Management Trainee Program

The Buckle, Inc.•Bossier City, LA

12d•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, including cashiering, merchandise displays and pulls, register procedures, and routine facility cleaning. Working directly with the Store Manager, the trainee develops sales, recruiting, and leadership skills in preparation to become a Store Manager. The trainee also helps train and motivate Teammates and acts as Store Manager when the Store Manager is absent. The position includes Guest service and sales, recruiting and developing Teammates, visual merchandise management, and store operations. Trainees complete a Management Trainee Program with weekly topics, assignments, and reviews, and review completed assignments with the District Manager. They support store leadership and may travel to cover other stores within the District based on business needs. The role is performed in a retail store setting with a usually moderate noise level. A flexible schedule may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to store and business needs. Travel, including overnight travel, and relocation may be required. No visa sponsorship is available.

Requirements

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 as required.
Relocation may be required.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, handling and reaching, climbing or balancing and jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing; occasionally sitting; and lifting and maneuvering 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Must meet the position’s essential functions, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
No visa sponsorship is available.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Greet Guests, provide friendly and engaging service, answer questions, recommend and locate merchandise, anticipate Guest needs, and create a wardrobing experience.
Demonstrate product knowledge and sales education, and share current sales, promotions, payment and exchange policies, and security practices.
Achieve personal sales-per-hour, average sales, and net sales goals; use the Sales Presentation Guide daily; and contribute to Teammate sales presentations and Guest loyalty.
Build Guest relationships and client-based business, and model customer service, selling skills, and leadership standards.
Help lead, direct, motivate, and educate new Teammates; encourage completion of daily tasks; assist with coaching and counseling; and recruit, interview, and help arrange interviews.
Develop Teammates’ visual merchandising skills and manage product categories such as denim, shoes, promotions, and supplies.
Maintain store standards, appropriately display new freight, and keep the sales floor sized and the store clean, organized, and shoppable.
Complete the Management Trainee Program assignments and reviews, and establish communication with area, district, and corporate contacts to support store operations.
Accurately complete store opening and closing procedures, register balances, and bank deposits; follow Loss Prevention policies and store key controls.
Handle returns, exchanges, operational and Loss Prevention duties, and emergencies in the Store Manager’s absence in accordance with company procedures.
Monitor supply inventory; communicate store repair needs, merchandise-handling concerns, policy violations, and Teammate or Guest concerns to appropriate leaders.
Support the Store Manager in planning and leading the Team, reviewing with Teammates, participating in Team meetings, and completing new-hire onboarding paperwork.
Collaboratively supervise Teammates under store management supervision, including recruiting, interviewing, training, reviewing, delegating, scheduling, and leading; act as Store Manager in their absence.
Travel to and cover other stores within the District as business needs require.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.