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Store Manager

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Foot Locker

Aug 5, 2024

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior (1-2 years)
  • Cardiff

Requirements

  • Demonstrated leadership ability with at least 2 years of experience in a customer-facing sales setting
  • Confident and comfortable engaging customers to deliver an elevated experience
  • Motivated to achieve great results because of one's enthusiasm from interacting with customers and athletic products
  • Is resourceful and versatile in responding to changing demands and opportunities in a rapidly changing omni-channel retail environment
  • Strong cognitive and mathematical skills, including problem analysis, decision making and financial analysis
  • High level of ethics, values, integrity, and trust
  • Flexible availability – including nights, weekends, and holidays

Responsibilities

  • Coaching and motivating your team to inspire top performance and an exceptional customer experience
  • Executing standards in recruiting, hiring, training, guest services, visual merchandising, and store operations
  • Execute plans to drive key performance indicators to maximize profitability
  • Enhance brand loyalty by empowering team to create a natural and personable experience for customers
  • Act as a partner between customers, sales associates, store leadership and corporate business partners
  • Maintains a high level of customer focus and leads by example with clear and engaging communication
  • Ensures visual directives and standards are maintained
  • Passion for teaching associates product knowledge and how to apply their learnings to the customer experience

FAQs

What is the main responsibility of a Store Manager?

The main responsibility of a Store Manager is to lead, coach, and develop team members to provide a great in-store customer experience while executing company strategies across various aspects of store management.

What prior experience is needed for this position?

Candidates should have at least 2 years of demonstrated leadership experience in a customer-facing sales setting.

Is a flexible schedule necessary for this role?

Yes, a flexible availability including nights, weekends, and holidays is required for this position.

How important is customer engagement in this role?

Customer engagement is crucial as the Store Manager is expected to confidently interact with customers to deliver an elevated experience.

What skills are required for a Store Manager?

Strong cognitive and mathematical skills, problem analysis, decision making, financial analysis, and a high level of ethics, values, integrity, and trust are essential for this role.

What are the key performance indicators a Store Manager should focus on?

A Store Manager should focus on driving key performance indicators that maximize profitability and enhance brand loyalty.

How does the Store Manager interact with corporate business partners?

The Store Manager acts as a partner between customers, sales associates, store leadership, and corporate business partners to ensure alignment and success.

What is expected in terms of team coaching?

The Store Manager is expected to coach and motivate their team to inspire top performance and create an exceptional customer experience.

Will the Store Manager need to teach product knowledge?

Yes, the Store Manager is expected to have a passion for teaching associates product knowledge and how to apply their learnings to the customer experience.

Where is this position based?

This position is based at St. David's Dewi Sant Centre in Cardiff, UK, with the postal code CF10-2ER.

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Mission & Purpose

Our global house-of-brands inspires and empowers youth culture. Relentlessly committed to fuel a shared passion for self-expression, we create unrivaled experiences at the heart of the sport and sneaker communities through the power of our people. If you want to be a part of something bigger than you can imagine, you’ve come to the right place. To learn more about the incredible impact we’re making on both our local and global communities, visit our Foot Locker LinkedIn Life pages. Our corporate headquarters is in New York City. We also have domestic US offices in St. Petersburg, FL; Camp Hill, PA; Chicago, IL; Junction City, KS; Oshkosh, WI; and Wausau, WI. Our European headquarters is in Vianen, NL. We also have international offices in Toronto, Brisbane, Heijen, Recklinghausen, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We play to win and succeed as a team. We attribute our success to the drive and intelligence of our team members. We have a firm belief that “everyone leads” at Foot Locker and are committed to leveraging the passions of our leaders across the globe. We offer our team members tools and resources to build their capabilities and cultivate a path for their career growth. It is through these ideals and strong leadership that we have and will continue to succeed as a great company.