Assistant Manager - Menlo Park Mall (Edison, NJ)

Assistant ManagerAKIRA 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 & managersTraining, developing, & retaining top-notch employees & managersDeveloping & maintaining a high store moraleReinforcing & improving our selling culture through our 5 steps of sellingDelivering in the moment & written feedbackActing as a supreme motivator for employees & managersEnsuring store operations and visual presentation are up to AKIRA standardsUpholding and enforcing all AKIRA policiesAchieving & surpassing individual sales goalsAchieving & surpassing the store's daily, weekly, & monthly sales goalsLeading by example to promote and exemplify AKIRA's culture, & code of conduct through our 4 principlesRequirements:Passion for fashionFanatical work ethicStrong Leadership skillsExcellent communication & organizational skillsHigh motivation and an appropriate sense of urgencyMinimum of 1 year experience in retail managementAbility to supervise, motivate, & direct employees effectivelyAbility to adapt well to new direction and embrace changeIn-depth knowledge of visual merchandising & customer serviceIn-depth knowledge of store operations including: inventory control, loss prevention, retail systems, & store budget preparationAbility to work in a highly entrepreneurial environment, where being hands-on is critical to our store's successAbility to work in a collaborative environment and establish & sustain strong relationships with employees & managers