Full-Time Assistant Manager

Hot Topic; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular retail brand in Santa Clara is searching for a Full-Time Assistant Manager. This role involves supporting the Store Manager to achieve sales targets while fostering a collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of retail management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to handle fast-paced retail challenges. Responsibilities include recruiting, team development, and operational management. Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of retail store management experience.
• Skills in communication, recruiting, and operations.
• Able to navigate retail challenges and develop team members.
• High school diploma or GED (or equivalent).
• Ability to drive sales and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager in achieving sales goals.
• Help recruit and develop a passionate team.
• Manage operational tasks and ensure customer-first practices.
• Monitor shrink/loss prevention and payroll hours.
• Monitor shrink, payroll hours, and associate schedules.
• Communicate with retail leadership and HQ on trends and feedback.
• Run sales reports and use data to hit targets.
• Merchandise the store using planograms and launch promos on time.
• Develop a high-performing, customer-focused team with the Store Manager.

Skills

Communication

Team Development

Time Management

Operations Management

Customer Engagement

Merchandising

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

At Hot Topic, we’re passionate about a few things: music, pop culture, and creating the most amazing in-store experience for our customers and employees.

We’re on the search for a Full-Time Assistant Manager that will help lead the loudest store in the mall. You’ll support the Store Manager in achieving store objectives with regards to hitting sales targets, recruiting, and development. You’re Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker rolled into one; you can handle anything that comes your way while driving sales and building lifelong relationships with our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Support your Store Manager in achieving the sales plan and/or comp sales goals. It’s not all about the Benjamins, but then it kind of is
• Help recruit, develop, and retain a super collaborative, passionate team to run your store alongside you
• You’re the store’s #1 fan – you’ll create buzz and customer engagement through promotion of new products, use social media platforms, and additional benefits such as BOPIS and curbside pickup
• Provide leadership around running an operationally sound business; you’ll bring the right balance of ops, delegation/autonomy, and customer-first selling practices
• Keep watch (like the Night’s Watch) on shrink/loss prevention, payroll hours, and associate schedules
• Collaboratively communicate with retail leadership and HQ partners on trends & customer feedback
• Run sales reports and use data to help guide your strategy to hit sales targets
• You’ll merchandise the store in a compelling way, leveraging planograms as a guide, while launching all promos on time. In short, you’ll deliver the goods!
• Every Frodo needs a Fellowship! In partnership with your Store Manager, you’ll develop your team of loyal associates that are high‑performing and customer‑focused

What You’ll Need

• At least 1‑2 years of retail store management experience. If you love music and pop culture, you're in the right place!
• You’ve led teams to success and want to experience more of it. You’ll have skills to pay the bills: communication, recruiting, operations (payroll, reporting, scheduling, merchandising), and be a developer of your peeps
• You have Avenger‑like skills: communication, time management, professionalism, operations, and a drive to develop your peeps
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent. If you have a degree, even better
• Roll with the punches. Retail is a fast‑changing industry and you like catching curveballs thrown your way
• The usual retail stuff (with or without reasonable accommodation): able to navigate your way around the store, merchandise product utilizing approved store equipment, and pack and unpack boxes of awesome merch that may weigh up to 50 pounds

Please note the pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but other factors such as an individual’s education, location, meeting the minimum job requirements for the role, training and experience, will determine the final salary for potential new hires.