Assistant Store Manager - BEAUTY

Freedom People ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Sales Responsible for driving sales to meet or exceed targets and assisting the Manager in meeting all store financial goals. Executes and drives traffic for company driven promotions and launches to meet and exceed sales targets and deliver the best experience possible for customers. Assist with local events ensuring a successful execution as directed by the Store Manager. Service Prioritise time in store on the selling floor; coaching and developing the team and leading by example. Positive representative of the brand. Deliver exceptional customer service experience, catering to the customer's needs in store and optimising makeup stations and makeup studios, where applicable. Consistently elevate their own artistry skills and the artistry skills of the team. Develops knowledge of trends in industry to provide best service possible and share with the team Leadership Assists the Store Manager with people management in store, recruiting, training, counselling and developing top talent to grow within the organisation. Participate and advocate for all training's, support all training's and assist the Store Manager in ensuring they were delivered on brand and the desired artistry and service knowledge/skills were built with every employee in store. Facilitate training's for store team as assigned. Responsible to support a productive and dynamic team by connecting with employees, customers, and influencers. These must be strong relationships and connections founded on the common passion for makeup. Confident and skillful coach and manager to the team. Comfortable navigating difficult conversations, with professionalism, poise and kindness; actively provide coaching and feedback to develop employees in their position and help them grow. Creates an environment where clear and fair expectations are set and all employees are treated with respect. Step in to fulfil responsibilities of Store Manager or Associate Manager - Ops as needed. Operations Responsible for knowing, following and administering all company policies and procedures. Ensures communications are filtered to the team as directed by the Store Manager and Associate Manager - Ops. Acts to reduce LP and product returns/damages. Alerts the Store Manager or Associate Manager - Ops to any concerns immediately. Assist with management of the schedule. Manages changes to posted schedules to maintain optimal schedules that provide the best customer service is provided. Reviews and approves Timekeeping records for the staff as needed. Assists in maintaining record keeping standards. Assists with merchandising updates and management of in-store inventory levels. Assists with visual displays and executes the floor set with precision and on time. Assists in maintaining the production space, where applicable. Ensure consistent standards of cleanliness, maintenance and organisation. Provide feedback to the Store Manager to inform improvements that are needed. Qualifications Demonstrable retail experience including some management, previous sales experience required. Excellent customer service, communication and organisational skills. Proven operational capabilities. Passion for Makeup essential, and cosmetic artistry experience preferred. Proficiency in Word, Excel, email and computer savvy. Demonstrated ability to independently solve moderate to complex problems. Demonstrates flexibility and initiative with minimal direction. Demonstrated ability to support business growth. Consistently exhibits professional behaviour Have and maintain flexible availability. Must have open flexibility to work during peak traffic times including evenings, weekends and holidays.