Store Manager

Our mission is to Make Today Ridiculously Awesome! This isn't about selling handbags, it's about manifesting a feeling, an experience, and a community - all in honor of the journey - because it's not about the bag....it's where you take it. We are an entrepreneurial women’s fashion brand headquartered in Austin, TX. Our product offering, almost entirely produced in Mexico, focuses on totes, handbags and accessories. Nothing is off limits for us when it comes to color, materials, textures, and design. We aspire to help people and have a positive impact through our lives and work, and to keep our focus on the good.

Our It’s Not About the Bag™ program celebrates women who impact the world in positive ways through their service, strength, kindness, humor, tenacity and love. We are passionate about lifting women up through our products, relationships with customers, and our company’s culture. We use our retail stores as a foundation for community giveback through our Consuela Connects programs.

About the Role:

We’re looking for someone to join our team as the Store Manager for the Smithville, Texas Consuela location. We strive to hire strong motivational leaders that balance delivering an exceptional customer experience with building our in-store culture of individual and team development while achieving operational excellence.

The Store Manager will be responsible for:

• Providing an exceptional customer experience for all of our retail customers
• Effectively communicating customer feedback to their team and the corporate support center
• Developing and executing policies and procedures for key activities in the store
• Serving as an ambassador for the brand in the store and around Austin
• Developing a strong succession plan for creating future retail leaders for future stores
• Supports the hiring and training of future store managers and their teams
• Managing the Katy store including:

- Implementation of sales strategies and traffic driving initiatives

- Product merchandising according to company guidelines

- Execution of visual updates in conjunction with the Marketing department

- Hiring, training, coaching, leading, and developing a team of sales associates

- Scheduling and time reporting

- Inventory management

- Managing the controllable aspects of the store P&L

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary and variable bonus structure
• Competitive benefits package, including company-subsidized medical insurance
• Company match in SIMPLE IRA
• Paid time off
• Access to lots of Consuela goodies

Consuela, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, military/veterans status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local ordinances.

Requirements

• 3+ years of retail management experience in fashion and/or accessories
• College degree preferred, high school diploma required
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must be available to work weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), evenings and holidays as needed
• Possesses an internal drive to deliver the best experience possible for all customers
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of retail systems and processes
• Exhibits a passion for, and history of, developing others and building strong teams
• Possesses merchandising and managerial skills that are focused on meeting financial and strategic objectives
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills to manage scheduling, inventory management, and other operational responsibilities
• Demonstrates strong communication skills with peers, subordinates, and corporate leaders in order to clearly identify risks and opportunities for our brand and our customers