Assistant Store Manager

1. Strategic:

• Ensure floor coverage, financial targets, visual merchandising standards, client service, and operational functions within the store both front of house and back of house are achieved
• Support the execution of business plans to accelerate the business forward and remedy opportunities

2. Culture:

• Be an ambassador to the brand and promote the culture of Rails internally and externally
• Ensure store atmosphere upholds the image of the brand

3. Client Centric:

• Ensure acquisition and retention of clients are key focuses and as such create and cultivate client relationships for the store and brand overall
• Be sure that you and your teams deliver the best possible client experience with every type of engagement (in store, virtual, alternate mediums)
• Solution oriented approach to finding resolutions to customer service issues

4. Marketing & Community:

• Create and bring to life activations/ events in the store that seek client acquisition and focus on client retention/ development
• Build a local network of tastemakers, stylists, marketing, business partners who have an impact on local that will promote brand and build client loyalty and retention

5. Team Leadership:

• Support a positive work environment with teams and throughout store network including cross functional partners
• Attract, retain talent from outside of the store
• Continually coach, motivate, train and develop internal teams so they achieve performance goals and are set up for success with growth opportunities within the organization
• Support performance management initiatives with store teams
• Attend and lead store meetings as required by the business (Store Level and Corporate)
• Ensure that work schedules are aligned with store goals
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict in the workplace

6. Visuals:

• Ensure the image of the store is in line with corporate standards and store team is upholding these standards
• Ensure VM of the store is completed in accordance with VM guidelines, with a mindfulness of local business trends

7. Operations:

• Ensure all inventory initiatives are completed including receiving, return to warehouse, transfers, regular cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and processing are completed in accordance to company guidelines as required
• Initiate and ensure the completion of merchandise receipts and transfer requests
• Protect all company assets including cash handling, inventory, expenses etc.
• Manage Client Consignment business, ensuring a quick turnaround, strong take rate, and timely return of merchandise
• Oversee omnichannel functions, including Order-in-Store, Ship-from-Store, Pickup-in-Store, Reserve-in-Store, with a focus on achieving Omni-specific KPIs
• Ensure that all the processes are compliant with legal, safety, and internal procedures
• Partner with cross functional partners including Stores within network, Operations, Visual Team, CRM, Retail Training, HR, Merchandise teams, Regional management to maintain and accelerate the business forward
• Additional projects/ responsibilities may arise in accordance with the needs of the business