Store Manager

Store ManagerAt Hot Topic, we're passionate about a few things: music, pop culture and creating the most amazing in-store experience for our customers and employees.We're on the search for a Store Manager that will be at the forefront of bringing the fandom to life. You'll lead the store in achieving store objectives with regards to hitting sales targets, recruiting, development, and performance management. You'll be a retail maverick that can handle anything that comes your way. You'll be a believer in developing talent, leading through organization, and providing the best customer service in the mall. In short, you're a superhero.What You'll DoEnsure that your store achieves the sales plan and/or comp sales goals. It's not all about the Benjamins, but then it kind of is.Recruit, develop and retain a super collaborative, passionate team to run your store alongside youLead an operationally sound business; you'll bring the right balance of organizational structure, delegation & autonomy, and customer first selling practicesKeep watch (like the Night's Watch) on shrink/loss prevention, payroll hours and schedulesProvides a shopping experience that will encourage customers to returnProvides music knowledge and information to employees and customersCollaboratively communicate with retail leadership and HQ partners on trends & customer feedbackRun sales reports and use data to help guide your strategy to hit sales targetsDeliver the goods. You'll merchandise the store in a compelling way, leveraging planograms as a guide, while launching all promos on timeEnsure that you're continually building a bench of equally talented, passionate staffWhat You'll NeedAt least a year of retail store management experience; you've lead teams to success and want to experience more of it. You'll have skills to pay the bills: communication, recruiting, operations (payroll, reporting, scheduling, merchandising) and be a developer of your peepsPassion for music, fashion and pop cultureA high school diploma or GED equivalent. If you have a degree, even betterRoll with the punches. Retail is a fast changing industry and you like catching curveballs thrown your wayInquisitiveness and open mind regarding teen culture/music trends