Retail Assistant Manager

La Jolla Group; Gilroy (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

60% Mountain Khakis discount

30% discount on outside brands

Merchandise contests

Job summary

La Jolla Group is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support the Store Manager with strong leadership, delivering an exceptional guest experience, and driving sales. You will help manage daily store operations and represent our values.

You will train and motivate associates, set goals, coach performance, assist in recruiting, and ensure visual standards and safety. A passion for Mountain Khakis and in-store merchandising is a plus.

Qualifications

• One year of retail management experience.
• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail.
• Flexible availability to work when guests shop.
• Passion for Mountain Khakis product and willingness to use employee discounts.

Responsibilities

• Support the Store Manager to drive sales and guest experience.
• Lead and inspire associates to meet service standards.
• Train and develop team members to deliver outstanding service.
• Assist in recruiting and interviewing to build a strong team.

Skills

Sales leadership

Staff motivation

Education

One year of Retail Management experience

Job description

YOUR ROLE

As the Assistant Store Manager, you support the Store Manager by rocking out strong leadership skills and ensuring a stellar guest experience. You hold down the daily operations of the store as needed. You train, motivate and celebrate associates and you have a passion for driving killer sales results. Most importantly, you represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• You have a passion for driving sales: As a Assistant Store Manager, you're an expert at driving sales by maximizing Fitting Room and Salesfloor productivity and building guest loyalty through a best-in-class, in-store guest experience.
• You're a people leader: You're all about motivating and inspiring the team through O’Neill’s core values. You're a role‑model leader and you always hold associates accountable to rocking O’Neill’s service standards, especially on the Salesfloor and in the Fitting Room.
• You've got a love of training: You take pride in training and developing associates to ensure they continue to provide outstanding service and represent a Guest First culture.
• You know that teamwork makes the dream work: You challenge Sales Associates with clear, attainable goals and consistently provide ongoing performance feedback through real‑time coaching. You motivate associates and drive engagement by celebrating outstanding performance! You are able to assistant the Store Manager in recruiting and interviews and hiring the best team possible
• You're a visual & operational innovator: You're a natural at executing and innovating daily visual and operational procedures including shipment processing, merchandising moves and visual standards. Most importantly, you ensure the Fitting Rooms are always guest‑ready and rocking O’Neill standards
• Integrity is your middle name: You ensure store safety standards are maintained, you're committed to Asset Protection standards, you always adhere to O’Neill’s policies and procedures, and you do the right thing - always.

YOU'D BE GREAT FOR THIS ROLE IF:

• You love Mountain Khakis product!
• You’ve had one year of Retail Management experience
• You can multi-task and have attention to detail; priority‑setting and time management are your strong suits.
• You have flexible availability - you're available to work when the guest shops!
• You love a discount (60% off Mountain Khakis product and 30% off outside brands)
• Love a good contest to earn additional FREE merchandise

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to climb, reach, bend and lift up to 30lbs
• Ability to work a sales floor and stockroom

Mountain Khakis provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. La Jolla Group takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed, but are not to be seen as a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Also, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.