Assistant Center Manager

Anchor Point Management Group; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 33,062; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Point Management Group is seeking an Assistant Center Manager in Kirkland, WA. The role involves supporting the Center Manager in ensuring memorable guest experiences and achieving financial results. Responsibilities include leading staff, managing sales, and developing associates.

The ideal candidate will have retail management experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for guest service. Join us for a collaborative environment focused on excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management or a similar role.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Center Manager in delivering guest experiences.
• Ensure the center meets performance objectives.
• Recruit and train associates.

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: 205 Park Lane Ste 205 - Kirkland, WA 98033

Salary Range: $20.00 - $24.00 Hourly

Title: Assistant Center Manager

Reports To: Center Manager

Classification: Hourly + Bonus

Supervises: Guest Service Associates and Wax Associates

Job Summary

The Assistant Center Manager (ACM) supports the Center Manager in being responsible for ensuring every guest has a memorable and inviting experience, while delivering the company's desired financial results. This includes but is not limited to consistently modeling guest service behaviors, recruiting, development and retention of talent, loss prevention, expense control, training & coaching and center cleanliness. Note this position requires the sale of retail products and wax passes.

Duties and Responsibilities

The ACM assists the Center Manager in the following:

Guest Experience

• Ensures the center exceeds guest's expectations by delivering an inviting and memorable guest experience with every guest that walks in the door.
• Creates guest intimacy with each transaction, building brand loyalty and creating a guest for life. Promotes sharing the experience with friends.
• Trains Associates to establish trust and build guest confidence by becoming experts in package sales and products to reach their goals and produce desired results.
• Ensures that all guest transactions are handled in a friendly and efficient manner, leaving a positive lasting impression.

Sales Leadership

• Produces results consistent with monthly goals. Manages productive center shifts to ensure center meets and exceeds key performance objectives. Leads Associates to do the same by embracing, practicing, and coaching all guest experience behaviors.
• Partners with Center Manager to take smart risks and seek creative value-added solutions to challenges.
• Takes ownership and accountability for creating a positive work environment that increases productivity and reduces turnover by sharing all best practices.
• Communicates business goals and priorities to maximize Associate performance, increase sales opportunities and profitability.
• Celebrates positive Associate performance and partners with District Manager/ Center Manager to identify performance opportunities for ongoing feedback and development. Administers Performance Improvement Plans, when necessary, in a fair and consistent manner.
• Maintains presence through effective floor sales leadership, ensuring staff coverage in all areas of the center.
• Analyzes business reports, creates and executes Action Plans, in partnership with the District Manager/ Center Manager, to improve any results.

Talent Management

• Routinely recruits and presents quality candidates who reflect the EWC brand and will deliver the desired results.
• Motivates and trains all Associates through brand programs in sales, guest service and product knowledge.
• Understands and communicates the company's vision and core values to promote teamwork, and partner in building a team focused on driving the growth of the center.
• Maintains an open center environment where Associates are free to express their concerns and feelings without the fear of retaliation or ill will.
• Motivates Associates to take action to achieve sales goals and drive positive results daily.
• Demonstrates professional written and verbal communication when engaging in all business transactions with guests, Associates and the Corporate Office.
• Communicates effectively with the Center Manager, Associates and peers, including the cascade of information necessary to manage the business.

Visual Management

• Coaches and directs Associates on the implementation of visual marketing guidelines and ensures compliance to the company standards.
• Implements all promotional and visual marketing moves as directed.
• Ensures the center is neat, clean and organized, the lobby is filled to the correct capacity and that all products and marketing are represented as directed.
• Maintains all brand visual and cleanliness standards.

Operational Management

• Ensures compliance to company standards per the Center Operations User Guide.
• Ensures Wax Associates are properly licensed.
• Manages and adjusts schedules and daily tasks to meet business goals.
• Supports Center Manager in Loss Prevention guidelines through proper inventory procedures.
• Ensures all areas of the Center, including storage room and desk are neat, clean, organized and operating to company standard.
• Follows all safety standards to ensure a safe work environment.
• Supports Center Manager in meeting or exceeding monthly budget targets for sales, cost of goods, labor, and administrative.
• Other duties as assigned.