Retail Store Manager II, Simi Valley

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assumes overall responsibility for the store
• Consistently creates a welcoming environment for the customer by greeting and assisting and well as quickly responding to customer inquiries and needs
• Demonstrates desired behaviors for staff including driving sales, handling difficult and/or complicated sales, cash management, inventory, and follow-up with customers
• Maintains a strong leadership presence in store, while ensuring that all customers receive exceptional service
• Ensures company standards are met for store and associate appearance at all times
• Prioritizes, plans, and adjusts schedules as necessary to maximize sales
• Consistently reviews payroll, ensuring appropriate staff levels at all times
• Plans, coordinates, and executes all merchandising direction, campaigns, and sales promotions in a timely manner
• Coaches team in the moment, providing consistent and constructive feedback
• Utilizes company tools to diagnose opportunities and develops action plans to improve performance
• Ensures staff is trained and knowledgeable in customer service, merchandise and operations
• Manages and assesses staff performance through consistent feedback, coaching, developmental plans, and performance appraisals
• Forecasts/reforecast business, focusing on productivity to meet sales goals
• Enforce all company policies and procedures, including health, safety, and security
• Manages store controlled expenses to budget, identifying opportunities to increase contribution
• Manages and controls shrink
• Regularly communicates with District Manager to discuss strengths, opportunities, and trends in business
• Identifies opportunities to drive traffic into the store through community events (weddings, parties, etc.)
• Partner with corporate office personnel to increase sales, drive/promote merchandise categories, and expand markets
• Creates customer loyalty and creates relationships within local community
• Ensures all pricing, signage, and displays are correct at all times
• Receives regular vendor deliveries and stock sales floor in a timely manner
• Responsible for monitoring inventory stock levels

Skills Required:

• Financial and Business Acumen: Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results
• Problem Solving & Decision Quality: Able to use rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions
• Relationship Management: Able to build constructive and effective relationships
• Ability to influence at all levels, as well as a demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team and be assertive in driving successful management strategies
• Influencing and Negotiation: Can present ideas and directions that lead others to action
• Planning and Priority Setting: Demonstrate an ability to set objectives and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed goals. Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills

Education & Experience:

• 3-5 years experience in retail store management
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Must be an excellent organizer and problem solver with strong project management skills
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to communicate with confidence to both internal and external customers

What We Offer

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• 25% employee discount & FAM Membership
• Vacation and Sick Time for eligible employees
• EAP through AllOne Health (formerly Carebridge)