Fine Jewelry Counter Manager - Full Time

Belk, Inc.; Lumberton (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Belk, Inc. is seeking a Fine Jewelry Counter Manager who builds personalized client relationships and leads a team to achieve store objectives. This hourly role emphasizes selling techniques, customer experience, and the execution of promotions, trunk shows, and outreach initiatives.

You will develop product knowledge, mentor associates, and ensure seamless omnichannel service while maintaining visual standards and a strong store culture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of retail experience.
• Strong customer service skills and professionalism.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Comfort with technology and devices.
• Willingness to lead and mentor teammates.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability to achieve store objectives.
• Build genuine relationships with customers, vendors, and the community.
• Lead team to deliver excellent service, drive sales, and execute promotions and events.
• Expand product knowledge and use suggestive selling to engage customers.
• Support onboarding and ongoing learning for associates.
• Ensure staff are informed about inventory and provide omnichannel service.
• Enhance customer experience with service plans and repair workflows.
• Assist merchandising, signing, replenishment, and visual standards daily.
• Coordinate schedules with store leaders to align with traffic and events.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and follow security protocols.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Leadership

Communication

Tech-savvy

Team collaboration

Job description

The Fine Jewelry Counter Manager drives personal and team results by demonstrating a passion for building personalized client relationships and sharing a genuine enthusiasm for the jewelry and fashion industry. This role utilizes engaging selling behaviors and strategies to enhance customer experience, while executing promotions, special events, trunk shows, and customer outreach initiatives. The Fine Jewelry Counter Manager possesses a competitive drive and entrepreneurial confidence to excel in a commission environment. This is an hourly position.

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate a high level of ownership, accountability, and initiative in achieving store objectives and driving the accomplishment of personal and store key metrics.
• Create memorable store experiences through building genuine team, vendor, customer, and community relationships.
• Lead team in providing excellent customer service, driving sales, achieving goals, and executing successful promotions, special events, trunk shows, and customer outreach to advance fine jewelry business. Foster a positive store culture by sharing team successes, celebrating associate achievements, and modeling behaviors that strengthen performance and enhance customer service.
• Build personal and team product knowledge, suggestive selling behaviors, and expertise in the latest industry tips, accessory trends, and fine jewelry product offerings to create exciting customer engagement. Drive repeat client interactions as a knowledgeable and trusted resource.
• Enhance team’s selling skills by assisting with onboarding, initiating teaching opportunities, and supporting associate continued learning. Connect with Fine Jewelry Associates and Sales Associates that support fine jewelry through team meetings and one-on-one touch bases to review goals and performance results.
• Ensure associates are well-informed and confident in speaking to available inventory and assortment. Leverage clienteling tools and technology to provide a personalized and seamless omnichannel experience. Support store fulfillment in designated areas by accurately and efficiently executing omni processes.
• Elevate customer experience by suggesting fine jewelry service plans and providing additional offerings. Oversee seamless execution of repair estimates, proper documentation, inbound and outbound shipments, minor repair assistance, and cleaning services.
• Support team with merchandising and signing product, replenishment, recovery, and cleanliness to maintain visual merchandising and fine jewelry caseline standards daily. Align presentations with vendor and company directives.
• Partner with store leaders to ensure team schedules align with business needs, traffic plans, and event strategies to maximize associate and department productivity. Demonstrate adaptability and respond to changing circumstances, adjust tactics, and shift focus based on evolving business needs.
• Lead shortage control and inventory accuracy in designated areas by following security protocols and executing price changes, product transfers, and damage process timely. Champion team knowledge of inventory management, asset protection procedures, and safety guidelines.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to use data, guidance, and judgement to support timely and effective decisions that contribute to team and business success.
• Skills and experience to perform in the role and a commitment to continuously learn.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and contribute to store success by teaching, partnering, and encouraging others.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision in a deadline-driven environment.
• Communicate with excellence.
• Comfortable with technology, including smart phones, tablet computers and Windows-based operating systems.
• 1+ years of retail experience and a dedication to customer service excellence.
• Available to work a flexible schedule based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must regularly move around all store areas and be accessible to customers.
• Must bend, reach, stretch for product as well as lift, carry, and move at least 40 lbs.

The job posting highlights the most relevant / essential responsibilities and requirements of the role. It is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.