Management Trainee Program

Layton Hills Mall • Layton, UT

3d • 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 displays 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 position shares responsibility for training and motivating Teammates and acts as Store Manager in their absence.

The role includes supporting Guest service and sales, recruiting and developing Teammates, maintaining visual merchandising standards, and completing store operations. The Management Trainee participates in a structured program with weekly topics, assignments, and reviews, and may travel to cover other stores within the District. The work is regularly performed in a retail store setting with a usually moderate noise level.

Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• 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.
• Relocation may be required.
• No visa sponsorship is available.
• 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; sitting is occasionally required.
• Physical ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds throughout the store and backroom.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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, provide engaging and knowledgeable service, answer questions, recommend and locate merchandise, and anticipate Guest needs.
• Demonstrate product knowledge and sales techniques, share current promotions and relevant policies, and contribute to personal and team sales goals.
• Use the Sales Presentation Guide daily and support Guest loyalty and business-building activities, including fit appointments, Buckle credit card, and Guest Connect.
• Build Guest relationships and model leadership in customer service and selling.
• Help lead, direct, motivate, train, and educate Teammates on accountability, shift orientation, loss prevention, and sales presentation standards.
• Assist the Store Manager with coaching and counseling Teammates, recruiting, interviewing, and setting up interviews.
• Develop Teammates’ ability to implement, evaluate, and create visual displays in accordance with Buckle guidelines.
• Manage product categories such as denim, shoes, promotions, and supplies; maintain store standards and ensure the sales floor is sized and new freight is displayed appropriately.
• Complete the Management Trainee Program, including weekly topics, assignments, reviews, and review of completed assignments with the District Manager.
• Communicate and build working relationships with the Area Manager, District Manager, and Corporate Office to support store operations.
• Complete store opening and closing procedures, register balances, and bank deposits accurately and on time.
• Implement company policies, procedures, organizational changes, and merchandise offerings under the Store Manager’s direction.
• Follow loss prevention policies and store key controls, and handle returns, exchanges, and operational or loss prevention duties when the Store Manager is absent.
• Monitor supplies, maintain a clean, organized, shoppable store, communicate repair and merchandise-handling concerns, and handle emergencies in the Store Manager’s absence according to company guidelines.
• Report policy violations and Teammate or Guest concerns to the appropriate Store Manager, District Manager, and/or Human Resources in a timely and confidential manner.
• Support daily team planning and reviews, participate in team meetings, and help ensure new-hire onboarding paperwork is completed promptly and accurately.
• Collaboratively supervise, recruit, interview, train, review, delegate, schedule, and lead Teammates under store management’s supervision.
• Act as Store Manager in their absence and travel to cover other stores within the District as business needs require.
• Perform assigned special projects and other duties, contributing to a positive team spirit and high level of customer service.

What This Job Offers

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