Leader In Training (Part-Time)

The Buckle, Inc.•Slidell, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Leader in Training (LIT) and Floor Leader helps fulfill Buckle’s mission to create the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for Guests. The role performs sales, merchandising, and operational tasks assigned by store management, such as cashiering, merchandise displays and pulls, register procedures, and routine facility cleaning. Working directly with the Store Manager and Leadership Team, the LIT develops sales, supports recruiting, and provides leadership. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The role provides engaging Guest service, product recommendations, and sales support while working toward individual sales goals and supporting Teammates’ sales presentations. It assists with recruiting, training, motivating, and developing Teammates; supports visual merchandising and zone ownership; and carries out store operations, loss-prevention practices, and leadership activities. The position requires a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on store and business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related retail experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on store and business needs.
Physical ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach, climb or balance and jump, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear; occasional sitting is required.
Required visual abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Greet Guests, provide attentive and engaging service, answer questions, recommend merchandise, and help locate or obtain products.
Anticipate Guest needs, suggest additional items, create wardrobing experiences, and build relationships to develop a client-based business.
Use and share product knowledge, sales education, information about promotions and store policies, and knowledge of return and exchange procedures.
Achieve personal sales-per-hour, average sales, and total net sales goals, and support Teammates’ sales presentations and Guest loyalty activities.
Provide service throughout the store, including the Front 5, sales floor, fitting rooms, and register area; use the Sales Presentation Guide daily.
Support recruiting by identifying opportunities and using recruiting tools such as Jobs & Careers cards, email referrals, and Teammate Recommend.
Assist with leading, directing, motivating, training, and educating Teammates on accountability, shift orientation, loss prevention, sales presentations, and daily tasks.
Maintain a positive floor culture, demonstrate the dress code, and coach Teammates on fashion, denim showmanship, and denim fit cards.
Develop results in the assigned department, balance department-manager actions within the segment, and complete the mid-week check-in.
Demonstrate leadership during assigned segments by monitoring Guest service, involving Guests with products, communicating with the Team, obtaining Guest names, and supporting both sides of the store.
Manage product through zone ownership, including product knowledge, placement, weekly checklists, product life cycle, and results tracking.
Assign zones and projects with learning goals, follow up on visual standards and checklists, execute applicable tools and videos, and communicate merchandising recommendations to the Store Manager.
Give store tours and ensure the sales floor is sized consistently and new freight is displayed appropriately.
Work a flexible schedule based on store and business needs, including possible mornings, evenings, weekends, and holiday-period shifts.
Use the planner and complete opening and closing checklists; execute and teach Point of Sale procedures and use store tools.
Recognize security risks and theft, follow loss-prevention guidelines including daily bag and purse checks, and follow policies for payments, returns, and exchanges.
Handle Corporate Office calls appropriately and provide guidance and feedback to non-sales positions.
Complete scheduled shifts and cover shifts when needed; communicate merchandise-handling concerns to the Store Manager and report policy violations or concerns through appropriate channels.
Maintain a clean, organized, and shoppable store and follow Buckle’s Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, and handbooks.
Give and receive feedback, support Leadership, promote personal and store growth, maintain professional relationships with Teammates, and complete special projects or other assigned duties.