OPTICS – Store Manager
Contract: Full Time
Responsibilities of a Store Manager
- Cultivate a culture of true passion for the brand by encouraging team members to be brand ambassadors
- Create a high-performance retail environment that dares to exceed shopper expectations and delivers an exceptional experience every time.
- Ensure that the brand philosophy and experience are promoted in all guest interactions
- Meet and exceed business objectives and KPI expectations
- Lead and inspire a team that is accountable for both individual and overall store performance
- Provide on-the-fly coaching and feedback to drive KPI achievement
- Maintain a leadership presence in the sales area, participate in team selling to maximize sales opportunities
- Complete Pandora product knowledge training to increase sales
- Maintain awareness of current product launches and promotions, support company initiatives
- Cultivate a strong customer/client base through customer engagement and relationship building
- Always maintain deep customer awareness to provide world-class shopping experience and control loss prevention
- Maintain optimal floor coverage and effective scheduling to maximize business
- Build a high-performance team by recruiting, retaining, training, and developing top talent
- Build a pipeline of qualified talent to cultivate and sustain an environment of internal mobility
- Continuous networking to create a community of potential talent for regular and seasonal hiring needs
- Identify, document, and resolve performance issues (and/or policy violations) in collaboration with the Divisional Sales Manager and HR Generalist
- Utilize divisions of responsibility (talent, brand, operations, and fan experience) to ensure timely implementation of visual merchandising directives, functionally robust processes, and continuously grow and develop talent
Qualifications of a Store Manager
- 3-5 years of leadership experience in a high-performance sales environment and/or with a comparable brand is preferred.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization
- Knowledge of retail mathematics and key performance indicators
- Strong business acumen and analytical thinking
- Ability to recruit, retain and develop a team with succession planning and internal mobility at its core
- Ability to set/adjust priorities, delegate as needed, and manage own time effectively
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 Suite, KWI, POS, and an applicant tracking system is preferred
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time (greater than 30 minutes)
- Must be available to work a flexible work schedule, including evenings, weekends and holidays as required
If you're a passionate team player with a positive attitude, you'll thrive in our energetic and inclusive environment.