Assistant Manager - 2nd - 35123

Rack Room Shoes; Ocean City (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

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Job summary

Rack Room Shoes in Ocean City, MD seeks an Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager in daily operations, ensure policy compliance, and lead staff with clear direction and training.

You will step in during the Store Manager's absence, drive sales and service, supervise POS, inventory, merchandising, scheduling, and loss prevention, and foster a safe, attractive shopping environment for customers.

Qualifications

• Background check required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven managerial and organizational abilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills for staff and customers
• Strong visual merchandising capability
• Working knowledge of footwear, accessories and shoe care
• Basic mathematical skills
• Knowledge of corporate and store operations policies
• Understanding of store presentation standards and visuals

Responsibilities

• Safety and welfare of employees and customers are the primary focus.
• Create and maintain an excellent customer shopping experience; reinforce service standards.
• Provide service training and leadership to staff.
• Oversee all POS transactions in line with policy; manage sales, discounts, loyalty and opening/closing procedures.
• Inventory control duties including receiving, price changes, markdowns, and physical stock takes.
• Merchandising, floor presentation, housekeeping, promotions, signage and display standards.
• Payroll controls including scheduling, budget adherence, and time/attendance.
• Train and develop direct reports following company policies and operational standards.
• Loss prevention: protect company assets and implement prevention measures.
• Aim to manage day-to-day operations comprehensively and effectively.

Skills

Background check

Verbal & written communication

Managerial skills

Interpersonal skills

Visual merchandising

Footwear knowledge

Mathematics basics

Policies & procedures

Store presentation standards

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Assistant Manager assists the Store manager in managing all day to day store operations, while ensuring that compliance exists with all established company policies and procedures. Provides leadership, guidance and training to the store staff via direction from the Store Manager. In the absence of the Store Manager, the Assistant Store Manager will assume total responsibility for all store operations. Consistently strives to meet and exceed all established sales, service and operational objectives.

Duties and Responsibility

• Primary responsibility is the safety and welfare of employees and customers.


• Create, establish and maintain an excellent customer shopping experience.
  Maintain and reinforce current service level standards.
  Provide service training and leadership to staff members.
  Manage customer issues with a sense of urgency and to the satisfaction of our customer.


• All POS terminal transactions in accordance with policy and procedure
  Sales, Discounts and Refunds
  Loyalty
  Open/Closing procedures


• Inventory Control responsibilities to include adherence to all policies and procedures in regards to:
  Shipping and Receiving
  Price Management (Price Changes, Markdowns etc.)
  Singles
  Damaged Merchandise
  Conducting a Physical Inventory


• Sales Floor Merchandising and Visual Presentation responsibilities to include adherence to company standards:
  Merchandise Placement
  Sales floor maintenance and housekeeping
  Promotional event directions, materials and signage


• Payroll Control responsibilities to include adherence to all policies and procedures in regards to:
  Scheduling
  Payroll budget compliance
  Time and Attendance


• Training and Development of direct reports, responsibilities to include adherence to all policies and procedures in regards to:
  Utilization of all available training tools
  Consistent reinforcement of operational standards


• Loss Prevention responsibilities to include adherence to all policies and procedures in regards tothe protection and control of all Company assets.


• Work towards a complete understanding of managing all day to day operations.

Principal Working Relationships

Customers, Sales Associates, Store Management, District/Regional Managers, Store Operations and Training Personnel.

Key Qualifications

• An approved background check


• Effective verbal and written communication skills


• Managerial and organizational skills


• Strong interpersonal skills necessary for customer and employee interactions


• Strong visual merchandising skills


• Working knowledge of footwear, accessories and shoe care.


• Basic mathematical skills


• Knowledge of Corporate and Store Operations policies and procedures


• A complete understanding of the standards of Store Presentation and strong visual merchandising skills.

Benefits Information: https://rackroomshoes.hrbenefits.net/