Vans: Assistant Store Manager - Eastridge Mall

Assistant Store Manager

As the Assistant Store Manager, you provide leadership and direction to the store team while successfully executing the company’s vision and values under the direction of the Store Manager. You assist in maximizing store profitability by achieving store sales goals. You ensure that store standards and processes for merchandising, operations, staffing, and community engagement are well executed. As needed, you will assume responsibility for the store in the Store Manager’s absence. You create an inclusive environment, always putting our internal and external customers first.

Join the Vans Family

Vans is the original action sports footwear company, rooted in authenticity and creativity. Founded in 1966, we have thrived on a legacy of impacting our greater community through four pillars: action sports, music, art, and street culture. Our mission is to empower everyone to use creativity to discover themselves. Our vision is to create a world where anyone can be their unique self.

At Vans, our culture sets us apart and influences everything we do. We are driven by our five values: We have HEART – also referred to as the “Van Doren Spirit.” We are relentlessly CURIOUS about our consumers and the world around us. We are UNAPOLOGETICALLY AUTHENTIC and wholeheartedly believe the most “Off the Wall” thing you can do is be yourself. We are driven by a spirit of INGENUITY. And we are passionate about local COMMUNITIES. And most of all, we are a family that has fun together.

How You Will Make a Difference

What you will do:

1. Maximize store sales, achieve store sales goals, and monitor sales progress & results against key targets.
2. Inspire and model a consumer-centric mindset by exemplifying selling behaviors through genuine interactions with customers for the teams to emulate.
3. Support the Store Manager with networking, attracting, recruiting, and interviewing high-caliber talent.
4. Provide direct coaching, feedback, training, and supervision of the associates, ensuring that all company policies and procedures are followed and in compliance.
5. Demonstrate clear communication, training, and coaching to assist in setting expectations on customer engagement, store policies, and procedures as well as fostering a strong team.
6. Assist in managing expenses to maximize sales and profitability.
7. Cultivate an environment of productivity by ensuring the store team has the knowledge and skills to meet store goals for sales and customer engagement.

Skills for Success

What you bring:

1. 3+ years of related professional/retail management experience.
2. Ability to meet business goals by driving results through store teams.
3. Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business; will require weekends, evenings, and holidays.
4. Ability to coach and motivate a team to excel at sales and profit results.
5. Proven communication skills, both written and verbal.
6. Solution-oriented.
7. Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced environment.
8. A formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

What’s in it For You

We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy, and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical, and financial well-being for all VF associates.