Hot Topic
Hot Topic 2546 - New Sudbury Centre
StoreManager
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.
“Store Manager at Hot Topic. Skills: Sales management, Team leadership, Customer engagement. Achieve sales plan. Achieve comp sales goals”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve store objectives; Hit sales targets
Industry & Context.
Pack and unpack boxes, Merchandise product
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1-2 years retail store management, Led teams to success, Communication skills, Recruiting skills, Operations skills, Payroll experience, Reporting experience, Scheduling experience, Merchandising experience, High school diploma or GED
Nice to Have
Retail degree
What You'll Do.
Achieve comp sales goals
Create customer engagement
Stay connected on social media
Stay connected on store web applications
Stay connected via clienteling
Maintain organizational structure
Implement customer first selling practices
Watch loss prevention
Watch external factors affecting business
Communicate with retail leadership
Communicate with HQ partners
Use data to guide strategy
Adapt to new technologies
Communicate company policies
Communicate procedures
Control supply ownership
Merchandise the store
Launch promos on time
Build a bench of staff
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborative team; Communicate with leadership; Communicate with HQ
Communication Scope
Communicate policies; Communicate procedures
Full Job Description
## Description At Hot Topic, we’re passionate about a few things: music, pop culture, and creating the most amazing in-store experience for our customers and employees. We’re on the search for a Store Manager that will be at the forefront of bringing the fandom to life. You’ll lead the store in achieving store objectives with regards to hitting sales targets, recruiting, development, and performance management. You’ll be a retail maverick that can handle anything that comes your way. You’ll be a believer in developing talent and providing the best customer service in the mall. In short, you’re a superhero. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO Ensure that your store achieves the sales plan and/or comp sales goals. It’s not all about the Benjamins, but then it kind of is Recruit, develop, and retain a super collaborative and passionate team to run your store alongside you You’re the leader of the band, and you love to create buzz and customer engagement through staying connected on social media, store web applications, and clienteling Lead an operationally sound business; you’ll bring the right balance of organizational structure, delegation & autonomy, and customer first selling practices Keep watch (like the Night’s Watch) on shrink/loss prevention, payroll hours, schedules, and external factors that will affect business Collaboratively communicate with retail leadership and HQ partners on trends & customer feedback Run sales reports and use data to help guide your strategy to hit sales targets You’ve got the keys to the kingdom, and you’re not afraid to use them! You’re willing to adapt to new technologies, communicate company policies & procedures, and control supply ownership (spending only as needed) Deliver the goods - you’ll merchandise the store in a compelling way, leveraging planograms as a guide, while launching all promos on time Every Fellowship needs a Gandalf! Ensure that you’re continually building a bench of equally talented, passionate staff through mentorship, recogn
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