Assistant Manager - Lead - 34587

Rack Room Shoes; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Rack Room Shoes is seeking an Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager in day-to-day operations, ensuring policy compliance and a superior customer experience. You will lead staff, provide training, and assume full responsibility in the manager's absence.

This role focuses on achieving sales, service, and operational goals, overseeing inventory, merchandising, payroll, and loss prevention while maintaining store standards and a safe, welcoming environment for customers and team members.

Qualifications

• Background check required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Managerial and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer interaction abilities.
• Strong visual merchandising skills.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Knowledge of store policies and procedures.
• Understanding of Store Presentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Safety and welfare of employees and customers.
• Provide training and leadership to staff; support Store Manager.
• Maintain excellent customer shopping experience and service levels.
• Handle POS transactions in line with policy; manage discounts, refunds and loyalty.
• Oversee inventory control, receiving, pricing and markdowns.
• Direct floor merchandising and signage to align with company standards.
• Assist with payroll scheduling and time/attendance.
• Support loss prevention to protect company assets.
• Contribute to day-to-day operations and achievement of store goals.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Managerial skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Visual merchandising

Basic math

Customer service

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/