Assistant Store Manager - Selling - Crabtree Valley Mall

The Assistant Store Manager-Selling reports to Store Manager and is responsible for the overall sales in an assigned area. Exercises discretion of leadership to ensure accomplishment of division and store goals for assigned area.
Essential Functions:

• Provide effective coaching in order to improve performance of all associates
• Ensure that all price changes are communicated through the approved channels, and report all deviations to the Store Manager/Price Manager
• Identify current trends and provide direction in visual merchandising concepts
• Educate direct reports & ensure execution of sales promotion calendar to associates to achieve sales and profit goals
• Ensure & year-end and mid-year inventory strategies are executed in a timely and efficient manner
• Communicate with associates on possible career paths and advancement opportunities
• Ensure merchandise consistently presented by your team, according to Belk visual and merchandising standards
• Ensuring & coordinating timely floor setup, including signage, for promotional events and seasonal business activity
• Ensure adequate staffing in your departments to meet customer service expectations
• Drive sales and profitability in assigned areas
• Communicate with Store Manager and Corporate Merchants regarding merchandise issues and needs that you identify
• Identify, recognize and grow Top Producers
• Meet or exceed store and Omni sales and profit plans through the training, coaching & managing of the direct reports
• Conduct timely reviews and communicating development needs that you have identified with direct reports. Set goals and identify areas for improvement
• Provide training & communication of meeting or exceeding Customer Experience goals to your team
• Provide store leadership with Store Manager is not there
• Ensure shrinkage control and Asset Protection in store through the continual management of direct reports
• Maintain high team morale. Provide timely communications of policies and other information to direct reports. Follow through on all concerns or problems that develop within your team
• Educate & manage direct reports to ensure price integrity in the store, including timely completion of permanent price changes
• Recruit, interview, select and retain quality associates and ensure all positions are filled in a timely manner

Education / Experience Requirements:
Position Contribution Level: Advanced Level
Minimum Education & Experience:
Four-year college degree or extensive leadership experience in retail management
Knowledge / Skills Requirements:

• Excellent supervisory, analytical and reasoning skills
• Proficient in computer business-related computer software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, etc).

Physical Requirements:
Ability to use computer keyboard, standard telephone and other related business equipment
Reporting Relationships:
Supervisor: Store Manager
Supervises: Sales Team Managers
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We treat all our associates and candidates as equals. We require all associates and managers to do so too and comply with employment laws and regulations. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We are committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
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