st Assistant Leader

OVERVIEW:
The 1st Assistant Store Leader will work in partnership with the Store Leader to build and motivate their team to maximize sales and profitability, ensure excellent customer service, and uphold all South Moon Under’s visual and operational standards. They will drive business through effective product placement and maintenance of the South Moon Under environment. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Consistently meet or exceed the financial and operational expectations of the store. Along with the Store Leader, share responsibility for the store’s profitability.
• Perform all opening and closing procedures and ensure daily adherence to opening and closing checklists.
• Meet or exceed shrinkage goal thru maintaining strong loss prevention guidelines and audits.
• Partner with the Visual Department in planning, scheduling, and executing an innovative visual environment. Consistently maintain all aspects of store’s environment to help maximize sales. Manage and train sales team in product and cleanliness standards.
• Assist Store Leader with daily deposits, staff scheduling, opening and closing, recruitment, training, and on-boarding when necessary.
• Lead and motivate the store team. Serve as a proactive mentor, teacher, and problem solver. Utilize all available training tools to provide consistent training to all staff.
• Emulate the brand aesthetics and embody a strong sense of fashion and an enthusiastic attitude.
• Performs other duties related to the qualifications and requirements of the job.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma required; associate degree preferred
• 2+ years in management-level position in a specialty retail environment preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and POS systems
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent mathematical skills
• Flexibility to work non-traditional hours, days, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Travel may be required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• To perform the essential functions of this job, an employee must be able to meet the following physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; use hands to finger; handle; or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop; kneel; or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills