RICKI'S/CLEO

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER

GUELPH POWER CENTRE - GUELPH, ON

FULL TIME

As an Assistant Store Manager with Ricki's and cleo you'll be responsible for creating an exceptional brand experience for our customers shopping with us in store. You will use your creativity and understanding of current styling trends, visual merchandising techniques to meet our product and customer strategies for each brand. Partnering with the Store Manager you will lead all aspects of the store's business and support day to day operations.

What You'll Love
Expand your closet with 50% off regular priced product
Feel and look your best with our fashion forward dress code
Be recognized with our length of service milestone career celebrations
Develop and grow with our training and development and our career advancement opportunities
Recognition for individual and team accomplishments
Mental health and life wellness supports for all team members
Comprehensive benefit plan for full time team members
Flexible scheduling and shifts

How You'll Contribute
Assistant Managers are responsible for maintaining all aspects of day to day store operations including achieving sales goals, ensuring excellent customer experiences, and overall team leadership. Assistant Managers also oversee business operations in the absence of the Store Manager.
Deliver brand fashion ability through the creation and execution of store visual merchandise presentation
Drive business results through coaching and encouraging customer focused sales associates and leaders
Promote the brand through knowledge and understanding of our product, business, and values
Oversee store operations, including shift task organization and store opening and closing duties
Execute all merchandising, marketing and visual presentation aspects of the store according to our standards and directives
Implement Brand(s) visual standards, and seasonal merchandising plans to achieve a consistency of visual display.
Maintain a safe and clean store environment for our teams and customers
Secure company assets with strong loss prevention skills and awareness
Provide leadership to the store team; providing guidance, coaching and training to your team so they can achieve great results
Creating a positive work environment that embodies our values

Who You Are
Experienced retail supervisor who is able to motivate, train and coach others to success
Holds strong retail and business acumen
Strong visual merchandising skills and the ability to drive business through fashion consciousness and commerciality will be an asset
Has excellent sales skills and is committed to ensuring amazing customer experiences
Committed to teamwork and can apply our philosophy that "none of us is as good as all of us"
Able to stand for extended periods, climb a ladder and to move and handle boxes of merchandise (weighing up to 30 pounds) and fixtures throughout the store
Has flexible availability; Assistant Managers work a combination of daytime, evening and weekend shifts

WHY CLEO

Our mission is to be today's choice in meeting women's fashion needs, by offering styles that are flattering with a dress up/dress down versatility that gives her the value and quality she can trust, in a fun, friendly, easy to shop store. Cleo is a national specialty brand featuring apparel-with a focus on work wear-for women in both regular and petite sizing. At Cleo we connect and inspire women to be their best!

RICKIS' STORY

From a single store in 1939 in Brandon, Manitoba, Ricki's has grown to become a destination for fashionable workwear. Our brand success is rooted in our deep commitment to understanding our customer. Working at Ricki's is fun, fast-paced, and rewarding. We are committed to our teamwork philosophy "none of us is as good as all of us." We know that the only way we'll continue to grow successfully is by fostering a strong, diverse team. Our team of passionate associates is at the heart of our success. Our associates provide insights that help drive our business and create better product and experiences for our customers.

_We are an equal opportunity employer. If chosen to participate in the selection process, accommodations are available upon request. We will consult with the applicant to provide or arrange suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs._

_We sincerely appreciate all expressed interest; however only those candidates qualifying for interviews will be contacted._

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:
Bonus pay
Benefits:
Dental care
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Flexible schedule
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
Store discount
Vision care
Flexible language requirement:
French not required
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Evening shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person