Assistant Manager - Willowbrook Mall (Houston, TX)

Assistant Manager AKIRA Assistant Managers are fanatical salespeople, goal-driven & servant leaders. They ensure that our customers are styled by experts who eat, sleep, and breathe fashion. We live to make our customers look & feel good They relentlessly hire & train to ensure their store has top-notch talent Through leading by example and thinking & acting like an owner, our managers stop at nothing from achieving their personal & store goals. Responsibilities: ● Recruiting, interviewing, & hiring new employees & managers ● Training, developing, & retaining top-notch employees & managers ● Developing & maintaining a high store morale ● Reinforcing & improving our selling culture through our 5 steps of selling ● Delivering in the moment & written feedback ● Acting as a supreme motivator for employees & managers ● Ensuring store operations and visual presentation are up to AKIRA standards ● Upholding and enforcing all AKIRA policies ● Achieving & surpassing individual sales goals ● Achieving & surpassing the store’s daily, weekly, & monthly sales goals ● Leading by example to promote and exemplify AKIRA’s culture, & code of conduct through our 4 principles Requirements: ● Passion for fashion ● Fanatical work ethic ● Strong Leadership skills ● Excellent communication & organizational skills ● High motivation and an appropriate sense of urgency ● Minimum of 1-year experience in retail management ● Ability to supervise, motivate, & direct employees effectively ● Ability to adapt well to new directions and embrace change ● In-depth knowledge of visual merchandising & customer service ● In-depth knowledge of store operations including inventory control, loss prevention, retail systems, & store budget preparation ● Ability to work in a highly entrepreneurial environment, where being hands-on is critical to our store’s success ● Ability to work in a collaborative environment and establish & sustain strong relationships with employees & managers