As the leading brand of the Fast Retailing Group, UNIQLO has more than 2,500 stores around the world, Australia stands as a key market for UNIQLO in establishing its brand in the Asia and Oceania. UNIQLO opened the first store in Melbourne, in April 2014, and as of today has expanded to 41 stores including E-Commerce business.
To support our continued business expansion in Australia, we are seeking interns to join UNIQLO as UNIQLO Management Trainee (UMT).
About the UMT Internship Program:
The UMT Internship Program is an 8-week paid intensive program commencing from 30th November 2026 until 22nd January 2027 This internship program offers passionate and talented individuals an opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a UNIQLO storefront. You will work with key leaders of our store management team to learn the fundamentals of a global apparel retailer and gain experience in the everyday operations of the store, including but not limited to customer service, leadership and staff development, and business analysis.
In addition to your responsibilities in-store, you will also be allocated a project to work on during your internship. Examples of past projects include increasing internal employee morale, increasing brand awareness to customers, improving app downloads and signage, and more. At the end of the program, you will present your findings to the store and corporate leaders!
This internship program is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about growing their career in store management as it offers the opportunity to be considered for our UNIQLO Management Candidate (UMC) Graduate Program After completing the Internship program, you will attend an interview with the COO to assess your suitability for our UMC Graduate Program.
High performing interns will have the opportunity to participate in our Global Internship Program (GIP) which is a fully sponsored experience at UNIQLO’s Tokyo Headquarters!
*Terms and conditions apply
Location: VIC
About You:
Application Process:
STEP 1: Submit your application online
STEP 2: Online Competency Test
STEP 3: First Interview
STEP 5: Final Interview
STEP 6: Background Check
OFFER
Please submit your application by 10th July 2026.
About UNIQLO LifeWear
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear 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 hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.
