Assistant Store Manager

Vera Bradley • San Marcos, TX

14d • $20 - $31

About The Position

As the Assistant Store Manager, you help create the Vera Bradley experience by striving to exceed sales goals and assisting the General Store Manager with overall store operations. You support team development, training, and visual merchandising, and serve as a brand ambassador who models and upholds Vera Bradley’s core values.

The role involves driving sales and customer relationships, maintaining brand standards and store operations, inspiring and holding the team accountable to customer service standards, and assisting with recruiting, hiring, training, and developing employees. The position requires availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays to support store opening, closing, and peak business needs. The physical environment involves extended walking and standing, frequent bending, stooping, and reaching, and lifting and pushing or pulling loads of varying weights. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of prior retail management experience or proven Vera Bradley management ability.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays to support store opening, closing, and peak business needs.
• At least 18 years of age.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to consistently lift 10–35 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 55 lbs.; ability to push or pull more than 55 lbs.
• Strong sensory skills, including good eyesight, good hearing, and dexterity.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including constant walking and standing and frequent bending, stooping, and reaching.

Nice To Haves

• People-oriented disposition.

Responsibilities

• Work with the team to exceed sales goals, drive store traffic, convert customers, promote campaigns, increase brand awareness, and build lasting customer relationships.
• Coach the team to deliver an outstanding customer experience and ensure the store represents Vera Bradley’s brand standards.
• Execute and innovate daily operational procedures.
• Motivate and inspire the team using Vera Bradley’s core values, and hold team members accountable to customer service standards.
• Assist the General Store Manager with recruiting and hiring to ensure the store is staffed to meet business needs.
• Train and develop team members to become Vera Bradley brand ambassadors.
• Act reliably, uphold Vera Bradley’s core values, and follow company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility based on achievement of company metrics.
• Medical insurance with PPO and High Deductible Health Plan options.
• Dental insurance, including no-cost preventive care and 80%/20% restorative coverage up to $2,000 per year.
• No-cost vision benefit for employees who elect medical insurance.
• 401(k) with generous company match and immediate vesting, subject to age and service requirements.
• Generous managed time off (MTO).
• Nine paid company holidays.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Employer-provided life and AD&D insurance equal to two times salary.
• Employer-paid short-term disability insurance.
• Employer-paid long-term disability insurance.
• Health savings account with an employer contribution.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Ancillary benefits, including identity protection, legal services, pet insurance, and individual policies through Aflac.
• Employee assistance program with work/life wellness support, including no-cost unlimited telephonic counseling.
• Holistic wellness program with no-cost access to financial, physical, and mental wellness experts.
• Annual birthday gift.
• Product discount.
• Professional development assistance and resources.
• Fitness centers at corporate offices.
• DailyPay option for wage payment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED