Assistant Manager I (NA)

• Understands organizational objectives and makes decisions in partnership with the Store Manager that align with Company priorities and values
• Develop sales strategies, initiatives and growth across all categories; communicates goals to the team, tracks store's performance at all times and achieves sales
• Productivity Management: holds the management team accountable for personal productivity and management contribution
• Develops clienteling strategy; implements and monitors over time, to achieve business goals and objectives in partnership with the Store Manager
• Understands changes in market with potential impact on business performance and supports the execution of sales strategies/tactics
• Brings best self to work through Coach's Guide to Style; ensures all associates follow expectations
• Acts as brand ambassador in the market/mall to drive loyalty and business (i.e. charity events, local associations, mall initiatives)
• Resolves customer issues in a timely manner while being solution-oriented and forward thinking; partners with the Store Manager and/or District Manager as needed
• Develop team to build long-term relationships with customers to drive business
• Takes initiative; has a high level of ownership and accountability for results of self and others
• Works directly with the Store/District Manager to protect and drive the needs of the business
• Ensures all daily tasks are completed without negatively impacting service of Coach standards
• Approaches challenges in direct and timely manner and takes action to course correct in the moment, when appropriate
• Builds trusting relationships with peers and team; acts as advocate for the Brand
• Welcomes feedback and adapts behaviors; creating short and long-term goals to achieve personal metrics and store performance
• Delegates and empowers others
• Creates enthusiasm and positivity for a shared vision and mission
• Recognizes and values individual performance

• Evaluates performance of all team members and provides consistent and timely feedback; creates and modifies action plans for the continuous development in partnership with the Store Manager
• Resolves performance problems using appropriate communication, coaching and counseling techniques
• Adheres to all retail policies and procedures including POS and Operations
• Leverages / understands Coach's tools and technology to support Service and Operations of store
• Recruits, interviews on-boards and works closely with Store Manager on strategies to maintain top-talent; while creating a talent bench
• Manages daily operational tasks according to Coach standards including selling and service expectations, operations, payroll, human resources and loss prevention
• Demonstrates strong business acumen; strategically forecasts in partnership with Store Manager, plans and budgets to the needs of the business (i.e. payroll, staffing, scheduling, merchandising)

• Interacts and communicates with Lead Supervisor and Store Manager
• Maintains interior and exterior upkeep of building with partnership from the corporate office; communicating needs to ensure esthetic and safety requirements are met
• Adheres to all retail policies and procedures including POS and Operations
• Leverages and understands Coach's tools and technology to support Service and Operations of store Additional Requirements:

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

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