What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Manager, Facilities position at The RealReal?
What You Get To Do Every Day
Maintain supply stock levels, parts and equipment.
Manage and review service contracts including and not limited to HVAC, Fire, Pest, Trash.
Conduct and document regular facilities inspections and reports opportunities to business partners as needed
Recommend maintenance, mechanical, electrical, and facility design modifications
Communicate workplace safety precautions to employees and business partners as needed
Oversee activities of contractors, vendor personnel, and suppliers; Monitors contracts for compliance and controls costs; monitors general expenditures of assigned retail locations; performs quality control inspections to ensure adherence to contract specifications and industry standards
Supervise personnel which typically includes recommendations for staffing needs, performance evaluations, training, work allocation, and problem resolution
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
What You Bring To The Role
Minimum Requirements:
5 years experience preferably in retail/customer service facilities maintenance management or equivalent related functions
Excellent analytical, critical thinking, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
Comfort with ambiguity and creating best practices to help scale and solve challenging problems
Previous experience managing a team of 3 or more Maintenance Shopkeepers
Strong team management skills in hiring,training, scheduling, driving employee engagement, and performance management
Experience with scheduling and supervising maintenance repair work as well as assisting with installation and servicing of building equipment
Experience maintaining day-to-day operations of facilities, such as delegating or completing maintenance orders
Ability to create reports on maintenance, repairs, safety and other occurrences for supervisors and other relevant staff
Ability to read, understand, train, follow, and enforce safety procedures
Ability to collaborate with upper management on budgeting for facilities needs
Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and perform routine repairs on a range of equipment and facilities.
Experience in negotiating, coordinating, and supervising third party vendors and contractors
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate, advocate and interact effectively with diverse workforces in a highly matrixed organization
Strong customer service orientation with the ability to perform as a client facing brand ambassador as needed.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and build multiple cross functional team relationships
Excellent organization and time management skills- especially with multitasking and prioritizing competing demands
Ability to work Full Time hours to meet the needs of the business which may include holidays, evenings and weekends
Ability to perform moderate to considerable physical activity; requiring handling and moving of objects up to 50 pounds, standing or walking for extended periods, climbing ladders, bending and squatting, crawling in tight spaces, and use of protective equipment
Ability to travel 50% of the time over a 50 mile radius within the New York Metropolitan area or as needed
Preferred Requirements:
Knowledge of retail specific operations, consignment, sustainability, circular economy, and luxury retail
Experience in multi-unit facilities and staff management
Knowledge of MS Excel, Google Sheets, Google Suite, NetSuite, Apple hardware, and adaptability to other technology or systems as provided
Comfortable with technology and learning multiple software applications in order to accomplish daily deliverables and teach/support staff with their learning processes
Advanced knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and incident procedures
Fluency in Spanish, French, Mandarin or other languages a plus