Assistant in Training

The Buckle, Inc.•Lancaster, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant in Training (AIT) and Assistant Manager help fulfill Buckle’s mission to create the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for Guests. They perform sales, merchandising, and operational tasks assigned by store management, including cashiering, merchandise displays and pulls, register procedures, and routine facility cleaning. They work with the Store Manager and Leadership Team to develop sales, recruit Teammates, and provide leadership. They share responsibility for training and motivating Teammates and act as Store Manager in the manager’s absence. The Assistant Manager role is a progression from AIT and includes additional higher-level duties, although most responsibilities are shared. The role focuses on delivering Guest service and driving sales; recruiting, training, and developing Teammates; managing visual merchandising; and carrying out store operations and leadership responsibilities. The position assists the Store Manager in supervising and may require travel to cover other stores in the district based on business needs. The job is performed in a retail store setting, where the noise level is usually moderate. Teammates regularly stand and walk and may need to lift and maneuver up to 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom. The schedule may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on store and business needs.

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 travel and cover other stores within the district based on business needs.
Ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
Ability to perform the physical functions described for the role, including standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and talking or hearing.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

Greet Guests and provide engaging, knowledgeable service, including helping them find merchandise and suggesting additional items.
Meet personal sales-per-hour, average-sale, total-net-sales, and Guest-loyalty performance standards; help plan sales goals with the Store Manager.
Use the Sales Presentation Guide and product knowledge to support sales presentations, showmanship, Guest relationships, and sales results.
Recruit, train, coach, motivate, and develop Teammates; assist the Store Manager with staffing and store education priorities.
Support daily setup, training, performance reviews, shift orientation, Loss Prevention practices, and sales-presentation standards.
Own and influence product presentation and store zones; delegate and review visual work and ensure visual standards are followed.
Maintain a sized, shoppable sales floor and appropriately display new freight; identify and communicate merchandising opportunities.
Carry out store operations, including opening and closing checklists, point-of-sale procedures, payments, returns, exchanges, markdowns, pulls, freight, recalls, and vendor returns.
Maintain a clean, organized store and adequate supply inventory; follow security, Loss Prevention, company policy, and Code of Ethics requirements.
Communicate concerns, policy violations, merchandise-handling issues, and operational feedback to the appropriate management or Human Resources contacts.
Assist with supervising the store and act as Store Manager in the manager’s absence, including handling emergencies according to company guidelines.
Complete scheduled shifts and cover shifts when needed; travel to cover other district stores based on business needs.
Complete other assigned duties and special projects.