- Assist the Retail Store Manager in planning and implementing strategies to attract customers
- Coordinate daily customer service operations (e.g. sales processes, orders and payments)
- Track the progress of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual objectives
- Monitor and maintain store inventory
- Evaluate employee performance and identify hiring and training needs
- Supervise and motivate staff to perform their best
- Coach and support new and existing Sales Associates
- Monitor retail operating costs, budgets and resources
- Suggest sales training programs and techniques
- Communicate with clients and evaluate their needs
- Analyze consumer behavior and adjust product positioning
- Handle complaints from customers
- Research emerging products and use information to update the store’s merchandise
- Create reports, analyze and interpret retail data, like revenues, expenses and competition
- Conduct regular audits to ensure the store is functionable and presentable
Proven experience as a Retail Assistant Manager or similar positionExperience with recruiting and performance evaluation processesFamiliarity with financial and customer service principlesGood math skills with the ability to create and analyze reports, spreadsheets and sales statisticsProficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)Leadership and organizational abilitiesInterpersonal and communication skillsProblem-solving attitudeFlexibility to work in shiftsBSc/BA in Business Administration or relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus