Retail Store Manager in Training

maurices • Dodge City, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager in Training (MIT) works with the store manager and store teams to achieve sales goals, drive 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 carries an expectation that the MIT 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 in customer experience, sales, talent management, and operational execution. This includes creating fashion-focused customer experiences; analyzing sales performance and managing payroll and schedules; hiring, coaching, and developing associates; maintaining store operations and minimizing inventory loss; and implementing company direction and policies.

The position is based at Store 0199-Vlg Sqr ShpCtr in Dodge City, Kansas. It is regular, full-time work. Work hours and days vary according to business needs. Physical requirements include standing and performing reaching, pushing, pulling, squatting, and bending for up to eight hours or longer as needed; operating store equipment and a computerized register; and moving or handling merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• High school degree or GED.
• Supervisory experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Proven track record of setting and achieving goals and executing 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.
• Commitment to a specific store location or a group of new and existing stores.
• Ability to work varied hours and days as business dictates.
• Ability to reach, push, pull, stand, squat, and bend for up to eight hours or longer as necessary.
• Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the store and operate a computerized register system.
• Ability to move or handle merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• A business or retail merchandising degree.
• Fashion industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with the store manager and store team to achieve sales goals and maintain a customer-focused environment.
• Deliver product knowledge and fashion expertise, and lead by example in customer service.
• Analyze store performance and historical reports, and adjust plans and priorities to achieve sales goals.
• Manage store team performance and payroll hours to meet business needs and sustain profitability.
• Assess visual needs and direct promotional changes to maximize sales.
• Prepare schedules based on business needs, traffic patterns, and store activity.
• Direct the team’s use of sales-driving programs, including associate ordering and community outreach.
• Make hiring decisions, develop successors and talent pools, and provide actionable positive and corrective feedback.
• Coach associates and develop talent through company programs, including orientation and customer service training.
• Maintain an environment that supports associates’ potential and fosters a fun, rewarding workplace.
• Maintain an operationally sound store, minimize inventory loss, and ensure the effective use of store security equipment.
• Keep the store clean and organized and review daily sales documentation.
• Execute company direction across POS, visual, HR, and operations, and use resources appropriately.
• Follow and enforce company policies and procedures, respond to violations, and use HR resources in accordance with company guidelines.
• Complete the MIT training program and commit to a specific store location or group of new and existing stores.

Benefits

• Choice of three medical plans, including a PPO or high-deductible plan; high-deductible plans offer a Health Savings Account with an employer contribution.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Healthcare and dependent-care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage.
• Voluntary Life Insurance for associates, spouses, and children.
• Long-Term Disability coverage.
• Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability coverage at no cost to associates.
• Access to a wellbeing platform with Personify Health.
• Employee Assistance Program for associates and their families.
• Eligibility for a 401(k) after six months of employment, 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.
• Annual sick time award of 56 hours, prorated based on hire date unless otherwise required by law.
• Holiday pay for New Year’s 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED