Manager in Training

Maurices•Beckley, WV

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager in Training (MIT) works with the store manager and store team to achieve sales goals, create a customer-focused environment, manage talent and performance, and execute visual standards. The MIT participates in a training program designed to prepare them for a Store Manager position within 3–6 months. The role is hired with the expectation that the associate can relocate to a specified new store or a group of new and existing stores. The MIT must actively participate in all training modules and activities while also fulfilling a managerial role on the team. The MIT supports the store manager across customer service, sales, talent management, and operational execution. This includes creating a fashion-focused shopping environment, analyzing store performance and managing payroll and schedules, hiring and developing associates, maintaining store standards and inventory controls, and following company policies and procedures. This is a regular, full-time position at Store 1492, Cranberry Creek Plaza, Beckley, West Virginia. The role requires varied hours and days as business needs dictate, physical activity including standing and reaching for extended periods, and handling merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds. Full-time associates are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; life and disability coverage; wellbeing resources; an Employee Assistance Program; and other voluntary insurance options. Eligible associates may access a 401(k) with an immediately vested Safe Harbor matching contribution after six months of employment. Tuition assistance is available after one year. Other offerings include early access to earnings, accrued paid time off, sick time, holiday pay, two weeks of New Parent Leave, and flexible scheduling.

Requirements

High school degree or GED required.
Supervisory experience in a customer-focused environment required.
Proven ability to set and achieve goals and execute company direction.
Experience hiring, promoting, and motivating talent.
Ability to lead by example, make sound decisions, and demonstrate professionalism.
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Diligence and ability to persevere in the face of resistance or setbacks.
Must commit to a specific store location or group of new and existing stores and be relocatable as required.
Able to work varied hours and days as business dictates.
Able to reach, push, pull, stand, squat, and bend for up to eight hours or longer as necessary.
Able to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the store, including a computerized register system.
Able to move or handle merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

A business or retail merchandising degree is preferred.
Fashion industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in all training modules and activities while fulfilling a managerial role on the store team.
Support the store manager in achieving sales goals and maintaining a customer-focused store environment.
Demonstrate fashion expertise and product knowledge through associate dress, customer interactions, and use of customer service training resources.
Analyze historical store performance, set priorities, and adjust plans to achieve sales goals.
Manage payroll hours and prepare schedules based on business needs, traffic patterns, and store activity.
Assess visual needs and direct promotional changes to maximize sales.
Direct the team’s use of sales-driving programs, including the associate ordering system and community outreach.
Make hiring decisions and develop talent and successors for store positions.
Provide positive and corrective feedback, ensure accountability, and coach associates based on their strengths and development needs.
Use company development programs to grow talent and foster a fun, rewarding work environment.
Maintain an operationally sound store, minimize inventory loss, and direct effective use of store security equipment.
Maintain a clean and organized store and review daily sales documentation.
Execute company direction across POS, visual, HR, and operations, and use resources appropriately.
Follow and enforce maurices policies and procedures; respond to violations using HR resources and company guidelines.

Benefits

Choice of three medical plans, including PPO and High-Deductible plans; High-Deductible plans offer an HSA option with an employer contribution.
Dental coverage.
Vision coverage.
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage.
Voluntary Life, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance.
Long-Term Disability coverage.
Basic Life Insurance at no cost to associates.
Short-Term Disability coverage at no cost to associates.
Wellbeing platform with Personify Health.
Employee Assistance Program for associates and their families.
401(k) eligibility after six months, with an immediately vested Safe Harbor matching contribution.
Tuition Assistance after one year of employment.
Early access to earnings through PayActiv.
Accrued paid time off.
Sick time awarded each January, prorated based on hire date unless otherwise required by law.
Holiday pay for New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Two weeks of New Parent Leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement.
Flexible scheduling.