We are now accepting applications for our UNIQLO Australia Graduate Program 2025 February/August intake until 30th October 2024!

Students who have permanent working rights without restriction and hold a bachelor degree or above are eligible.

Changing clothes. Changing conventional wisdom. Change the world.

UNIQLO stems from the words ‘unique’ and ‘clothing’ – simple and clever, just like our clothes. Our philosophy is based on the premise of Life Wear: apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, Life Wear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hides the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. Life Wear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.

Our mission at UNIQLO is to deliver LifeWear to people throughout the world, and to grow together with society. Adhering to the concept of ‘MADE FOR ALL’, it is our job to provide truly good clothing to all customers globally, regardless of nationality, gender, age, or religion.

We build global leaders who are capable of independent thinking and decision-making, even in times of rapid change - leaders who will motivate and engage others, take decisive action, and achieve results with their team.

You will start your career as a UNIQLO Management Candidate (UMC) by aiming to become the manager of a store as quickly as possible. From there, you will expand further afield to take on the challenge of running larger stores, or working in corporate or international positions as a global leader.

The UMC Graduate Journey

A Global Leader needs to be able to consider and execute business decisions on their own initiative.

The greatest feature of our UNIQLO Management Candidate Graduate(UMC) Program is that, immediately after joining the company, you will be assigned to the front lines of store management, and will undertake a 12-month intensive training program to become a store manager, which will prepare you to take on many roles as an innovator, a talent developer, a problem solver, and above all, a Business Leader.

As part of this program, you will join a group of passionate peers, learning the UNIQLO business from the bottom up. As a UMC, you will be guided through our innovative learning and development training supporting you in learning the core skills for success in your day to day activities, such as:

• Monitoring and developing work schedules

• Assessing effective visual merchandise layouts and comply with merchandising requirements

• Manage inventory levels and propose solutions that best benefit the company

• Supervise, motivate and develop a team to ensure retention

• Successfully deliver UNIQLO’s fundamental principles of customer service

During your program, you will undertake examinations at certain checkpoints to evaluate your capabilities and knowledge to decide if you need more time to hone your skills or if you are ready to be the next in line to manage your own multi-million revenue making store.. All over the world, many UMC’s have leveraged their extensive experience as managers to take on further leadership opportunities locally or globally within our corporate headquarters or continue their journey in operations!

Why join us?

Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset

In a business environment where success rests entirely on you, by embracing challenges and problem-solving every day without fear of failure, you will be able to significantly hone your decision-making skills, and play a central role as a truly world-leading manager.

UNIQLO provides education that combines classroom training with hands-on experience to ensure managers have the ability to put their skills into action. During training, you will learn the business concepts and knowledge necessary for store management. Hands-on experience at stores transforms this knowledge into skills useful in real business situations. This repeated input and output accelerates growth. In addition, regularly reviewing the progress of your training, and taking time to plan and design your career, will lead to further self-growth.

A Fully Merit-based organisation

UNIQLO follows a merit-based approach: if you have the talent, regardless of when you joined the company or your age, even after just a few years you may be entrusted with the management of a large-scale store, manage a more complex business with a greater store size, sales volume, staff number, customer footfall, and product range.

After you will keep taking the challenge to be a more experienced manager with exceptional abilities will have the opportunity to run flagship stores with a greater impact on society, the economy, and customers. 

Meanwhile, regular career reviews with human resources and managers are conducted every six months to confirm and clarify your goals. Based on your individual development plan, as a global company, we also provide you with opportunities to build on management experience cultivated at stores for further expansion and growth, including through overseas and headquarters assignments. Working overseas offers further growth potential as you embrace the challenge of management in a business environment with differences in culture, language, and backgrounds. 

Broader Global perspective

In addition, twice a year UNIQLO holds the Fast Retailing Convention as a means of fostering a broader global perspective. This is an opportunity for new store managers and headquarters employees from all over the world to learn about Fast Retailing’s management philosophy and vision, as well as global best practices. 

As a new store manager in Australia you will be sent to Japan to join this amazing convention and have opportunities to learn both as an individual and as part of a team from leaders around the world, and bring back the best practice to Australia, continuing to grow as a local business leader and potentially lead the future of UNIQLO even FR globally.

Perks and Benefits

UNIQLO offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you throughout your journey and to help you make an impact in our society. These include:

• Employee discounts of up to 30%

• Employee Group Profit Sharing Plan

• Attractive and generous Bonus Structure Plan twice per year

• Opportunities to work in different states, with Employee relocation assistance (where applicable)

• Opportunities to travel to our Global Convention in Japan

Let’s talk about You

We are eager to connect with those who are passionate and set ambitious goals, to together fulfil our mission of "Changing clothes, Changing conventional wisdom, Change the world.", and above all, aspire to be true global business leaders. Above all, those who are suitable for UNIQLO - not just for right now, but for the long term.

To be successful, you will strive to or will possess:

• You have a global mindset and can challenge the status quo

• You are driven, highly motivated and able to thrive to achieve your long-term plans and career goals

• You are passionate and have a strong drive to develop your commercial and leadership skills

• You have excellent organisational, time management skills and can prioritise effectively

• You have demonstrated ability to think logically, make decisions and solve problems by being innovative

Eligibility

• You will be in your final year of study or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree(or above) in any discipline (graduate between 2023 to 2025)

• You will have right to work in Australia without restrictions (Australian Citizen/PR & NZ Citizen)

• You can commence full time from February/August 2025

• You are flexible to relocate throughout Australia

• You are flexible to work during our store operation hours on a roster basis including some evenings and public holidays

• You possess a strong academic record and a passion for retail

• You have demonstrated prior leadership and/or retail work experience is desirable

Next Steps

Sounds like an exciting opportunity and ready to change the world?

Apply Now! We’d love to hear from you.