What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Retail Manager position at Erica Wilson Inc?
Join our summer 2025 team at Erica Wilson on Martha’s Vineyard!
Salary commensurate with experience from $22-$28/hr
Many perks including goal incentive bonuses, discounts in store, clothing allowance and housing stipend considered. This is a full time, hourly position.
Given the seasonality of the business, this position requires flexible, additional working hours during peak periods.
The Erica Wilson Store Assistant Manager will lead and support all activities to achieve store business objectives, demonstrating an unsurpassed service culture. They will partner with the owner, store manager and sales associates to provide exemplary customer service, high integrity in Operations, Loss Prevention compliance, and an enticing Visual merchandising presentation. They will be a dynamic and inspiring leader who have a strong background and desire in relationship building skills. The Assistant Manager will represent the brand as an "Erica Wilson Ambassador" by promoting the values and ambitions of our brand centered around Summer fun, family, and friends on Marthas Vineyard.
Key Accountabilities
Business Leader
- Drive and maximize sales performance to consistently achieve the overall sales budget objectives while ensuring operational integrity and monitoring profitably.
- Analyze store performance, reporting current business trends to cover different aspects of store business categories
- Demonstrate sales leadership by playing an active role on the sales floor through customer engagement, ensuring the highest level of customer service is provided and goals are met.
- Maintain a high sell through with a focus on full price selling.
- Communicates and identifies strategies to ensure performance standards are met.
- Develop strong working relationships with all store personnel.
Operations
- Collaborate with Warehouse, Web, Buying, and Branding Teams
- Support and maintain visual merchandising standards
- Responsible for tracking special orders
- Weekly communication of best seller and replenishment needs with management
Performance and Talent Management
- Identify and build development plans for your team's success.
- Promote a positive and professional team environment that fosters kindness, positivity, trust, integrity and superior performance standards, leading by example.
- Participates in attracting, recruiting, and retaining a high performing team. Builds a talent pipeline through networking and competitive shopping.
Key Requirements
- Minimum of 1-4 years of sales management experience in retail, luxury retail, or service related industry.
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field is preferred.
- Ability to analyze selling reports, identify business trends, and react quickly to the needs of the business.
- Proven ability to drive positive customer experiences that build loyalty and deliver measurable results.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook;
- Industry awareness and strong business acumen.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent organizational skills.
- Passion for the Fashion Industry.
- Ability to inspire and influence a team, with an entrepreneurial vision, and high level of integrity and professionalism.
- Flexibility to work a retail schedule which will include evenings, weekends and holidays.
Core Competencies
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Sales and Client focused
- Developing/coaching others
- Leading by example
- Relationship builder
- Effective communicator
- Understand the brand and customer
If you are interested in applying for this position please apply online or send your resume, and a cover letter to shopmv@ericawilson.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
Ability to Commute:
- Edgartown, MA 02539 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Edgartown, MA 02539: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22 - $28
