Assistant Manager

FashionUnited; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Employee Discount

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Bonuses

Affordable Health Insurance

Retirement Contributions

Job summary

FashionUnited is seeking an Assistant Manager to oversee store operations in Melrose Park, Illinois. The role involves managing staff and ensuring that the store meets Company standards for cleanliness and operations.

Candidates should have at least 2+ years of retail leadership experience and strong organizational skills. Benefits include generous employee discounts and health insurance. Join us in contributing to a vibrant community and dynamic culture.

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years experience in retail leadership as an Assistant Manager or Department.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong drive to achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Store Manager in ensuring the store meets cleanliness standards.
• Direct and maintain merchandise presentation according to standards.
• Drive sales and profitability by achieving or exceeding goals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem Solving

Team Player

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

We live sneakers, streetwear, and neighborhood culture! All Day! Every Day!

With more than 750 stores in Europe and the USA, SNIPES is one of the leading sneaker and streetwear retailers worldwide. Since opening its first store in Essen, Germany in 1998, SNIPES has been an integral part of street culture and is constantly growing thanks to its proximity to the community and regular openings worldwide.

At SNIPES, everything revolves around youth culture. In stores and online at snipes.com and snipesusa.com, our community finds a wide range of internationally renowned sneakers and apparel brands for the latest fits from head to toe. We dive deep into subcultures, sponsor some of the biggest hip‑hop festivals, events, and sports teams throughout the world to stay close to our community and keep our deep roots in the global street culture community. Therefore, we work closely with key figures from the scene like DJ Khaled, our Chief Creative Officer. But whether it’s sponsorships or developing grassroots projects – we prioritize giving back to the community in everything we do.

SNIPES has always kept an ear to the streets to create a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Through our community program “SNIPES serves” and its localized approach we support the needs of our communities, empower, and celebrate our dynamic culture.

Overview

As an Assistant Manager, you will fully manage the store’s staff and operations in the absence of the Store Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Store Manager in ensuring store meets Company standards for cleanliness, both on the sales floor and in the stockroom
• Effectively set up sales/promotions with proper signing in a timely manner
• Properly process register functions and ensure they are properly followed in the store
• Ability to demonstrate timely execution and compliance of floor set guides and promotions
• Assist Store Manager in directing and maintaining merchandise presentation according to Visual Merchandising standards and current floor set
• Recognize, understand, and communicate customer merchandise needs and recognize when the store’s merchandise assortment meets, and fails to meet, these needs
• Work with Store Manager to ensure markdowns and transfers are completed correctly and in a timely manner
• Demonstrate leadership in driving sales and profitability by achieving or exceeding all established store and individual goals
• Assist the Store Manager with communicating the stores operational goals and directives to maximize store teams contributions towards meeting the sales plan
• Assist the Store Manager in monitoring and evaluating individual performance in the following areas: sales volume, hourly production, units per transaction, charge accounts an loss prevention
• Accurately perform and assist Store Manager in training associates in all appropriate register and/or Aptos functions
• Ensure the securing of Company funds as outlined in Company policy

Key Partners

• Store Management
• Human Resources
• District Manager
• Asset Protection

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• At least 2+ years’ experience in retail leadership as an Assistant Manager or Department a plus
• High School Diploma or equivalent; College degree a plus but not required
• Able to respond to store alarm problems as needed
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong drive to achieve results
• Takes initiative and has problem solving skills
• Candidate will be required to stand for long periods of time throughout their shift.
• Lifting between 15-30 pounds.

Skills & Cultural Success Factors

• Enthusiasm for the brand
• Team player with the ability to lead a team
• Disciplined and self‑motivated
• Goal oriented
• Adaptable and flexible
• Fast learner

Benefits with SNIPES

• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Holidays
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus PlanAffordable Health Insurance
• Retirement Contributions

Note

Job descriptions are used for informational purposes only, are not to be considered all‑inclusive of responsibilities within a position and may change periodically with or without notice. In addition, we reserve the right to add, delete, change duties, formally or informally, verbally or in writing, at any time for any position. Job descriptions do not alter the at‑will policy of the Company, meaning that the employee or employer can terminate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.

Snipes USA and all its subsidiary Companies are equal opportunity employers. We will not discriminate or make hiring decisions based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other criteria that would violate any Federal or State laws.