Store Manager: Fandom Retail & Team Leader

Hot Topic; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hot Topic is seeking a Store Manager to lead our mall store, drive sales targets, recruit and develop a talented team, and ensure best-in-class customer service. You’ll operate with a strong focus on engagement, planning, and execution to maximize performance.

You’ll oversee payroll, scheduling, merchandising and the use of store systems, while staying responsive to trends and feedback from customers and leadership. A passion for pop culture helps you connect with customers and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and recruiting skills essential.
• Experience with payroll, scheduling, and merchandising is preferred.
• Retail store management experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure store achieves sales plans and comp goals.
• Recruit, develop and retain a collaborative, passionate team.
• Lead customer engagement through social media and store apps.
• Maintain operational discipline: structure, delegation and customer-first selling.
• Monitor shrink, payroll hours, schedules and external factors affecting business.
• Collaborate with retail leadership and HQ on trends and feedback.
• Run sales reports and use data to guide strategy to hit targets.
• Implement promotions and planograms to drive merchandise presentation.
• Mentor and recognize staff to build a strong bench.

Skills

Communication

Recruiting

Operations

Payroll

Scheduling

Merchandising

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Hot Topic is seeking a Store Manager to lead our mall store, drive sales targets, recruit and develop a talented team, and ensure best-in-class customer service. You’ll operate with a strong focus on engagement, planning, and execution to maximize performance.

You’ll oversee payroll, scheduling, merchandising and the use of store systems, while staying responsive to trends and feedback from customers and leadership. A passion for pop culture helps you connect with customers and staff alike.