Vans: Sales Lead - Aurora Town Center
About The Position
As a dedicated and passionate Sales Lead, you will support the store leadership team by ensuring the highest level of customer engagement and sales results are achieved. You model the voice of our brand and provide sales-related feedback and coach associate performance. As a part of the team, you will foster and thrive in an environment where individuality and authenticity are celebrated. If you aspire for a career in retail and are looking for a company dedicated to your personal growth to evolve into a leader of tomorrow, then Vans is for you. This role involves delivering a high level of personalized customer engagement through genuine interactions, assisting in maximizing and achieving store sales and goals by monitoring sales progress & results against key targets, and fostering a consumer-centric mindset and an inclusive store environment. You will also model selling behaviors through genuine interactions with consumers, assist in providing direct feedback, coaching and supervision of associates, and occasionally assume responsibility for the store in the absence of another manager. This may include covering breaks, meal periods or opening the store without a supervisor or manager. You will regularly interact with consumers within the store, providing a high level of customer service, and provide actionable feedback to store associates while adhering to policies, procedures and practices that align with company directives.
Requirements
- Proven ability to drive results through store teams and exceed sales and profit goals.
- Proven ability to drive results through team coaching and operational excellence
- Skilled in coaching, motivating, and building high-performing, diverse teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels.
- Solution-oriented and flexible in a fast-paced, dynamic retail environment.
- Capable of working independently, managing shifting priorities, and meeting business expectations.
- Comfortable using word processing, spreadsheets, and retail software tools.
- Ability to stand and move throughout the store for extended periods and perform physical tasks such as bending, reaching, squatting, climbing ladders, and lifting light to moderate weight, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of related professional retail experience is preferred but not required.
- A High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred; but we value hands-on experience and demonstrated achievements most.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a high level of personalized customer engagement through genuine interactions.
- Assist in maximizing and achieving store sales and goals by monitoring sales progress & results against key targets.
- Foster a consumer centric mindset and an inclusive store environment, while modeling selling behaviors through genuine interactions with consumers.
- Assist in providing direct feedback, coaching and supervision of the associates.
- Occasionally assume responsibility for the store in the absence of another manager. This may include covering breaks, meal periods or opening the store without a supervisor or manager.
- Regularly interact with consumers within the store, providing a high level of customer service.
- Provide actionable feedback to store associates and adhere to policies, procedures and practices that align with company directives.
Benefits
- Some benefits the company offers that this position can participate in.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
