Management Trainee Program

The Buckle, Inc.•Minot, ND

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Management Trainee’s primary responsibility is to fulfill Buckle’s mission of creating the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for Guests. The role performs sales, merchandising, and operational tasks assigned by store management, including cashiering, merchandise displays and pulls, register procedures, and routine facility cleaning. Working directly with the Store Manager, the Management Trainee develops sales, recruiting, and leadership skills to prepare for a Store Manager role. The trainee shares responsibility for training and motivating Teammates and acts as Store Manager in the manager’s absence. The position supports sales generation and Guest service, teammate recruiting and development, visual merchandising, store operations, and leadership. It involves completing an extensive Management Trainee Program with weekly topics, assignments, and reviews; collaborating with store management to lead Teammates; and traveling to cover other stores within the District as business needs require. The role is based in a retail store setting with usually moderate noise. Work schedules are flexible and may include mornings, evenings, weekends, and the day of or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, depending on store and business needs. Travel, including overnight travel, is required as needed, and relocation may be required. The position requires regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing and jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing; sitting is occasional. The Teammate must be able to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom. No visa sponsorship is available.

Requirements

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 or day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based on store and business needs.
Ability to travel and cover other stores within the District; ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel 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, reaching, climbing or balancing and jumping, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing.
No visa sponsorship is available.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a relevant field of study.
Relocation flexibility, as relocation may be required.

Responsibilities

Greet Guests, answer questions about the store and merchandise, recommend and locate products, anticipate Guest needs, and provide friendly, knowledgeable service.
Demonstrate product knowledge and sales skills, share sales and policy information, build Guest relationships, and support Teammates’ sales presentations.
Meet personal sales-per-hour, average sales, total net sales, and Guest loyalty performance goals; use the Sales Presentation Guide daily.
Help recruit, interview, train, motivate, coach, and educate Teammates, and support their daily tasks and development.
Develop and maintain visual displays according to Buckle guidelines; manage product categories including denim, shoes, promotions, and supplies; maintain store standards and merchandise presentation.
Complete the Management Trainee Program assignments and reviews, and establish effective communication with store, area, district, and corporate management.
Accurately perform store opening and closing procedures, register balancing, bank deposits, returns, exchanges, and other operational and loss-prevention duties.
Follow company policies, procedures, loss-prevention policies, key controls, and the Code of Ethics; communicate policy violations and concerns appropriately.
Maintain an adequately stocked, clean, organized, and shoppable store; communicate repair and merchandise-handling concerns.
Support the Store Manager in planning and leading the team, reviewing performance, conducting team meetings, and completing new-hire onboarding paperwork.
Collaboratively supervise Teammates under store management’s supervision, including recruiting, interviewing, training, reviewing, delegating, scheduling, and leading.
Act as Store Manager in their absence, handle emergencies according to company guidelines, and travel to cover other stores within the District as needed.
Provide high-quality customer service, contribute to a positive team spirit, and perform special projects and other assigned duties.