Housewares and Wine Assistant Marketing Manager
About The Position
Ralph's is hiring a full-time Housewares and Wine Sales Assistant Marketing Manager for its retail store in a small Ohio downtown. The store sells wine, coffee, chocolate, gourmet olive oil, cutlery, cookware, kitchen gadgets, appliances, beds, and TVs. The role combines retail and social marketing with customer hospitality, sales, and assistant management. The successful candidate will work alongside and manage a team, helping recruit, train, motivate, and develop team members while setting goals and performance expectations. The position offers upward mobility, including the potential to become a store manager as the company adds stores. The schedule is generally 8:45 a.m.–6:30 p.m. on weekdays and 8:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Saturday availability is required, as are most Saturdays and some evenings. The store is closed Sundays except for the three Sundays before Christmas; outside December, full-time employees have Sundays off and one rotating weekday off.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of retail or hospitality management experience.
- At least 1 year of team-building and training experience.
- Proven track record of recruiting, supervising, training, developing, and inspiring a team.
- Ability to create, plan, and execute product trainings, events, and sales contests.
- Strong communication and listening skills.
- Strong dedication to exceptional customer or guest service.
- Passion for food, cooking, and wine, and an interest in learning and sharing product knowledge and cooking skills.
- Strong computer and mathematical skills.
- Proven social media marketing experience and performance; this will be requested during the interview.
- Technical aptitude and a strong desire to learn.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects while considering team members’ skills and abilities.
- Availability to work most Saturdays and some evenings, with the stated weekday and Saturday hours; Saturdays are required.
- Ability to safely lift loads over 35 pounds.
- Ability to pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening.
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Responsibilities
- Engage customers and provide exceptional customer and guest service.
- Work alongside and manage team members using a servant-leadership approach.
- Recruit, train, motivate, supervise, develop, and inspire the team, setting goals and performance expectations.
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects while taking team members’ skills and abilities into account.
- Create, plan, and execute product trainings, events, and sales contests.
- Communicate with staff, including running store meetings, coordinating staff on the sales floor, and producing newsletters.
- Apply social media marketing skills to support the store.
- Learn and share product knowledge and cooking skills.
Benefits
- Health insurance with employer premium supplementation.
- Quarterly performance bonus based on team sales goal attainment, after 90 days.
- Paid holidays, vacations, and personal days.
- Employee discount program.
- Quarterly team celebrations.
- Opportunity for advancement, including potential progression to store manager.
- Training and development.
- Company parties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
