Retail Assistant Manager-PT - Austin 1053

The Assistant Retail Store Manager is responsible for directing all activities required to achieve store goals, including sales objectives, customer service, mentoring and retention of sales staff, loss prevention, and merchandise sales in the store.

Job Duties:

• Perform all store management functions in absence of Store Manager
• Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts and/or performing services for customers
• Hire, train, and evaluate employees, promoting or terminating when appropriate
• Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed; train employees on pricing and merchandising
• Functions as a role-model to ensure clients remain a top-priority
• Prepare statistical and narrative reports of store activities
• Generate sales by recommending, selecting, and locating merchandise based on customer needs
• Perform regularly scheduled store inventories

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4 years of retail clothing experience required
• 1 – 2 years of retail supervisory experience preferred
• Able to communicate information effectively and use analytical skills to make decisions
• Able to troubleshoot/problem solve and remain calm in difficult situations
• Able to work well within a team environment, offering assistance and support to team members whenever necessary
• Able to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends