Assistant Store Manager - American Girl

Assistant Store Manager - American Girl

Full-time

Location: CA - Los Angeles AG Retail

Company: American Girl Retail, Inc

Company Description

Creativity is our superpower. It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heardwhen everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

The American Girl Retail team is integral in providing lifetime memories to American Girl fans and their families. Our experiential retail stores provide shopping destinations like no other. This requires Innovation, Collaboration, and Execution from all who are a part of this division. Our in-store experiences range depending on location from Girl and Doll Salons, Full-Service Restaurants, Personal Shopping, Ear Piercing (Girl and Doll), hosting Parties/Celebrations to name a few. Expect a dynamic and fast-paced role where you get to make decisions that impact the team as well as our customers.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

The Assistant Store Manager is located at the AG Retail Los Angeles location and reports directly to the Store Manager. This position is responsible for assisting the store manager with daily operations, including providing leadership and direction to the departments and providing a high level of selling and customer service to American Girl guests.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Oversee and manage the operational function of the American Girl Store.
• Maintain and build business partnerships with corporate office as well as other American Girl locations.
• Responsibilities include operation and maintenance of physical plant, financials, customer service, employee relations, and training.
• Work with all levels of management to meet diverse staffing needs, access and deliver training based on needs, administers policies and procedures that are consistent with a corporate culture committed to providing superior customer service.
• Manage employee development, training, activities, and events.
• Provide store supervisory support as part of the store leadership team.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For:

• Five or more years of retail management experience is required.
• Strong written, verbal and management experience is required.
• Work schedule requires evening and weekend work.

Additional Information

Don't meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. How We Work: American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc., a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

The pay range for this position is between $70,300 and $88,000 annual. The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.