Retail Boutique -Asst Manager Position (Raleigh)

Job description

ivy & leo located in the beautiful outdoor Village District Shopping Center, Raleigh, North Carolina is actively looking for a Assistant Manager leader candidate. This candidate should have several years of specialty retail experience in a leadership role, and /or as an Assistant Store Manager. At ivy & leo our Assistant Managers must have a strong emphasis on guest service, product and visual presentation, be an effective problem solver and possess an entrepreneurial spirit in order to support the Boutique Team Leader. The Assistant Manager will assist the Boutique Team Manager in building and retaining a high performing and diverse sales team. Through coaching the Assistant Manager must motivate their team to provide superior customer service and in turn maximize sales. The candidate, in partnership with the Boutique Manager, must understand business drivers, how to maximize profitability, and ensure visual and operational standards are met consistently in their boutique.

Candidates must be able to work a flexible schedule according to the needs of the business, including evenings, weekends and holidays.

Job Requirements:

Leadership:

• Drives business results by maximizing daily sales plans, managing expenses and improving metrics through sales floor leadership, the execution of Julie's training programs, and continuous coaching on and off the sales floor

• Plans, delegates and follows up on expected tasks, assignments and activities to ensure expectations and objectives are met

• Provides consistent developmental feedback that empowers and motivates our team and fosters a team environment by using effective communication skills

• Assists in acting as a liaison between the Boutique Manager, District Team Leader, Regional Director, Human Resources and Boutique Operations.

People/Talent:

• Attracts, recruits, and retains team members who are guest focused and demonstrate the ability to drive sales

• Leads, develops and coaches team members to reach their fullest potential and prepare them for the next level of responsibility by utilizing company tools

• Evaluates and reacts to performance issues fairly and consistently in accordance with our expected practices

• Actively establishes open, candid and trusting professional relationships with their team members

• Maintains a high degree of personal integrity and inspires a team with the same values

Guest Experience:

• Creates and reinforces a proactive selling culture that focuses on building a confident and competent team, in order to build a loyal guest following through clear and positive communication

• Prepares the team to balance our guest experience with necessary operational tasks

Visual Merchandising:

• Maintains a visually inspiring boutique that is compelling to guests by developing visual decision making skills and effective communication of our visual standards

• Utilizes, leads and delivers our visual brand standards to present our unique product mix offering

• Demonstrates a passion for fashion by understanding trends

Operations:

• Understands and enforces all company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner

• Assists with the scheduling of team members in order to deliver the expected level of guest service and maximize sales potential

• Performs and supervises boutique opening and closing procedures including bank deposits and securing the boutique

• Protects the physical assets of the boutique by conducting weekly audits, routine cycle counts and an annual physical inventory

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience managing a specialty retail store

• Demonstrates leadership and integrity with experience managing a staff of boutique team members

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong merchandising and visual skills

• Excellent organization skills; able to plan and execute tasks efficiently

• Proactive and creative problem solving ability

• Flexible and adaptable

• Ability to multi-task and balance multiple priorities

• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• Ability to work 3 out of 4 Saturdays and occasional holidays

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Pay upto $20per hour with preferred experience

Employment Type

Full-time

401K benifits

Vacation Pay

Clothing/Merchandise discounts

bonus pay after 1 YEAR employment

Above average boutique pay $