Assistant Store Leader, Design & Trade

Euromarket Designs Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company is seeking an experienced Assistant Store Leader in San Jose, California. This role involves partnering with the Store Manager to establish business goals, empower the sales team, and enhance customer experience. Interested candidates should have 2+ years in customer service or retail leadership, strong communication skills, and full-time availability including evenings and weekends. This position fosters a culture of success and teamwork through effective training and delegation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years customer service or retail leadership experience.
• Experience with computer systems and tablet devices.
• Full-Time availability for flexible hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Store Manager to establish business goals.
• Provide leadership to Team Leaders for operations and customer service.
• Coach and train store associates for professional growth.
• Analyze reporting to prioritize initiatives for sales and customer experience.
• Ensure elevated customer service by modeling brand behaviors.

Skills

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google applications

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