Assistant Store Manager

ABOUT THE POSITION

With over 430 retail stores worldwide, our Store Leadership Teams are essential to our business. From ensuring effective store operations, strategies, and procedures, to guiding and developing team members, our Store Leadership Teams help create memorable consumer experiences while supporting and helping drive the company's mission of "Connecting Active People with Their Passions."

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will be a key member of the Store Leadership Team and you will assist the Store Manager to ensure effective store operations. This role executes strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and increase profitability. By being a positive role model and leader, the role will support the Store Manager in creating an environment focused on positive teamwork and excellent customer service.

HOWYOU'LLMAKE A DIFFERENCE

Provides leadership and direction to the diverse store staff, including supervisors and associates.

Executes and supports plans to enhance employee productivity and performance.

Assists the Store Manager in interviewing, hiring, training, and coaching of a diverse staff as necessary.

Provides coaching and direction on a day-to-day basis to ensure staff performance standards are met.

Maintains appropriate inventory levels through effective replenishment, organization, shrink control and communication.

Assists the Store Manager with the development and implementation of action plans to address any issues relating to store sales, goals, safety, training and personnel development.

YOUHAVE

No specific education required (High School Diploma or GED preferred)

5+ years of experience in position or specialization

Skill operating a Point of Sales (POS) system, other in-store computerized systems, and telephone

Ability to use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems

Effective communication skills; able to exchange ideas and information with store leadership team, associates and consumers

JOB CONDITIONS

Frequently in a more active environment (i.e., requires ability to constantly move about) that can be physical or strenuous in nature (frequently adjusting / moving items weighing up to 40 lbs.), may frequently use specialized equipment, may have exposure to dust and noise

Occasionally requires the ability to work in place

Ability to clearly communicate with others

Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts. All local, state, and federal laws are adhered to when evaluating your availability.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here : poster The pay transparency policy is available here : Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we're proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being : physical, social / emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family's financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24 / 7 / 365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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