Flagship Assistant Store Manager Jobs in Illinois

The Role:

As an Assistant Store Manager at Mejuri, you'll be a key player in delivering an exceptional retail experience and supporting the store leadership team with its day-to-day operations. Reporting to the Store Manager, you will assist in overseeing store performance, driving sales, and ensuring an excellent customer experience.

The team views you as the go-to for guidance when it comes to all things STACK and you serve as a partner to the Store Manager across business areas such as operations, inventory control, and merchandising.  You will also support the team to meet KPIs such as customer retention, conversion rates, and NPS.

With a passion for operational efficiency and team engagement, you'll help create a positive, high-energy work environment where both the team and business can thrive.

Retail leaders at Mejuri are engaging, nimble, creative and driven. Join us in redefining luxury-one customer, one team member, and one exceptional experience at a time.

Customer:

• STACK: Lead by example and validate the quality of the in-store customer experience by communicating, training, and upholding expectations on the team on Mejuri's Steps of Selling.
• STACK Leadership: Maximize results and achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), by driving own performance as well as the performance and engagement of the team
• Services: Ensure positive customer experience and promotion of services offerings including piercing, engraving, and other offerings.
• KPIs: Stack Segment: Revenue, CVR, OPH, SPH, NPS

Operations:

• Inventory: Partner with Operations teams to hold successful inventory & cycle counts on a monthly basis, ensuring teams have proper technology in place and troubleshooting guidance where needed.
• Order Fulfillment: Manage the back of house flow to support in-store sales, phone sales or BOPIS, ensuring efficiency with packaging and order delivery standards.
• Storage & Organization: Maintain organizational integrity of our BOH up to and including display inventory and sellable inventory, packaging, and all supplies.
• Systems & Technology: Technology: Proficient in using point-of-sale systems, inventory management software, and other retail technology.
• Supplies: Maintain organizational integrity of our BOH up to and including store supplies such as display inventory, sellable inventory and packaging.
• Shrink: Accountable for mitigating internal, external and administrative loss of product.
• Escalations: Identify and escalate opportunities, gaps, risks and roadblocks with urgency and partner as needed with cross functional teams to resolve.
• KPIs: IS Receiving Time (24 Hours), Time to Pack, Inventory Accuracy

Merchandising:

• Merchandising: Ensure Mejuri brand standards of visual presentation, cleanliness and functionality are upheld
• Assortment & Replenishment: Monitor assortment performance to create a productive sales environment and determine action steps to improve sell-through
• Campaigns: Execute and/or participate in the implementation and maintenance of all retail campaign signage and windows in your location.
• Fixtures & Maintenance: Validate the integrity of all display forms, graphics, furniture, and decor items to manage costs and propel the brand, notifying appropriate teams when display tools are missing or damaged.
• Visual Standards: Coach and inform all store team members on updates or changes to Visual Merchandising standard practices.
• Escalations: Flag, identify and action any inefficiencies
• KPIs: Sku Representation, Flagship Visual Execution (Timeliness & Accuracy)

People:

• Onboarding: Validate and participate in the successful integration of new talent to our store teams.
• Training: Validate that team members are completing required instructor-led, on the job and self study training.
• Scheduling: As required, ensure that store schedules are supported with high quality and accurate inputs and uphold the standards of responsible live-week management
• Assessing: Validate the regular and accurate assessment of our people against performance review criteria and KPIs.
• Engaging: Build healthy relationships with our people and establish a positive and engaging work environment.
• Employee Relations: Adhere to and validate our policies and compliance practices.
• **KPIs:**Employee Engagement

What you'll bring to the team:

• Awareness of local market and requirements relevant to new store openings.
• Financial management experience with success in driving top-line sales, interpreting reporting data, managing payroll budgets, and controlling expenses in partnership with a Store Manager.
• Strong leadership skills with experience supporting, coaching, and motivating a team.
• Solid understanding of what great customer experience looks like and how to bring it to life on the floor.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Desire to work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment-you understand the importance of experimentation and iteration.
• Bonus: You have leadership experience in a high-volume retail environment.
• Bonus: You have opened a store from scratch, in partnership with a Store Manager.
• Bonus: You have worked at a start-up or fast growing company.

Benefits at Mejuri:

• US & CA ONLY: Comprehensive medical, dental, and mental health coverage, designed with flexibility, inclusivity & reproductive health in mind.
• US ONLY: Opportunity to utilize 401(k) & commuter benefits plans.
• UK ONLY: Comprehensive medical benefits including PMI, Cashplan, and Pension program
• Paid time off - inclusive of vacation and sick days.
• 4 months of 80% parental leave salary top-up and personalized return to work plans.
• Monthly retail bonus program.
• Equity program - own a piece of the company and share in our growth.
• Regular feedback via performance reviews.
• A robust in-house retail learning program
• Generous product discount!

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Looking for the perfect next opportunity is a big decision. Mejuri recognizes the importance of pay transparency when it comes to salary ranges as it empowers individuals through the hiring process and supports them in making an informed decision. This role currently has a base pay range of $33 - $37 per hour based on a candidate's experience and qualifications.