DSW Associate Store Manager

Designer Brands; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Designer Brands is seeking a Store Associate to support the store management team in delivering an exceptional customer experience and achieving sales goals. You will assist with merchandising, inventory, and omni-channel activities while upholding company standards.

The role requires strong customer service, teamwork, and flexible availability, including nights and weekends. You will contribute to recruiting and onboarding efforts and help maintain a safe, efficient store environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service with professionalism, a positive mindset, and enthusiasm.
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to move with tempo and hold team accountable to meet time bound expectations.
• Availability to meet business needs including nights, weekends, holidays, and shifts outside traditional hours.
• Proficient in using store technology (Register, keypad, mobile devices).
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Frequent bending or crouching as part of duties.

Responsibilities

• Elevate in-store experience by modeling CEL behaviors and coaching associates to hit KPI targets.
• Maintain store standards and complete opening/closing, cleaning, recovery, and maintenance tasks.
• Review and communicate action plans to ensure daily/weekly/monthly goals are met.
• Support inventory, omni-channel activities, and merchandise presentation on the sales floor.
• Collaborate with Store Manager to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding Store Associates.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Communication

Time management

Availability

Tech proficiency

Physical stamina

Lifting

Education

High school diploma

Some college preferred

Job description

General Summary

Supports and performs the following functions alongside store management: customer service, merchandising, omni activities and all inventory-related actions to drive sales and results. Partners with the management team to understand daily/weekly/monthly store priorities. Participates in and supports merchandise placement, fulfillment and store recovery. Participates in monitoring associate compliance to all company policies and procedures, adheres to Asset Protection standards and assists in assigned projects and tasks to support service levels which include opening and closing the store.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Elevate in-store experience by modeling Customer Experience Leader (CEL) behaviors and coaching associate behaviors to achieve store goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Responsible for responding to customer and associate requests or feedback with a high sense of urgency.
• Ensures customers have a positive experience by maintaining DSW store standards. Completes all tasks related to daily open/close including store cleaning, recovery and maintenance standards.
• Review and communicate action plan to ensure all tasks are completed throughout the day/week/month.

Be committed to the customer having a consistent positive experience

• Improve metric-based goals by reviewing, understanding and clearly communicating daily/weekly/monthly progress.
• Increase sales by leveraging inventory reports to maximize productivity and merchandise presentations on the sales floor.
• Ensures execution of processes related to audits, donations, transfers, mismates, damages, etc.
• Work closely with the Store Manager to understand and ensure that all policy and procedures are followed.

Bring the power of shoes to life by leveraging in-store and digital services

• Sets clear expectations, participates, and follows up on all inventory related activities including but not limited to freight receipt, product placement, markdowns, and mark out of stock (MOOS).
• Sets clear expectations, participates and follows up on all omni activities in store including but not limited to Charge/Send and Buy Online Pick Up In Store (BOPIS).
• Collects and submits all supply needs to ensure successful operations in all areas of the business.

Be responsible to pause and the put the customer first

• Responsible for ensuring a safe environment for both customers and associates. Ensure all equipment is in good operating condition and checked regularly by reporting issues to Store Manager.
• Responsible for ensuring associates are equipped in successfully resolving customer concerns and aware of when to escalate to the Store Manager.
• Support Store Manager with associate timekeeping activities to ensure all store labor deliverables are met. This includes scheduling, forecasting, payroll management, etc.
• Support Store Manager in resolving associate relations matters. Provides feedback to the Store Manager on associate performance and communicates associate relations issues to Store Manager for follow up.

Bring Fun And Energy To Everything You Do

• Recognize the store team through our company recognition tools.
• Support development of the store team through training, coaching, feedback and motivation.
• Assists in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding Store Associate candidates.
• Delegate and/or perform all other associate duties within store.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Store Manager and/or Co-Manager.

Required Skills

• Excellent customer service by exhibiting professionalism, a positive mindset, and enthusiasm.
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to move with tempo and hold team accountable to meet time bound expectations.
• Must have availability to meet the needs of the business including nights, weekends, holidays, and shifts outside of traditional business hours.
• Proficient in the use of technology to successfully engage in customer interactions (Register, Register Keyboard, iPhone, Calculator,).
• Must have the ability to spend up to 100% of working time standing or walking around the store.
• Lifting, including the ability to lift up to a maximum of 50 pounds on an occasional to frequent basis.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl on a frequent basis.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years management experience.
• Minimum high school graduate or equivalent.
• Some college preferred.

Hiring Range Notification

The successful candidate's actual pay rate offer will consider a wide range of job-related factors including skill sets, years and nature of relevant experience, training, pay rates of associates in similar positions, the candidate's location, and other organizational needs. The estimated hiring pay range has been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential. This position may be eligible for additional incentive compensation, which may include bonuses, or other forms of variable pay, subject to applicable program requirements and company discretion. This range does not include benefits such as health insurance, paid or unpaid time off work, and/or retirement benefits, unless required by law. Benefits eligibility may vary based on where you work and your position. Visit https://mymobilewalletcard.com/dbi/ to learn more!

Job Details

Pay Range

$19.20 - $29.00 / hour

Pay Transparency

Company complies with Pay Transparency rules.