Future Opening: General Manager Trainee Full Time – South Lamar

Uptown Cheapskate; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Uptown Cheapskate Austin is seeking experienced retail managers and resale professionals to lead a high-volume team. The role emphasizes overseeing operations, recruiting and training staff, and driving sales in a fast-paced secondhand fashion environment.

Ideal candidates have a minimum of 3 years in management within resale or related retail; strong leadership, communication, and HR process knowledge are essential for long-term growth with the franchise.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a retail management role.
• Strong decision-making ability and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation abilities.
• Proven ability to develop and achieve sales goals.
• Experience with HR processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations, set weekly goals, and ensure completion.
• Recruit, onboard, and train high-performing employees to achieve sales and profitability objectives.
• Maintain project timelines daily, weekly, and monthly to ensure tasks are completed.
• Maintain budgeted labor goals.
• Delegate responsibilities to qualified employees and enforce policies and training.
• Resolve internal staff conflicts efficiently for mutual benefit.

Skills

Retail management

Decision making

Communication

Sales goals

Team motivation

Operations procedures

Fashion trends knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Drive

AI tools

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

IMPORTANT! We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview . Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SEASONED RETAIL / RESALE PROFESSIONALS WITH A MINIMUM 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY, WE WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR APPLICATION.

Uptown Cheapskate Austin is one of the highest volume stores in the country and operated by Uptown’s #1 independent franchisee. We are looking for experienced retail managers and seasoned resale professionals & buyers who ideally have worked specifically in the secondhand resale clothing industry. By that, we do not mean just regular retail. Previous experience with another secondhand resale store is strongly preferred. We seek motivated individuals with a long-term interest in sustainable fashion. For assistant managers, experience and an interest in future opportunities in management, district-management and corporate-level positions down the road is the goal.

AS SECONDHAND RESALE IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS STRONGLY PREFERRED for candidates. By that, we mean being an employee of a secondhand resale store such as those listed below. Having sold or shopped in one does not qualify.

Examples of resale stores that would provide appropriate past work history:

• Uptown Cheapskate
• Buffalo Exchange
• Plato’s Closet
• Crossroads Trading
• Style Encore
• Clothes Mentor
• Second Street
• Hut 8
• Kid-to-Kid
• Once Upon a Child
• Local stores with similar business models.

Manager position will require min of 35-40 hours sales floor team management with additional hours off the sales floor dedicated to administrative and HR duties. Candidates will be required to start learning the sales associate position and other jobs in order to be able to supervise the team as they advance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations, assign weekly performance goals and ensure their completion, and accomplish your own goals
• Recruit, onboard, and train high-performing employees to achieve objectives for sales, profitability, and market share
• Maintain project & task daily, weekly & monthly timelines to ensure tasks are accomplished effectively
• Maintain budgeted labor goals
• Delegate responsibilities to the best-qualified employees and enforce all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, training programs, and cultural values
• Resolve internal staff conflicts efficiently and to the mutual benefit of all involved

Required skills and qualifications

• Proven success in a retail managerial role
• Strong decision-making ability
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
• Proven ability to develop and achieve sales goals
• Ability to motivate and lead employees, and hold them accountable
• Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
• Strong knowledge of current fashion trends and brands for our target demographic of men & women 18yrs-35 yrs old.

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business management or related field
• Experience in conducting performance evaluations
• Working knowledge of human-resources processes
• Microsoft Office
• Google Drive
• AI tools

IMPORTANT! We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview . Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.

Compensation: $65,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year

Do you know fashion? Do you love finding a great deal? Are you committed to sustainability? If so, come join the Uptown Cheapskate Team! We are looking for friendly, highly motivated people to join our crew of Fashion Consultants.
Uptown Cheapskate is an exciting retail store concept that sells quality clothing brands at affordable prices. Every month, our franchise stores buy and resell thousands of clothing items that have been gently used at a fraction of the prices originally charged. That’s why Uptown Cheapskate is such an effective idea that resonates with customers of every income bracket and style persuasion. Our stores feel more like a boutique than a thrift shop, allowing more people to feel comfortable shopping second-hand.
At Uptown Cheapskate, we have a passion for sustainable fashion. We are dedicated to reducing the impact of the fashion industry on the planet by being green 365 days per year. When you support resale, you’re not just being good on your wallet – you’re giving back to the environment and contributing to an economy that is sustainable and green.
Since 2015, Uptown Cheapskate has joined forces with Kid to Kid and buildOn across the nation to raise money to build schools in developing countries. With the support of tens of thousands of customers all across the nation, we’ve far surpassed our initial goal and have raised over $600,000 and funded 18 schools (and counting!). With your help, communities in Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Haiti, Nepal, Malawi, and Nicaragua now have the facilities that they need to educate their children for years to come.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to BaseCamp Franchising Corporate.