Assistant Store Manager

Columbia Sportswear Company • San Clemente, CA

8d • $24 - $34

About The Position

The Assistant Store Manager is a key member of the Store Leadership Team and assists the Store Manager in ensuring effective store operations. The role executes strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and increase profitability. As a positive role model and leader, the Assistant Store Manager supports a collaborative team environment and helps deliver exceptional customer service while advancing the company’s mission of “Connecting Active People with Their Passions.”

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience in the position or specialization.
• Skill operating a Point of Sales (POS) system, other in-store computerized systems, and a telephone.
• Ability to use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.
• Effective communication skills to exchange ideas and information with store leadership, associates, and consumers.
• Availability to work a flexible retail schedule that may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to store staff, including supervisors and associates.
• Execute and support plans to enhance employee productivity and performance.
• Assist the Store Manager with interviewing, hiring, training, and coaching staff, as necessary.
• Provide day-to-day coaching and direction to ensure staff performance standards are met.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels through replenishment, organization, shrink control, and communication.
• Assist the Store Manager in developing and implementing action plans to address store sales, goals, safety, training, and personnel development.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with a generous company match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings account
• Voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services
• Free, confidential, 24/7/365 counseling services through EAP+
• Wellness benefits
• Employee discounts
• Time off program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed