Seasonal Key Holder

Hot Topic; Calgary; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hot Topic in Calgary is seeking a Seasonal Key Holder who loves music and pop culture to support the store leadership team and deliver a top-tier customer experience. You’ll train new recruits, assist with daily operations, and work with the team to meet sales targets while leveraging your fandom knowledge to connect with fans.

You’ll drive key store metrics, help with planograms and merchandising, and support opening/closing duties.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a retail environment.
• Superpowers in providing customer service and selling.
• Avenger like collaboration and communication skills, as well as Captain America-like leadership.
• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Ability to stand, walk, reach for merchandise, and lift boxes up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide an amazing shopping experience that will encourage customers to return.
• Assist with store leadership and help run the store when the Manager is away.
• Understand the store sales plan and help drive KPIs such as UPT and ADT.
• Cover the sales floor and participate in opening and closing the store.
• Work the register and process sales while ensuring accuracy and communicating shortages or overages.
• Assist with planogram changes including store maps and merchandising mix.
• Communicate fashion and music trends to management and HQ partners.
• Support stock room organization and overall store cleanliness.
• Train and coach new Sales Associates as needed.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Sales / selling

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

We’re looking for music and pop culture fanatics to help create the best experience for our customers. As a Hot Topic Seasonal Key Holder, you’ll be a huge part of our success by supporting the store leadership team in providing the best customer experience, ensuring that fellow fans are able to get their hands on the merch they love. You’ll use your fandom knowledge to help train new recruits and ensure their success, while also supporting your Store Manager in daily operations and meeting sales targets.

What You'll Do

• Provide an amazing shopping experience that will encourage customers to return. They’ll be impressed by your product knowledge, customer experience skills and use of the Force
• Step in and step up when needed. You’ll provide leadership support and help run the store when your Manager gets pulled away
• Understand store sales plan and comp sales goals, and help drive sales by increasing key KPIs: UPT and ADT
• Cover the sales floor zone and ensure that assigned areas are up to visual standards. You’ll also help in the opening and closing of the store
• Work the register; you’ll process sales transactions and use your fandom knowledge to drive add on sales. We’ll need you to also be able to close out the register and communicate and shortages or overages to your Store Manager
• Assist with planogram changes including store map, wall, fixture, & merchandising mix
• Let your voice be heard! You’ll communicate fashion & music trend information to management and respective HQ partners
• While we welcome wizards, we don’t like it when spells are stolen. You’ll work with Store Management to ensure there’s no misuse of spells and wizardry around theft.
• Support the maintenance of the mother ship; you’ll help keep the stock room organized and the store tidy.
• Train and coach new Sales Associates as needed to help them quickly get acclimated to the team
• Any other activities as assigned by your Store Leader

What You'll Need

• Previous experience working in a retail environment. If you love music and pop culture, you’re in the right place!
• Superpowers in providing customer service and selling
• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Avenger like collaboration and communication skills, as well as Captain America-like leadership
• The usual retail stuff: able to stand and walk around during scheduled hours, reaching for merch using a ladder, step stool and pole. You’ll also have to be able to move around boxes of awesome merchandise that may weigh up to 50 pounds