US-Senior Manager

Apple, Inc.; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Retail seeks a Senior Manager to cultivate a positive customer environment and drive performance aligned with business priorities. You will lead, coach, and develop managers, partner on strategic decisions with the Store Leader, and model inclusive leadership in daily operations.

You will recruit and guide a diverse team, oversee floor leadership, resolve escalations, and ensure exceptional customer service while protecting assets and upholding policy across the store.

Qualifications

• 3 years of leadership experience in retail, sales, or a related field.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and public holidays as required by the retail schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team (including Managers) to meet performance and developmental goals.
• Assist with recruiting, training, developing, and retaining a diverse, high-performing team.
• Actively participate in Floor Leadership by engaging with customers and team members to deliver excellent service and meet priorities.
• Address customer and team member concerns and escalate as needed with leadership and People partners.
• Drive store priorities and performance by planning and executing operational strategies across the store.
• Uphold company policies and protect assets and confidential information.
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership and foster a safe, respectful environment for all.
• Contribute to an inclusive environment by respecting differences and promoting belonging.

Skills

Leadership experience

English proficiency

Retail/sales experience

Team building

Job description

Summary

Apple Retail is where the best of Apple comes together. We bring our expertise to help people do what they love, delivering an only-at-Apple experience. We believe inclusion is a shared responsibility and we work together to foster a culture where everyone belongs and is inspired to do their best work.

As a Senior Manager, you’re responsible for creating a positive environment of customer interactions that effectively drive achievement of performance goals and business priorities. You help drive your store’s vision and purpose, develop other managers, and support the Store Leader with business strategies and critical decision making. While a Senior Manager leads specific parts of the experience, you also help identify, analyze, and solve complex problems in partnership with Store Leader.

Description

• Lead a team (including Managers), empowering each team member to learn, grow, and achieve performance and developmental goals.
• Assist with recruiting, training, developing, and retaining a diverse, high-performing team.
• Actively participate in Floor Leadership by interacting with team members and customers throughout the store, modeling what good looks like, and making sure that business priorities are met and exceptional customer service is delivered.
• Address customer and team member concerns and escalations, and partner with leadership and key business or People partners when appropriate.
• Drive business priorities and achieve store performance goals by establishing, planning, and executing the operational strategy of assigned functional areas and the entire store.
• Maintain and uphold company policies and procedures, and protect all company assets, including confidential business, customer, team member, and financial information.
• Perform other tasks as needed.
• Contribute to an inclusive environment by respecting each others’ differences and having the curiosity to learn.
• Demonstrate Apple’s values of inclusion and diversity in daily activities.
• Be a role model for inclusive leadership behaviors and build, develop, and retain diverse teams.
• Take action to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all team members.

Minimum Qualifications

• You should:
• Be available to work a schedule based on business needs that may include nights, weekends, and public holidays in the retail store, and reliably attend work as scheduled, in line with local laws and subject to any approved accommodations.
• Be proficient in written and spoken English (sign language supported).
• Have 3 years of leadership experience in retail, sales, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• You can:
• Exceed goals successfully, and persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks.
• Follow through on commitments and establish mechanisms to encourage others to do the same.
• Instill trust within the team and operate with a high level of integrity.
• Make timely and sound decisions by asking questions and using analytics, experience, and judgment.
• Communicate with excellence, and tailor your communication style to different audiences.
• Develop others through mentorship, coaching, and effective feedback.
• Provide support and guide others through challenges, and step in to handle difficult conversations, while remaining calm in a fast-paced and constantly changing retail environment.
• Manage work through effective organization, planning, and prioritization.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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Role Number: 200686213-2827