Store Lead & On-Duty Manager

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers in Danbury, CT is seeking a Store Lead to partner with the Store Manager and coach the team toward sales and service excellence. You will manage store operations on duty, open/close procedures, and ensure brand standards are consistently met.

The role emphasizes leadership, coaching, and the ability to drive customer satisfaction while maintaining efficient store operations. Prior retail or sales experience and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of Retail or Sales experience.
• Creative individual who demonstrates good judgement and is tuned-into the pulse of the business.
• Self-motivated, results oriented, strategic thinker.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates active listening and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to train and develop high performing store teams.
• Proficient in technology systems, applications, Microsoft Office, and video conferencing.
• Ability to operate a computer and POS System.

Responsibilities

• Inspire store team to achieve their best performance.
• Execute to maximize growth and potential.
• Create an engaged and inclusive store environment.
• Elevate the customer experience through operational excellence.
• Exceed customer expectations in all interactions.
• Partners with Store management team to lead store staff to achieve sales, service, and operational expectations when assigned as the manager on duty.
• Models company values and leads by example as an active coach.
• Communicates priorities and sales driving information effectively to ensure store staff is equipped to maximize business.
• Assists in recruiting store staff and embraces diversity by contributing to an inclusive store environment.
• Supports the management team in the achievement of store business plans, including sales, customer service and operational goals.
• Understands how to leverage store reports to understand decisions made to drive the store business.
• Participates in driving business outreach opportunities and communicates leads to Store Manager.
• Identifies performance opportunities and partners with management team to contribute to development plans.
• Partners with management team to ensure proper staffing to effectively execute initiatives and operational tasks to deliver on the customer promise.
• Assists management team with training store staff on all internal operational functions as assigned.
• Stays informed on corporate communication, directives, initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Supports the management team with the implementation of store programs to increase efficiencies in sales, service, operations, and branding when assigned.
• Contributes to an engaged and inclusive store environment where opinions and contributions are recognized and valued.
• Supports a culture of learning and development, ensuring training tools are leveraged.
• Serves as a role model to all store team members and provide enthusiastic motivational leadership.
• Partners with management team to conduct regular store meetings ensuring all store team members are up to date with company directives.
• Assists in training the store team on the customer service expectations to create an exceptional customer experience, exceed customer expectations, and achieve a high Net Promoter Score.
• Leverages customer feedback to prevent or resolve customer concerns.
• Collaborates with the management team to ensure the store is visually set to brand standards and marketing initiatives are executed per company direction.

Skills

Retail experience

Leadership

Communication

Training

Problem solving

Technology literacy

POS familiarity

Tools

POS System

Microsoft Office

Video conferencing

Job description

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers in Danbury, CT is seeking a Store Lead to partner with the Store Manager and coach the team toward sales and service excellence. You will manage store operations on duty, open/close procedures, and ensure brand standards are consistently met.

The role emphasizes leadership, coaching, and the ability to drive customer satisfaction while maintaining efficient store operations. Prior retail or sales experience and strong communication skills are essential.