286 - PT Assistant Manager - Store

Major Responsibilities and/or Essential Functions

• Drive sales to achieve and exceed financial plan.
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist in evaluating the business and taking proactive steps to improve results.
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist in setting and monitoring store goals (individual, daily, weekly).
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist in managing store expenses.
• Absent from the Store Manager, ensure all funds and merchandise are handled according to Company policy and procedure.
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist in maintaining final report accountability for store operations, associate development and financial contribution.
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist with scheduling a minimum of 1 grassroots event per quarter.
• Effectively manage merchandise.
• Utilize social media to drive traffic to stores for events, recruiting, and generation of sales.
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist with driving PLCC and email capture.

Customer Experience

• Provide an exceptional customer service experience to all customers.
• Properly zone store for optimum selling and customer experience.
• Serve as product knowledge expert to educate customers and Associates.
• Successfully model the Company values; hold all Associates accountable to do the same.
• Serve as a role model to all Associates for exceptional customer service through customer experience.

Operations

• Serve as manager on duty in the absence of the Store Manager and Full Time Assistant Manager.
• Communicate with Store Manager and Full Time Assistant Manager on areas of importance.
• Conduct Take 5’s to ensure all Associates are updated on daily Company and store communications.
• Maintain the highest standards in store operations in relation to the Policy and Procedures manual.
• Partner with store Associates to ensure the neatness, maintenance and cleanliness of the store.
• Execute merchandise displays and visuals to enhance the Brand.
• Absent from the Store Manager, assist in placing supply orders and monitoring inventory levels.
• Effectively manage time for self and Associates.

Knowledge, Skills, & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 - 2 years prior retail experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to apply retail math principles.
• Excellent computer skills and ability to use a POS system.
• High level of initiative and accountability.
• Prioritize multiple initiatives.
• Detail oriented; consistently meets deadlines.

Interaction; (peer, supervisor, direct reports)

Daily interaction across all divisions/levels.

Organization Chart (reports to)

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Brand Overview

Ashley Stewart was founded in 1991. Beginning with the first store in Brooklyn, New York, the Ashley Stewart brand captured the hearts and minds of women searching for fashion-forward, well-tailored but affordable clothing in an easily accessible and welcoming environment. Today, our customers are able to shop the brand in retail stores across the United States and on-line through our website, www.ashleystewart.com. The website has enabled Ashley Stewart to grow internationally and customers are now able to interact with fellow customers across many different forms of social media. Ashley Stewart will continue to deliver fashion forward style and flattering fit for the trend-savvy, curvy and confident woman. Our Philosophy We believe in a set of core values grounded in fair play, hard work, teamwork and integrity. We believe that success comes from a group of people planning and executing in unison each and every day. We believe that Ashley Stewart exists solely because our customers trust and believe in what the brand stands for. Ashley Stewart stands for confidence, self-esteem, sexiness, class, and sisterhood. Everything we do as a Company is for our customer. Our customer looks at each and every employee as if she/he is Ashley Stewart, a trusted confidante and best friend. Ashley Stewart is as much about a shopping experience, whether it is in the stores or on-line, as it is about merchandise. Ashley Stewart stands for confidence and acceptance.

Essential Functions

A job function should be considered essential if: (1) the position exists to perform that function, or (2) there are a limited number of available employees among whom the function can be distributed, or (3) the function is so highly specialized that the incumbent in the position was hired for their ability to perform that function.

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• 0 Exempt
• 1 Non-Exempt

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Disclaimer

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an all-inclusive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.