Gameday Spirit Fanstore is looking for a motivated individual, passionate about Illinois Athletics to fill a full-time Assitant Manager role!

Are you a retail professional with at least three years of experience in apparel or soft-line sales? Are you competitive by nature? Driven to be number one? Are you looking for a career position to replace your “job”? We may have the opportunity for you!

Gameday Spirit caters to students, parents, alumni and everyone who loves and supports the University of Illinois.

Our goal is to be THE place for fans to pick up their game day, and every day, Illinois apparel, gifts and novelties. Duties may include management functions, such as opening and closing procedures, maintaining store appearance, helping to maintain inventory levels, and some accounting responsibilities, in addition to supervisory duties.

Responsibilities and requirements

· Create a fun and energetic shopping experience with your upbeat personality.

· Recruit, train, develop and lead staff in a customer centric and service-oriented atmosphere.

· Maintain merchandising standards for presentation, display and cleanliness.

· Provide information on merchandise voids from customer feedback.

· Must be available during peak student engagement events (i.e. home football games, family weekends, orientation, etc.)

· Must be able to work either location (Neil St. or 6th & Green) on a variable schedule including mornings, weekends and evenings.

• Assist Store Manager in all day-to-day activities of a retail store environment.
• Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
• Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management.
• Authorize payments and merchandise returns.
• Perform work activities of fellow employees, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
• Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
• Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
• Assign employees to specific duties.
• Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining inventory stock levels.
• Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
• Enforce safety, health, and security policies.
• Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

Why work at Gameday Spirit

If you enjoy a fast paced, environment where your responsibilities are clear and you have the freedom to make the decisions necessary to excel, this is the place. Gameday Spirit is retail, without most of the traditional “retail headaches”. If you love Illinois Athletics and you enjoy talking to students, parents and alumni about the best school around, apply now.

Qualifications

- Management experience in a retail setting

- Proficiency in POS systems and cash register operations

- Strong background in inventory control

- Demonstrated ability in supervising and leading a team

- Exceptional customer service skills

- Knowledge of retail sales strategies and techniques

- Excellent organizational skills

- Ability to multitask and manage time effectively

- Experience with employee orientation and recruiting is a plus

- Fluency in multiple languages is an advantage

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week, with some overtime seasonally

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends
• Weekdays

Ability to Relocate:

• Champaign, IL 61820: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person