Assistant Store Manager, Merchandising

Mar 30, 2016
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Full-time

REPORTS TO: Store Manager / General Manager PRIMARY PURPOSE: The Assistant Store Manager - Merchandising drives sales growth by overseeing the product life cycle and has a primary duty of management, actively directing and managing direct reports. Assistant Store Manager - Merchandising is also responsible for the overall floor set process to ensure product is available and merchandised on the sales floor in a visually compelling way. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Assists the Store Manager in the overall management of the store - Assumes total store leadership in the absence of the Store Manager and is a partner in the strategic planning of short and long term goals - Responsible for the overall appearance and presentation of seasonal merchandising strategies through brand guide planning, mapping, and execution - Leverages visual merchandising filters to create sell down strategies and impact decision making - Maintains and updates floor plan and fixture block leveraging the Digital Brand Guide and fixture database - Supports all merchandise flow activities, including leading teams in processing and replenishment as appropriate - Reinforces and supports merchandise flow standards, assessments, inventory and backroom organization - Manages competing priorities and business complexities in our higher volume stores - Leads and develops leaders and associates in various roles and levels including managers and associates - Responsible for talent life cycle of direct reports, including recruitment, hiring, on boarding, training, development, performance management, terminations and succession planning ALL LEADERSHIP ROLES AT CYTHEREA ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR: - Delivering top line sales results and growing the business through business insight to action - Leading the sales floor while assigned to the role of the Customer Sales Lead (CSL) - Maintaining a focus on bras as the premier product differentiator, to build loyalty and support our Best at Bras culture - Creating emotionally engaging customer experiences, consistent with the brand vision - Building customer loyalty through current brand strategies, including credit (US only) and customer relationship marketing - Building and growing high performing teams - Leading change through positivity and a growth mindset - Upholding positive associate relations that lead to engagement in the brand and the team - Understanding and leveraging visual merchandising filters to create a compelling store environment that grows sales - Driving operating fundamentals - Effectively managing and controlling expenses - Executing store opening and closing procedures - Creating an awareness of, and building capability in, loss prevention - Reinforcing store strategy to reduce shrink - Managing all activities related to providing a safe work environment - Understanding, demonstrating and enforcing company values QUALIFICATIONS: - Previous experience leading leaders and teams preferred - Demonstrates ability to improve customer satisfaction and drive customer loyalty - Proven ability to effectively delegate, follow up and communicate with all levels of the organization - Demonstrates ability to manage complex and competing priorities through time management and organizational skills - Proven ability to assess talent, coach, develop and manage performance - Demonstrates business acumen with strong strategic and analytical skills - Demonstrates excellent visual merchandising skills - Schedule flexibility that includes evenings, weekends, holidays, and non-business hours