Assistant in Training

The Buckle, Inc.•Farmington, NM

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant in Training (AIT) supports the Store Manager and Leadership Team in creating an enjoyable shopping experience for Guests. The role combines sales, merchandising, and store operations with developing sales, recruiting Teammates, and providing leadership. The AIT shares responsibility for training and motivating Teammates and acts as Store Manager in their absence. The Assistant Manager role is a progression from AIT and includes additional high-level duties, while most responsibilities are shared. The position focuses on delivering excellent Guest service and meeting sales goals; coaching, training, and developing Teammates; maintaining visual merchandising standards; and supporting daily store operations. The AIT assists with staffing, scheduling needs, inventory and freight tasks, store cleanliness, loss prevention, and policy compliance. The role may require travel to other stores within the district based on business needs. This is a full-time position in a retail store setting. The schedule is flexible and may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, depending on store and business needs. The role involves regularly standing and walking, using hands and arms, climbing or balancing, jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and lifting and maneuvering up to 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom. The work environment is usually moderately noisy.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related retail experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on business needs.
Ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
Ability to perform the physical activities described, including standing, walking, handling items, reaching, climbing or balancing, jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and communicating by talking and hearing.
Ability to travel to and cover other stores within the district based on business needs.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, engaging, and knowledgeable Guest service; recommend merchandise, suggest additional items, and build client relationships.
Meet personal sales-per-hour, average sale, total net sales, and other sales and Guest loyalty goals; plan sales goals with the Store Manager.
Use the Sales Presentation Guide and product knowledge to improve sales presentations and support sales performance.
Recruit, train, coach, motivate, and develop Teammates; support interviews, onboarding, shift orientation, and training needs.
Partner with the Store Manager to select and implement educational focus areas and delegate work toward business goals.
Demonstrate leadership, maintain a positive floor culture, communicate with the team, and act as Store Manager in their absence.
Manage visual merchandising through zone ownership, visual standards, product presentation, freight placement, store tours, and visual improvements.
Complete and train others on opening and closing checklists, point-of-sale procedures, and other store tools and processes.
Maintain a clean, organized, and shoppable store; complete markdowns, pulls, freight handling, recalls, and returns to vendors.
Follow loss prevention, security, payment, return, exchange, company policy, and ethical guidelines; report concerns and violations appropriately.
Support store staffing and scheduling needs, cover shifts when needed, and travel to other district stores based on business needs.
Monitor store supplies and communicate merchandise handling concerns to the Store Manager and Leadership Team.
Promptly and accurately complete new-hire paperwork and tasks in accordance with Human Resources guidelines and legal policies.
Handle emergencies in the Store Manager’s absence in accordance with company guidelines.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.