Assistant Manager

About the role

Jockey is seeking an energetic Assistant Manager to join their team at the Kenosha, WI location. The Assistant Manager will provide leadership and direction in areas such as sales and profitability, merchandising, selling, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership that reflects Jockey’s core values and culture.
• Establish positive relationships with co-workers and guests, assuring high productivity and inclusiveness in accomplishing satisfaction goals.
• Lead and maintain consistency and accountability in guest service principles through communications, training, and individual accountability.
• Aid in recruiting, selecting, and training a team of qualified, dedicated, and professional store associates based on established core competencies.
• Support onboarding, training, and development of newly hired associates.
• Lead and inspire store team through effective coaching and development support needed to create a high-performance store sales and management team.
• Review key performance metrics with staff to drive profitability and service in the store on a consistent basis.
• Maintain all store operational standards including visual presentation, security, inventory control, human resources, expense control, and operational policies and procedures.
• Take action to correct when needed.
• Aid in managing the execution and adherence to all corporate programs including Jockey Rewards®.
• Assist in merchandising (stock, markdowns, visuals) of product in the store, in adherence to established visual standards.
• Ensure all Company prescribed standards are met and adhered to by all employees.
• Perform store opening and closing procedures in accordance with Jockey policies.
• Perform sales transactions (ringing purchases, processing of cash or credit payments, counting money).
• Protect the security of cash, inventory, and other company assets according to policies and procedures.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High School degree or equivalent.
• 1-3 years of successful management experience in a retail environment.
• Strong selling experience required with the proven ability to meet or exceed performance standards.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience in attracting, developing, and retaining strong talent.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Flexibility to work opening/closing shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as business dictates.
• Strong working knowledge of POS systems.

Physical Demands/Working Environment

• Ability to move a minimum of 25 pounds.
• Ability to effectively maneuver around the sales floor, and stockroom, repetitive bending, prolonged standing, twisting, stooping, squatting, and ascending/descending ladder to stock and merchandise store.
• Ability to work with/around cleaning chemicals.

Benefits

Jockey offers a competitive and comprehensive flexible benefits package which includes Medical/Dental/Life/Vision, 401(k), generous Paid Time Off (PTO), educational support, fitness club discounts, employee discounts and Rewards, a business casual work environment, and exciting career growth opportunities!