Assistant Manager - Bay Park Square

Gap Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. in New York, NY is seeking an Assistant Manager to set the tone for the store and drive profitable sales growth.

You will lead customer-focused operations, merchandising, and talent development, partnering with the General Manager to coach Leads and Brand Associates to deliver a best-in-class experience. You will recruit and develop teams, implement action plans to maximize efficiency, and ensure compliance with standards while promoting community involvement and leveraging omni-channel

Qualifications

• Retail management experience (1–3 years) in a store environment.
• Strong communication skills with customers and team.
• Passion for retail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting.
• Metrics-driven with ability to meet business goals.
• Able to coach and mentor others to improve performance.
• Flexible schedule including holidays, evenings, overtime and weekends.
• Ability to use retail technology and navigate store, stockroom and office; able to lift up to 30 pounds.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Drive store sales through customer-centric strategies and outcomes.
• Recruit, hire and develop Brand Associate and Expert teams.
• Own assigned area of responsibility and ensure accountability.
• Implement action plans to maximize efficiencies and productivity.
• Perform Service Leader duties and model standards.
• Ensure consistent execution of standard operating procedures.
• Represent the brand and understand the competition and retail landscape.
• Promote community involvement and local partnerships.
• Leverage omni-channel to deliver a frictionless customer experience.
• Ensure all compliance standards are met.

Skills

Retail management

Communication

Customer focus

Leadership

Mentoring

Flexibility

Retail technology

Lifting 30 pounds

Travel willingness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

About the Role

As an Assistant Manager, you set the tone for the store and the team and help bring our brand to life for our customers. You’re responsible for driving profitable sales growth through all aspects of the store including; customer and product operations, merchandising, and talent development. You are responsible for supporting the execution of the store strategy to achieve performance goals. Through collaboration with your General Manager and/or Assistant General Manager, you will teach and coach behaviors to Leads, Experts and Brand Associates to cultivate a high performing team to deliver a best-in-class experience to our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Support strategies and processes to drive store sales and deliver results through a customer centric mindset.

• Recruit, hire and develop highly productive Brand Associate and Expert teams.

• Own assigned area of responsibility.

• Implement action plans to maximize efficiencies and productivity.

• Perform Service Leader duties.

• Ensure consistent execution of standard operating procedures.

• Represent the brand and understand the competition and retail landscape.

• Promote community involvement.

• Leverage omni-channel to deliver a frictionless customer experience.

• Ensure all compliance standards are met.

Who You Are

• A current or former retail employee with 1-3 years of retail management experience.

• A high school graduate or equivalent.

• A good communicator with the ability to effectively interact with customers and your team to meet goals.

• Passionate about retail and thrive in a fastpaced environment.

• Driven by metrics to deliver results to meet business goals.

• Determined to effectively lead and inspire others to learn and grow through coaching and mentoring.

• Agreeable to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holiday, evening, overnight and weekend shifts.

• Able to utilize retail technology. Able to maneuver around the sales floor, stockroom and office and lift up to 30 pounds.

• Ability to travel as required.