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Retail Associate Store Manager Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

Retail Associate

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$14.50 - $16.75/hr

As a Retail Associate, you will be the face of our store, ensuring every customer has a great ... Ability to work productively as outlined by store management. * Ability to work as part of a team ...

Retail Associate

Fort Wayne, IN · On-site

$15 - $17.25/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$14.50 - $16.75/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Michigan City, IN · On-site

$14.75 - $17/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$14.50 - $16.75/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$14.50 - $16.75/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Plainfield, IN · On-site

$15 - $17.25/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Kokomo, IN · On-site

$13.75 - $16/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Speedway, IN · On-site

$15 - $17/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Hammond, IN · On-site

$14.75 - $16.75/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Merrillville, IN · On-site

$15 - $17.25/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Hammond, IN · On-site

$14.75 - $16.75/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Valparaiso, IN · On-site

$15.25 - $17.50/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

Retail Associate

Elkhart, IN · On-site

$14.50 - $16.75/hr

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience ... Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow. COMPETENCIES: * Manages ...

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Retail Associate Store Manager information

What are Retail Associate Store Managers?

Retail Associate Store Managers are professionals who assist the Store Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations of a retail store. Their responsibilities typically include supervising staff, ensuring customer satisfaction, managing inventory, and helping to achieve sales targets. They often handle scheduling, training new employees, and addressing customer complaints. Associate Managers play a crucial role in ensuring smooth store functions and may step in to lead when the Store Manager is unavailable.

What are some common challenges faced by Retail Associate Store Managers, and how can they overcome them?

Retail Associate Store Managers often encounter challenges such as balancing customer satisfaction with operational efficiency, managing staff performance, and adapting to fluctuating sales volumes. To overcome these challenges, it's important to develop strong communication and problem-solving skills, foster a supportive team environment, and stay organized with effective time management. Proactively seeking feedback and collaborating closely with store leadership and team members also helps in navigating daily demands and achieving store goals.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Retail Associate Store Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Retail Associate Store Manager, you need strong leadership abilities, sales acumen, and experience in retail operations, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent; some employers may prefer post-secondary education. Familiarity with point-of-sale (POS) systems, inventory management software, and scheduling tools is typically required. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and customer service skills help you motivate teams and resolve issues effectively. These skills and qualities are crucial for driving store performance, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining smooth daily operations.
What cities in Indiana are hiring for Retail Associate Store Manager jobs? Cities in Indiana with the most Retail Associate Store Manager job openings:
DSW Associate Store Manager

DSW Associate Store Manager

Designer Brands

Noblesville, IN • On-site

Full-time

Posted 19 days ago


Designer Brands rating

4.6

Company rating: 4.6 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

General Summary
Supports and performs the following functions alongside store management: customer service, merchandising, omni activities and all inventory-related actions to drive sales and results. Partners with the management team to understand daily/weekly/monthly store priorities. Participates in and supports merchandise placement, fulfillment and store recovery. Participates in monitoring associate compliance to all company policies and procedures, adheres to Asset Protection standards and assists in assigned projects and tasks to support service levels which include opening and closing the store.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Be empowered to meet the customer where they are and personalize their experience:
  • Elevate in-store experience by modeling Customer Experience Leader (CEL) behaviors and coaching associate behaviors to achieve store goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Responsible for responding to customer and associate requests or feedback with a high sense of urgency.
  • Ensures customers have a positive experience by maintaining DSW store standards. Completes all tasks related to daily open/close including store cleaning, recovery and maintenance standards.
  • Review and communicate action plan to ensure all tasks are completed throughout the day/week/month.

Be committed to the customer having a consistent positive experience:
  • Improve metric-based goals by reviewing, understanding and clearly communicating daily/weekly/monthly progress.
  • Increase sales by leveraging inventory reports to maximize productivity and merchandise presentations on the sales floor.
  • Ensures execution of processes related to audits, donations, transfers, mismates, damages, etc.
  • Work closely with the Store Manager to understand and ensure that all policy and procedures are followed.

Bring the power of shoes to life by leveraging in-store and digital services:
  • Sets clear expectations, participates, and follows up on all inventory related activities including but not limited to freight receipt, product placement, markdowns, and mark out of stock (MOOS).
  • Sets clear expectations, participates and follows up on all omni activities in store including but not limited to Charge/Send and Buy Online Pick Up In Store (BOPIS).
  • Collects and submits all supply needs to ensure successful operations in all areas of the business.

Be responsible to pause and the put the customer first:
  • Responsible for ensuring a safe environment for both customers and associates. Ensure all equipment is in good operating condition and checked regularly by reporting issues to Store Manager.
  • Responsible for ensuring associates are equipped in successfully resolving customer concerns and aware of when to escalate to the Store Manager.
  • Support Store Manager with associate timekeeping activities to ensure all store labor deliverables are met. This includes scheduling, forecasting, payroll management, etc.
  • Support Store Manager in resolving associate relations matters. Provides feedback to the Store Manager on associate performance and communicates associate relations issues to Store Manager for follow up.

Bring fun and energy to everything you do:
  • Recognize the store team through our company recognition tools.
  • Support development of the store team through training, coaching, feedback and motivation.
  • Assists in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding Store Associate candidates.
  • Delegate and/or perform all other associate duties within store.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Store Manager and/or Co-Manager.

Required Skills:
  • Excellent customer service by exhibiting professionalism, a positive mindset, and enthusiasm.
  • Ability to develop collaborative working relationships.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to move with tempo and hold team accountable to meet time bound expectations.
  • Must have availability to meet the needs of the business including nights, weekends, holidays, and shifts outside of traditional business hours.
  • Proficient in the use of technology to successfully engage in customer interactions (Register, Register Keyboard, iPhone, Calculator,).
  • Must have the ability to spend up to 100% of working time standing or walking around the store.
  • Lifting, including the ability to lift up to a maximum of 50 pounds on an occasional to frequent basis.
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl on a frequent basis.

Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years management experience.
  • Minimum high school graduate or equivalent.
  • Some college preferred.

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About Designer Brands

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Designer Brands Inc. is one of North America's largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories. * Designer Brands Inc. operates a portfolio of retail concepts in nearly 1,000 locations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Shoe Warehouse brands and operates leased locations in the U.S through its Affiliated Business Group. * Designer Brands designs and produces footwear and accessories through Camuto Group, a leading manufacturer selling in more than 5,400 doors worldwide.

Industry

Retail

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Columbus, OH, US

Year founded

1969