JEWELRY/ASST MANAGER

Fred Meyer Jewelers; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer Jewelers is looking for an Assistant Store Manager to aid daily operations, supervise in the manager's absence, and drive store performance. You will lead sales teams, ensure excellent customer service, and uphold the company's values across in-store and online channels.

The role emphasizes achieving personal and store targets, coordinating store operations, and maintaining merchandising standards, while training staff and ensuring inventory accuracy.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED and jewelry sales experience; or combination of relevant education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Model Customer 1st behavior; deliver and encourage others to deliver excellent customer service.
• Maintain profitability of location through sales and proper shrink and expense control.
• Achieve personal sales targets by turning customers' moments into a fine jewelry experience.
• Support store manager in training and development of sales professionals; onboarding follow-up.
• Foster clienteling to build emotional connections with customers.
• Coordinate operations functions and display merchandise per corporate plans.
• Advise customers on jewelry quality, cuts, value, and mounting selections.
• Provide product knowledge and benefits to customers during presentations.
• Assist with inventory processes and time/attendance management.
• Develop staff scheduling and manage weekly work schedules.

Skills

Management experience

People leadership

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Diamond Council of America courses

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

First Place

Act

Intranet

Job description

Position Summary

Assist the store manager with daily tasks. Act as the supervisor for the location in the absence of the store manager. Maximize financial performance of the store. Assist the store manager to achieve growth and sales targets by successfully managing and motivating sales team. Create an emotional connection between Fred Meyer Jewelers and our customers through engagement and communication, during every shopping occasion in store and online. Achieve personal sales targets. Demonstrate the companys core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of self and others.

Position Summary

Assist the store manager with daily tasks. Act as the supervisor for the location in the absence of the store manager. Maximize financial performance of the store. Assist the store manager to achieve growth and sales targets by successfully managing and motivating sales team. Create an emotional connection between Fred Meyer Jewelers and our customers through engagement and communication, during every shopping occasion in store and online. Achieve personal sales targets. Demonstrate the companys core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of self and others.

Desired Previous Job Experience

• Knowledge of Fred Meyer Jewelers policies, procedures
• Management experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, First Place, Act , Intranet
• Experience directing/participating on project teams

Minimum Position Qualifications/Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus a minimum of 6 months Fred Meyer experience and 1 year jewelry sales experience; or combination of relevant education and experience
• Minimum 18 years of age
• Ability to pass drug test
• Maintain confidentiality
• Accuracy/attention to detail
• Ability to organize/prioritize tasks/projects
• Diamond Council of America (DCA) courses completed within a year from being hired to this position

Essential Job Functions

• Model Customer 1st behavior; deliver and encourage other associates to deliver excellent customer service
• Maintain profitability of location through sales and proper shrink and expense control
• Achieve personal sales targets by turning every customers lifes meaningful moments into a celebration by offering a fine jewelry experience that is approachable, special and lasting
• Support store manager in training and development of sales professionals; follow-up on initial onboarding training of new team members
• Achieve personal targets that drive sales (e.g., credit applications, protection plan and Diamond Design Parties)
• Foster life-long emotional connections with customers by clienteling
• Support the coordination of the operations functions
• Display merchandise and promotional materials in accordance with corporate merchandising plans
• Advise customers on quality, cuts, and/or value of jewelry and gems and assist in selecting mountings and/or settings for gems
• Provide product knowledge, features and benefits to customers when presenting merchandise
• Estimate repairs and inspect/clean customer jewelry
• Perform watch battery replacements and band adjustments
• Suggest designs for custom jewelry
• Follow receiving and processing procedures
• Maintain overstock/understock conditions to retain ordering system integrity
• Maintain daily/weekly sales and take appropriate action
• Respond to customer comments/complaints
• Complete customer incident and associate incident/accident report forms
• Participate in inventory process
• Complete case counts
• Assist with and process time and attendance
• Develop staff scheduling and enter weekly work schedule for associates
• Assist with special maintenance arrangements for location
• Maintain flexibility to work any shift, including holidays and overtime
• Travel to other store locations to provide back-up coverage on an occasional basis
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation