Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 1

Hot Topic; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Part-Time Assistant Manager to join their team in Aurora, IL. This role involves providing exceptional customer experiences, supporting store leadership, and ensuring smooth daily operations. Ideal candidates will have a passion for music and pop culture, along with relevant retail experience. Join a dynamic team dedicated to creating memorable shopping experiences for fans.

Qualifications

• 1 year of retail store experience required.
• Skills in communication, time management, and professionalism needed.
• Drive to develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Providing an amazing shopping experience for customers.
• Supporting the management team in daily operations.
• Opening and closing the store as required.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Professionalism

Operations

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

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We’re looking for music and pop culture fanatics to help create the best experience for our customers. As a Hot Topic Part-Time Assistant Manager – Level 1, you’ll be a huge part of our success by supporting the store leadership team in providing the best customer experience, ensuring that fellow fans can get their hands on the merch they love. You’ll use your fandom knowledge to help train new recruits and ensure their success, and also support the management team in daily operations and meeting sales targets.

What You'll Do

• Provide an amazing shopping experience that will encourage customers to return. They’ll be impressed by your product knowledge, customer experience skills, and use of the Force
• Step in and step up when needed. You’ll cover the sales floor and provide leadership support when your Manager gets pulled away
• You’ve got the keys to the kingdom, and you’re not afraid to use them! You’ll open and close the store, as needed
• Work the register; you’ll process sales transactions and use your fandom knowledge to drive add-on sales using additional benefits such as BOPIS and curbside pickup. We’ll need you to also be able to close out the register and communicate and shortages or overages to your Store Manager
• Understand store sales plan, comp sales goals, and key KPIs: UPT and ADT
• Assist with planogram changes including store map, wall, fixture, & merchandising mix
• Let your voice be heard! You’ll communicate fashion & music trend information to management and respective HQ partners
• While we welcome wizards, we don’t like it when spells are stolen. You’ll work with Store Management to ensure there’s no misuse of spells and wizardry around theft
• Support the maintenance of the mother ship; you’ll help keep the stock room organized and the store tidy
• Help develop and retain a super collaborative, passionate team to run your store alongside you
• Any other activities as assigned by your Store Leader
  
  

What You'll Need

• At least 1 year of retail store experience. If you love music and pop culture, you're in the right place!
• You have Avenger-like skills: communication, time management, professionalism, operations, and a drive to develop your peeps
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent
• 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Retail

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