Sunglass Hut - Market Assistant Manager Sunvalley Shopping Ctr

EssilorLuxottica - Concord, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Concord, CA

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

At Sunglass Hut, we pride ourselves on being a dynamic and inclusive workplace that fosters growth and self-expression. As a Market Assistant Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our leadership team, working closely with the Market Manager to ensure the success of our store. Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of daily functions, including sales, coaching, merchandising, talent acquisition, and maintaining retail excellence. You will be instrumental in delivering our sales plan and achieving company objectives by utilizing various company tools and your business acumen to identify performance gaps and capitalize on successes. In this role, you will spend a significant amount of time on the sales floor, where you will develop and maintain strong customer relationships. You will be responsible for providing ongoing coaching to associates, fostering their growth and development while creating an inspiring and motivating work environment. Your leadership will also extend to talent acquisition, where you will leverage your networking and recruiting skills to bring in new talent, conducting interviews in partnership with the Market Manager. As the Market Assistant Manager, you will ensure that all operational policies and procedures are executed effectively, maintaining store merchandising standards and staying current on product knowledge. You will communicate brand strategies, promotions, contests, and incentives clearly to your team, ensuring everyone is aligned with our goals. Additionally, you will act as the Head of Store in the absence of the Market Manager, ensuring continuity in leadership and operations.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes all company tools to deliver sales plan, develop associates and achieve company objectives.
• Utilizes reporting tools and business acumen to identify and address gaps in performance and to capitalize on successes.
• Provides ongoing coaching for all associates that supports their growth and development while creating an inspirational and motivating work environment.
• Acquires talent by utilizing networking and recruiting skills and conducting interviews in partnership with the Market Manager.
• Seeks out opportunities for self-development as defined in an individual development plan.
• Spends a majority of the time on the sales floor.
• Develops and maintains Customer relationships by maximizing all company tools.
• Consistently executes the brand standards.
• Maintains store merchandising standards including any updates or changes.
• Knows product knowledge and uses company learning tools to stay current on new products in both fashion and performance.
• Ensures execution of operational policies and procedures.
• Ensures clear communication to their team of brand strategy including all promotions, contests, and incentives, etc.
• Acts as Head of Store when Market Manager is out of store traveling.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• 1+ years of experience
• Demonstrates expertise in every aspect of store operation
• Detail-oriented
• Uses critical thinking to deliver absolute execution of the operational components of the store.

Nice-to-haves

• Customer service and/or retail experience
• Previous leadership experience of 1+ years.

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement savings
• Paid time off/vacation
• Various employee discounts