Fine Jewelry Counter Manager - Full Time

Belk; Tifton (GA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Belk, Inc. in Tifton, GA is seeking a Fine Jewelry Counter Manager to drive personal and team results through relationship-building with clients and a passion for jewelry and fashion. The role operates in a commission environment and uses engaging selling behaviors to enhance the customer experience.

You will lead a team, promote events, and manage inventory, merchandising, and omnichannel processes to deliver exceptional service and store performance. This is an hourly full-time position.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or jewelry environment preferred.
• Strong customer service orientation with a focus on relationship-building.
• Ability to work in a commission environment and meet sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability to achieve store objectives and key metrics.
• Build genuine relationships with customers, team, vendors, and community.
• Lead team in delivering excellent service, driving sales, and executing promotions and events.
• Develop product knowledge and apply suggestive selling to engage customers.
• Support onboarding and ongoing training to strengthen selling skills.
• Support omni-channel processes and inventory control in designated areas.
• Suggest service plans and oversee repair estimates, shipments, and repairs.
• Maintain visual merchandising standards and signage aligned with directives.
• Coordinate team schedules to meet business needs and event strategies.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and execute price changes and transfers as required.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Team leadership

Customer relations

Promotions & events

Product knowledge

Onboarding & coaching

Scheduling & planning

Inventory accuracy

Merchandise presentation

Omnichannel service

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.
  

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