Assistant in Training

The Buckle, Inc.•Millcreek Township, PA

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 when the Store Manager is absent. The Assistant Manager role is a progression from AIT and includes additional high-level duties, though most duties and responsibilities are shared. The role supports Guest service and sales, Teammate recruiting and development, visual merchandising, store operations, and leadership. The position includes coaching and training Teammates, implementing sales and merchandising priorities, maintaining store standards and inventory, supporting staffing and scheduling, and helping manage store performance. The AIT assists the Store Manager in supervising. The role regularly takes place in a retail store setting with a usually moderate noise level. The physical demands include standing, walking, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing and jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing. Sitting is occasionally required. The Teammate must be able to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom, with vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

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 provide customer service and achieve sales goals.
Ability to train, coach, motivate, and lead Teammates.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of/day after Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Ability to complete scheduled shifts and cover shifts when needed.
Ability to travel to 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 listed physical activities and meet the stated vision requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, engaging Guest service and assist Guests in selecting and obtaining merchandise.
Meet personal and store sales goals, use the Sales Presentation Guide, and support business builders and Guest loyalty.
Build Guest relationships and demonstrate product knowledge, sales education, and showmanship.
Recruit, train, coach, motivate, and develop Teammates; assist with store staffing and interviews.
Support leadership and act as Store Manager in the Store Manager’s absence, including handling emergencies in accordance with company guidelines.
Own and influence product through zone ownership, visual standards, merchandising projects, and freight-to-floor execution.
Maintain a clean, organized, and shoppable store and ensure the sales floor and backroom meet visual standards.
Perform store operations including opening and closing tasks, POS procedures, markdowns, pulls, freight, recalls, and returns to vendors.
Follow Loss Prevention, payment, return, exchange, security, policy, and safety procedures.
Complete and train others on checklists, paperwork, planning, and assigned store tasks.
Communicate with the Store Manager, Leadership Team, Corporate Office departments, and other relevant parties about store operations, concerns, and policy violations.
Work flexible schedules and cover shifts or other stores within the District as business needs require.