Sales Manager *MUST LOVE PUPPIES

Hello! We are Puppyland, a high-end and family-owned puppy store with multiple locations across the US. We're looking for an energetic, outgoing, and reliable person to join our team as a Store Manager in our new Puyallup WA location!

You'll be working side by side with the sales team and overseeing the kennel team.

Sales experience is required, animal knowledge is preferred

Pay: Base salary and commission

*Benefits offered after 60 days

Shifts are 10/11am-8pm | Saturdays required

Typical days off are Sunday and Monday

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruit, educate, motivate and develop Puppy Counselors and Kennel Assistants
• Maintains a strong floor presence as a working manager, constantly guiding Puppy Counselors toward customer interaction, providing regular feedback on those interactions.
• Maintains a high standard of appearance and professionalism for self and staff at all times.
• Ensure that employees maintain strong customer counts, high average tickets and dollars per hour through; monitoring, use and review of employee scorecards.
• Positively impact staff morale and culture for both sales performance and community relationships.
• Analyze sales history and financial results with General Manager to determine course for continual improvement.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises 8-20 employees
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and counseling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Competencies:

• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Makes self available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Continually required to stand Continually required to walk Occasionally required to sit Continually required to talk or hear While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 40 pounds. Weekends and Holidays required

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift

Experience:

• Sales management: 1 year (Required)
• Management: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $48,000 - $60,000