Assistant Store Manager

Boot Barn • Fort Worth, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager is an essential member of the store leadership team, collaborating with the Store Manager to foster an environment that supports Boot Barn’s mission, vision, and values. The role helps uphold exceptional customer service, partner development and engagement, merchandising standards, store operations, and sales goals. The Assistant Store Manager also partners with the Store Manager and District Manager to pursue year-over-year increases and improve processes and productivity.

Boot Barn emphasizes community, collaboration, belonging, and mutual support. Guided by the values of the West, the company celebrates heritage, welcomes all, and values each Partner. Its vision is to offer everyone a piece of the American spirit, one handshake at a time.

The position leads and develops store partners, supports hiring and training, adapts store operations to business needs, and collaborates on community-focused events and sales initiatives. It helps maintain customer-focused selling, merchandise presentation and stock levels, inventory processes, and compliance with company policies and applicable laws. The role may require travel of up to 15% to support local stores as needed.

The work environment is described as clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated, with moderate noise levels. The position involves mostly standing, walking, bending, and frequent lifting; partners may need reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree and/or 2 to 4 years of experience in retail store management.
• Experience managing direct reports and leading teams in a selling environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Availability to work a variety of shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to meet business needs.
• Scheduling flexibility and willingness to work extended hours when necessary.
• Ability to travel up to 15% to support local stores, as needed.
• Ability to stand, walk, and squat for more than 50% of the work shift; bend, stoop, kneel, and squat occasionally; and use a ladder or step stool occasionally.
• Ability to lift, move, and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to read, count, and write to complete documentation and reports accurately.
• Ability to see, hear, and speak to communicate with partners and customers; specific vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Manual dexterity to finger, handle, feel, type, and reach with hands and arms.

Responsibilities

• Lead partners to foster a service and selling culture, exceed customer expectations, and build long-standing customer relationships.
• Review goals with partners and provide timely coaching, actionable feedback, and recognition; lead by example on the sales floor during peak business hours.
• Promote continuous learning, assist with partner training plans, improve operational and merchandising performance, and develop team members toward career goals.
• Collaborate with the Store Manager to adapt to changing business needs and procedures, adjust schedules, implement operational directives, support interviewing and hiring, train operational staff on new policies, and communicate with District, Region, and Store Support Center partners as needed.
• Assess and communicate localized customer needs to the Store Manager.
• Collaborate with the Store Manager to plan and execute volume-driving events involving outreach to the local community or market.
• Lead and coach associates in customer engagement through B Rewarded Loyalty Programs and hold individuals and teams accountable for goals.
• Maintain appropriate merchandise stock levels, adjacencies, presentations, signing, and assortments while following company visual presentation guidelines.
• Ensure markdown compliance and execution and process product receipts accurately and promptly.
• Partner with the Store Manager on inventory shrink plans and drive the strategy with the store team.
• Maintain product knowledge across western boots, work boots, denim, hats, and add-ons, and coach and train partners in these areas.
• Complete opening and closing procedures to company standards and comply with the Time and Attendance policy and procedures.
• Adhere to and enforce applicable local, federal, and state laws, as well as company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Apply business acumen and understand all aspects of store operations.
• Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, quality work, reliable attendance, and appropriate appearance when working with customers, team members, corporate partners, and vendors.
• Perform additional duties assigned by the District Manager or Store Support Center partners.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate plus selling incentives (SPIFFS) and monthly store sales bonus opportunity.
• 50% merchandise discount on Exclusive Brands and 40% discount on third-party brands.
• Paid Time Off plan for year-round Boot Barn Partners.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Flexible schedules and work/life balance.
• Opportunities for growth at every level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree