Assistant Store Leader, Design & Trade

CB2; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CB2 in Portland, OR is seeking an Assistant Store Leader for Design & Trade to motivate the sales team and deliver exceptional customer experiences. You will partner with the Store Manager, lead team leaders, manage schedules, analyze reports, and uphold brand standards across sales, operations, and visual merchandising.

Candidates with 2+ years retail leadership, strong communication, and flexible availability are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 2+ years customer service or retail leadership experience.
• Excellent reading and written language skills (English).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong proactive problem solving skills.
• Strong delegation skills for driving execution and business results.
• Proven ability to build a culture focused on success and teamwork.
• Ability to work a full time flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Store Manager to establish, communicate, and execute brand goals in an assigned area (sales, operations, visual, HR, scheduling, training, safety, loss prevention).
• Provide leadership to Team Leaders to achieve sales and service goals and maintain visual standards.
• Address associate relations issues and escalate to the Store Manager as needed.
• Coach and develop team members to meet sales goals and grow talent.
• Manage workloads with Store Manager and ensure plan execution across the store.
• Analyze reports to prioritize initiatives and boost sales and customer experience.
• Communicate with management about sales, customer feedback, and training needs.
• Collaborate with reports and act as a role model for teamwork.
• Ensure payroll budget is met and coordinate scheduling with Store Manager.

Skills

Retail leadership

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Delegation

Team culture

Schedule flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google apps

Computers/tablets

Job description

Determined and motivating, Assistant Store Leaders, Design & Trade empower the sales team to deliver the exceptional customer experience that we're known for. You're a natural leader, engaging and inspiring. You're well connected to the pulse of the sales experience and see the big picture, working to create a consistent image and optimistic mood in the store. As Assistant Store Leader, Design & Trade you own customer resolution. Always in the customer's corner, you're empowered to make timely decisions to accommodate their needs and address their concerns. A mentor, educator and coach, you develop creative ways to encourage your team to meet sales goals and turn out a top-notch performance every day.

A day in the life as an Assistant Store Leader, Design & Trade...

• Partner with the Store Manager to establish, communicate, execute critical brand business goals and expectations in an assigned functional area, including but not limited to sales, operations, visual, HR, Payroll/Scheduling, Training, Safety and loss prevention.
• Provide leadership to Team Leaders in executing, setting, and maintaining business goals, such as, sales, customer service, operational goals, and visual merchandising standards for all associates.
• Ensure all associate relations issues are effectively addressed, and elevate issues as needed to the Store Manager
• Coach, teach, train, recognize and manage all aspects of performance and development for all store associates to encourage professional growth and build a bench of talent.
• In collaboration with the Store Manager, manage and delegate workloads; ensure the execution of plans and strategies across the store and in an assigned area.
• Analyze reporting (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Quarterly, YTD) and use gathered information to prioritize initiatives and workloads to maximize sales, profitability, customer and team experience.
• Communicate regularly with the management team concerning all aspects of sales, customer feedback/traffic and associate training/performance. Participate in weekly store walk-throughs with the management team and follow up as required.
• Collaborate and work with direct reports, act as a role model for teamwork.
• Aware of relevant corporate events, initiatives and promotions; ensures that the functional team is aligned and participates in initiatives.
• Ensure all customers are provided elevated customer service by modeling brand standard behaviors and setting expectations with leadership and associates. Communicates positively and with enthusiasm internally and externally in all regards to the brand’s initiatives, priorities and goals.
• Participate and contribute to all Leadership routines and meetings.
• Ensure payroll budget is being met in an assigned functional area and communicate scheduling needs to Store Manager proactively.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring to the table...

• Excellent reading and written language skills (English)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong proactive problem solving skills
• Strong delegation skills for driving execution and business results
• Proven ability to build a culture focused on success and teamwork
• Ability to work a full time flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed

We'd love to hear from you if you have…

• 2+ years customer service or retail leadership experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Google applications, computer systems and tablet devices
• Full-Time roles: Open availability to work flexible hours on weekdays, evenings and weekends