Assistant Store Manager (Maternity Cover 12 Months Jan 27)

PURPOSE & IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION

Contributes to meeting or exceeding store sales and KPI targets

Maintaining an effective and organized stockroom area

Executing store operations with a particular focus on product flow to and from the sales floor

Using his/her expertise and experience to provide feedback and support to selected team members

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Is aware of store targets and actively works to meet or exceed these by using all the resources available inside and outside of the store

Uses retail and commercial expertise to maximize sales opportunities by prioritizing merchandise flow to the sales floor

Is a role model for stockroom operations and completing deliveries quickly and accurately while adhering to stock protection procedures

Accurately records and manages all inter-store and warehouse inventory movement and does this in a timely manner

Ensures adequate supplies to create an effective stockroom environment and continually maintains this (including all merchandise) within and around the vicinity

Complies with store policies and procedures to maintain a safe shopping and working environment

Identifies improvement opportunities and communicates suggestions to store management to drive commercial success

Guides and trains selected members of the store team on basic stockroom processes and behaviours

Collaborate productively and respectfully with team members to meet or exceed store goals

Makes himself/herself available to support other team members when needed

Communicates a desire to learn and seizes all available opportunities to drive his/her development and increase performance

KNOWLEDGE, CAPABILITIES, AND EXPERIENCE

Stepping into Management Competencies

Fine-tunes communication techniques to provide advanced level service to internal customers

Flexibly adapts the approach to accommodate the needs of multiple internal customers at the same time

Deals professionally with difficult internal customer situations

Uses retail and commercial expertise to drive overall store sales by prioritizing the flow of merchandise to the sales floor

Supports teammates by actively helping the sales floor team when directed by Store management

Is thorough and detail-oriented in maintaining a clean and organized stockroom

Stockroom management or people management experience is highly desirable

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 12 months work experience in a sports/fashion customer- and commercial-focused retail environment with advanced selling experience and comprehensive product, retail, and industry understanding, [as well as with first supervisor experience]

Intermediate numeracy and literacy and advanced verbal communication skills

Minimum 6 months experience in a Stockroom role

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