Management Trainee Program

Frontier Mall•Cheyenne, WY

11d•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 to become a Store Manager. The role also helps train and motivate Teammates and acts as Store Manager when the Store Manager is absent. The position involves providing friendly, knowledgeable Guest service; achieving sales and guest-loyalty goals; supporting Teammate recruiting, training, and development; maintaining visual merchandising and store standards; and completing store operations and loss-prevention duties. The Management Trainee participates in a structured program with weekly topics, assignments, and reviews, including reviews with the District Manager. The role may require a flexible schedule, travel to cover other stores within the District, and relocation. It is based in a retail store setting, where the noise level is usually moderate.

Requirements

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.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel, including overnight travel as required.
Ability to relocate if required.
Ability to stand and walk regularly; use hands to handle or feel; reach; climb or balance and jump; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. Sitting is occasionally required.
Physical ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
No visa sponsorship is available.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a relevant field of study preferred.
One to three months of related retail experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Greet Guests, answer questions, recommend and locate merchandise, suggest additional items, and provide a welcoming shopping experience.
Demonstrate product knowledge and sales education, and share knowledge of sales, promotions, payment and exchange policies, and security practices.
Meet personal sales, sales-per-hour, average sales, net sales, business-builder, and guest-loyalty goals; use the Sales Presentation Guide daily.
Build Guest relationships and model customer service, selling skills, and leadership behaviors.
Help lead, direct, motivate, and educate new Teammates on accountability, shift orientation, loss prevention, and sales presentation standards.
Motivate Teammates to initiate and complete daily tasks; assist the Store Manager with coaching and counseling.
Recruit candidates, participate in interviews, and support interview scheduling and onboarding paperwork.
Help implement, evaluate, and create visual displays according to Buckle guidelines; manage product categories including denim, shoes, promotions, and supplies.
Maintain store standards, keep the sales floor sized, display new freight appropriately, and maintain a clean, organized, shoppable store.
Complete the Management Trainee Program’s weekly topics, assignments, and reviews, and review completed assignments with the District Manager.
Communicate and build effective working relationships with the Area Manager, District Manager, Corporate Office, Store Manager, and Leadership Team.
Accurately complete store opening and closing procedures, register balancing, and daily bank deposits; implement company developments as directed.
Follow loss-prevention policies and store key controls; handle returns, exchanges, emergencies, and other operational or loss-prevention duties in the Store Manager’s absence.
Monitor store supplies and communicate repair needs, merchandise handling concerns, sales and Teammate performance feedback, policy violations, and Teammate or Guest concerns to appropriate leaders.
Help plan and lead the Team, review work with Teammates, and participate in Team meetings.
Prepare for Store Manager responsibilities by collaboratively supervising Teammates under store management’s supervision; recruiting, interviewing, training, reviewing, delegating, scheduling, and leading Teammates as applicable.
Act as Store Manager in their absence and travel to cover other stores within the District based on business needs.
Follow Buckle’s Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, and handbooks; perform other duties and special projects as assigned.