Store Assistant Manager

FashionUnited; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life & Disability Benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off including vacation & PTO

Employee discount (50% off) and 40% on

Job summary

FashionUnited Store invites an energetic Assistant Manager to collaborate with the Store Manager on all store operations and to guide a brand-focused team in delivering exceptional customer experiences.

You will support profitability, merchandising, training, and daily store activities, while upholding loss prevention, safety, and company standards across the floor and back office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of retail experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to coordinate people, resources and services.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Store Manager to maximize profitability and ensure consistency with company standards.
• Create amazing customer experiences through client focus and collaboration.
• Implement visual merchandising directives to maintain brand strategies.
• Ensure appropriate replenishment of merchandise on the selling floor.
• Comply with loss prevention, safety policies and company directives.
• Assist in store operations including training, inventory, admin, and customer service.
• Foster development and accountability within the team.
• Process information or merchandise through the POS system.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Team motivation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Store Assistant Manager is responsible for working with the Store Manager on all store operations. The Store Assistant Manager plays a vital role in guiding, developing, and motivating a team of brand advocates to ensure an exceptional customer experience that aligns with the company's brand values.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Store Manager to maximize profitability by ensuring that customer engagement, merchandising, operations, and community connection are all consistent and compliant with company standards.
• Create amazing customer experiences through strong client focus and collaboration, ensuring the team is motivated to deliver memorable experiences.
• Partner with the Store Manager to implement visual merchandising directives to maintain the company's brand strategies.
• Ensure appropriate replenishment of merchandise on the selling floor.
• Partner with the Store Manager to ensure compliance and adherence to loss prevention and safety policies and procedures, standards and practices, and company directive.
• Assist in various store operations, including training, operations, sales, visual merchandising, inventory management, store administration, cleaning duties when necessary, and customer service.
• Foster an environment of development and accountability.
• Process information or merchandise through the computer system and POS register system.
• Assist Store Manager in the selection and hiring of qualified candidates.
• Be flexible and occasionally perform work outside your specific role.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years of retail experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to coordinate people, resources, and services to address business goals and needs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of retail operations including sales, customer service, merchandising, inventory control, store budget preparation, and loss prevention.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Understanding of how to develop staff with experience in staffing, coaching, counseling, etc.
• Ability to process information or merchandise through the computer system and POS register system.
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life & Short/Long-Term Disability Benefits
• 401K Eligibility over the age of 21 with Company match after 6 months of employment
• Paid time off benefits including paid vacation, sick time, voting
• 50% off employee discount and 40% off immediate family discount