Management Trainee Program

The Buckle, Inc. • Layton, UT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Management Trainee 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, including cashiering, merchandise display and pulls, register procedures, and routine facility cleaning. Working directly with the Store Manager, the Management Trainee develops sales, recruiting, and leadership skills in preparation for becoming a Store Manager. The position shares responsibility for training and motivating Teammates and acts as Store Manager when the Store Manager is absent.

The role supports sales generation and Guest service, teammate recruiting and development, visual merchandising, store operations, and leadership. It includes completing a structured Management Trainee Program with weekly topics, assignments, and reviews; communicating with store and district leadership; and traveling to cover other stores when business needs require. The position is regularly performed in a retail store setting with usually moderate noise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a relevant field, or one to three months of related retail experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of and day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on store and business needs.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel, including overnight as required.
• Ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, handling items, reaching, climbing or balancing, jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and talking or hearing.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• No visa sponsorship is available.
• Relocation may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a relevant field of study.

Responsibilities

• Greet Guests, provide friendly and engaging service, answer merchandise questions, and help Guests find products that meet their needs.
• Recommend additional items, create a wardrobing experience, demonstrate product knowledge, and build Guest relationships and client-based business.
• Maintain knowledge of promotions, payment and exchange policies, and security practices; achieve personal sales and Guest loyalty goals.
• Use the Sales Presentation Guide daily and model customer service and selling skills for Teammates.
• Assist in leading, motivating, educating, coaching, and counseling Teammates in accordance with company policies.
• Recruit candidates, participate in interviews with the Store Manager, and help set up interviews.
• Educate Teammates on visual merchandising guidelines, manage assigned product categories, maintain store standards, and ensure merchandise is displayed appropriately.
• Complete the Management Trainee Program assignments and reviews, and develop communication with area, district, and corporate leadership.
• Perform store opening and closing procedures, register balancing, bank deposits, returns, exchanges, and other operational and loss-prevention duties.
• Maintain store supplies, cleanliness, organization, and a shoppable environment; communicate repair needs and merchandise-handling concerns.
• Follow company policies, procedures, key controls, loss-prevention requirements, and Code of Ethics; promptly communicate policy violations and concerns.
• Support planning and leading the Team, participate in Team meetings, and help complete new-hire onboarding paperwork.
• Collaboratively supervise Teammates under store management, including recruiting, interviewing, training, reviewing, delegating, scheduling, and leading.
• Act as Store Manager in the Store Manager’s absence and handle emergencies according to company guidelines.
• Travel to and cover other stores within the District as needed, including overnight travel when required.
• Perform special projects and other assigned duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level