Assistant Store Manager

Assistant Store Manager

Janie and Jack is looking for an inspired Assistant Store Manager to become an integral part of our team! The Assistant Store Manager is a champion of the business and leads confidently to drive exceptional results. You are looked to for expertise, direction, communication, and feedback to help the team achieve their goals. You are obsessive about creating a store environment focused on our customer and provide an engaging and convenient shopping experience for everyone.

What you will do:

1. Supports General Manager in managing the day-to-day operations of the store to ensure the store meets KPI's.
2. Cooperates with General Manager to develop clear action plans for store and thrives to achieve objectives, deliverables, and timelines of plan.
3. A result driven role model for the team in sales generation and leads with exceptional customer focus, monitoring and coaching staff to continually improve selling opportunities and build genuine customer relationships.
4. Creates and implements visual and merchandising strategies to increase sales; understands floor capacity and store layout.
5. Utilizes tools and resources to enhance the customer experience.
6. Thrives in change and uncertainty and generates ideas to evolve and grow the business.
7. Motivates and inspires the team to achieve/exceed hourly, daily, weekly business goals through in-store and omni selling, using strong business acumen skills.
8. Creates and maintains a positive and productive work environment that fosters diversity, inclusivity, teamwork, creativity, and a passion for the brand.
9. Supports the General Manager on building a dynamic team by networking, recruiting, and anticipating future needs based on business objectives.
10. Accountable for self and consistently holds others accountable.
11. Operationally strong and resourceful.
12. Responsible for identifying and assessing training needs, creating tailored training plans, and implementing various training methods to enhance employees' skills and performance in partnership with the General Manager.
13. Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• 2-4 years retail sales experience with management experience (preferred).
• Experienced leadership with demonstrated experience in meeting/exceeding sales and profits.
• Training skills to elevate the team's product knowledge and selling skills.
• Experience implementing merchandising strategies and changing visual sets.
• Acts with authenticity, sincerity, and transparency.
• Available when needed, including nights, weekends, and holidays in addition to our peak business periods such as the holiday season.
• Ability to constantly bend, open, lift, carry and move merchandise and fixtures up to 40 pounds as needed.
• Be at least 18 years old.

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

• The Product—so good, and you're able to use your employee discount on all of it!
• The People—ask anyone who works here…we have incredible people on our team!
• The Experience—you'll enjoy a rewarding career at a respected global children's brand!
• The Benefits—a generous employee discount that you can use on all in-store merchandise!
• Competitive Paid Time Off plan*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance*
• Employee Assistance Program with resources like financial and legal assistance, emotional work/life counseling, health, and wellness resources
• Tuition reimbursement*
• FUN work environment

*For eligible employees