Store Manager Retail, Manhattan, NY 70-80K

11 Dec Store Manager Retail, Manhattan, NY 70-80K

Summary
This General Store Manager is responsible for achieving financial targets; analyzing and developing business; implementing strategic company initiatives; building highly motivated teams and strong relationships with the cross functional departments; and overall management of staff.

• Position is ON SITE in Manhattan
• This position will be responsible for 2 retail store locations.
• Salary 70- 80K
• Must have retail experience.
• Full time position / Vacation/Benefits ect.
• If you are interested in the position, please send me your resume tiffany@ralphclarkassociates.com. I will reach out to you via e mail to set up a phone interview to discuss the position and the company.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the store’s sales and profit budgets through consistent sales motivation and expense control.
• Develop a selling culture in the store.
• Model exemplary selling techniques and customer service.
• Achieve the store’s payroll budget goals through effective staffing and sales productivity.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and retain store staff.
• Create and monitor weekly schedule maximizing talent, payroll and store coverage.
• Ensure that associates are trained in all aspects of their job responsibilities including salesmanship, customer service, clientele, company history, product knowledge, visual merchandising and basic store operations.
• Identify and train employees for development and growth within the store team and within the retail organization to build back bench for succession planning.
• Organize regular store meetings to communicate store expectations and priorities to the entire store team.
• Motivate team to encourage positive work environment fostering friendly and service-oriented atmosphere.
• Develop an action plan to correct negative trends and achieve store goals.
• Track and ensure that KPI metrics are clearly communicated and achieved.
• Ensure that sales associates are developing and maintaining long-term clients through the effective use of customer service, client books, store and community events.
• Ensure that all product presentation is maintained to company standards.
• Ensure that product transfers, receiving, customer repairs are accounted for with accuracy.
• Ensure that all visual and merchandising directives are implemented according to company standards.
• Analyze product sales performance and inventory needs and communicate to supervisor and retail team.
• Develop local outreach to network within the community to develop customer base to increase sales.
• Partner with marketing and advertising department to support their initiatives to build customer awareness to increase traffic and sales through communication of marketing strategies.
• Supervise the enforcement of company cash handling, loss prevention, store funds and deposit procedures.
• Ensure all administrative responsibilities are completed promptly and accurately.
• Identify and discuss operational issues and concerns with Regional Manager.
• Maintain efficient and organized office filing and in-store communication system.
• Achieve store inventory shrinkage budgets.
• Regularly utilize store inventory audits to ensure consistent inventory control.
• Ensure product is replenished and re-stocked into case lines daily and as needed.
• Utilize maintenance and visual merchandise checklists regularly to ensure store standards are consistently being met.
• Prepare and send nightly business recap.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; bachelor’s degree is a plus but not a requirement.
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Strong organizational, problem solving and customer management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Basic math skills sufficient to complete orders, calculate inventory and manage transactions.
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with cross functional teams.
• Outstanding work ethic with a commitment to achieving targeted objectives.