Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2

Hot Topic - Portland, OR

Part-time - Entry Level

Portland, OR

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

At BoxLunch, we're committed to using our love of pop culture to do something amazing: eliminate hunger. With every $10 spent, we donate a meal to Feeding America that directly benefits the communities we are in. We're on the search for a Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2 that will help lead our civic-minded, pop culture-driven brand. You'll support the Store Manager in achieving store objectives with regards to hitting sales targets, recruiting, and development. You're Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker rolled into one; you can handle anything that comes your way while driving sales and building lifelong relationships with our customers.

Responsibilities

• Support your Store Manager in achieving the sales plan and/or comp sales goals.
• Help recruit, develop, and retain a super collaborative, passionate team to run your store alongside you.
• Create buzz and customer engagement through promotion of new products, use social media platforms, and additional benefits such as BOPIS and curbside pickup.
• Provide leadership around running an operationally sound business; balance ops, delegation/autonomy, and customer-first selling practices.
• Monitor shrink/loss prevention, payroll hours, and associate schedules.
• Communicate collaboratively with retail leadership and HQ partners on trends & customer feedback.
• Run sales reports and use data to help guide your strategy to hit sales targets.
• Merchandise the store in a compelling way, leveraging planograms as a guide, while launching all promos on time.
• Develop your team of loyal associates that are high-performing and customer-focused.

Requirements

• At least 1-2 years of retail store management experience.
• Experience in leading teams to success with skills in communication, recruiting, operations, and merchandising.
• Strong communication, time management, professionalism, and a drive to develop team members.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent; a degree is a plus.
• Ability to adapt to the fast-changing retail environment.
• Physical ability to navigate the store, merchandise products, and handle boxes weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice-to-haves

• Passion for philanthropy and pop culture.