with availability, including weekends and peak tourism periods.
  • Experience of leading casuals in a sales environment

Why work for us?

At Big Red Group, we’re a technology-led business that embraces innovation and change in an ambitious environment. Here, you’ll join a passionate team dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, and be part of a company recognised as an employer of choice in Australia.

What Sets Us Apart:

To shift the way people experience life, we start from within. At Big Red Group, we want all of our people to have an exceptional employee experience, where you are Growing, Celebrating and Thriving with our core themes of Community and Connection uniting us throughout.

What this looks like:

Growing

  • Individual and team based strengths assessments to better understand how we can perform at our best
  • A LinkedIn Learning license with bespoke Content Collections per team to ensure we’re developing the skills we need to excel in our roles
  • Access to 6 career coaching conversations per year

Celebrating

  • Monthly All Hands celebration
  • BRG Community Days

Thriving

  • Flexible Public Holidays
  • 30 Days Work From Anywhere
  • Employee Resources Group
  • Paid Parental Leave

Community and Connection

  • Weekly catered lunch on Mondays
  • Experiences@Work

At Big Red Group, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and success. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone—regardless of background, identity, or ability—has the opportunity to thrive.

Company Overview

Big Red Group powers the largest experience network in Australia and New Zealand. Our robust technology platform, dynamic network and consumer marketplaces (RedBalloon, Adrenaline, Experience Oz & Everything NZ) connect more than 3,500 of ANZ’s best experience operators with millions of customers around the globe and provides the tourism industry with trusted intelligence and partnership.