Assistant in Training

The Buckle, Inc.•Evansville, IN

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 position is a progression from AIT and includes additional high-level duties, while most duties and responsibilities are shared. The role focuses on sales generation and Guest service, recruiting, training and developing Teammates, visual merchandising, store operations, and leadership. The position assists the Store Manager in supervising and may involve travel to and coverage of other stores within the district based on business needs. The work is performed in a retail store setting with a usually moderate noise level. The role requires a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of and day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, depending on store and business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (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 and day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on store and business needs.
Ability to travel to and cover other stores within the district based on business needs.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach, climb or balance and jump, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear; occasionally sit.
Physical ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, engaging, and consistent service to Guests; answer questions and recommend merchandise based on Guest needs.
Drive sales through product knowledge, suggestive selling, wardrobing, customer relationship building, personal sales goals, and effective use of the Sales Presentation Guide.
Maintain knowledge of current sales, promotions, payment and exchange policies, security practices, and merchandise across the Gals’ and Guys’ departments.
Support Guest loyalty and business builders, including fit appointments, Buckle credit card, and Guest Connect.
Plan sales goals with the Store Manager and demonstrate ownership of store sales performance.
Recruit, train, coach, motivate, and develop Teammates; assist the Store Manager with staffing and conduct interviews as needed.
Support daily setup, training, performance tracking, shift orientation, Loss Prevention, sales presentations, and ongoing Teammate training.
Promote a positive floor culture, model the dress code, and communicate with fellow leaders and Teammates.
Own and influence product presentation through zone ownership, merchandising projects, store tours, visual standards, and floor and backroom presentation.
Partner with the Store Manager to delegate, demonstrate, and review visual zones and ensure Teammates follow visual standards and checklists.
Recognize merchandising opportunities, ensure freight is appropriately displayed, and recommend changes to improve visual results and store performance.
Work a flexible schedule, complete scheduled shifts, and cover shifts when needed.
Complete opening and closing checklists, execute and teach Point of Sale procedures, and handle payments, returns, exchanges, markdowns, pulls, freight, recalls, and vendor returns.
Maintain a clean, organized, and shoppable store; monitor supplies and provide feedback about merchandise handling concerns.
Follow Loss Prevention, security, company policy, Code of Ethics, and Human Resources and legal guidelines; report policy violations and concerns appropriately.
Handle emergencies in the Store Manager’s absence in accordance with company guidelines.
Assist in supervising Teammates, support leadership, give and receive feedback, solve problems, and contribute to personal and store growth.
Establish effective communication with Corporate Office departments and perform other duties and special projects as assigned.