Assistant Store Manager

**RICKI’S/CLEO**

**ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER**

The Boardwalk of Ira Needles, Kitchener, Ontario

**FULL TIME**

As an Assistant Store Manager with Ricki’s/cleo you’ll be responsible for creating an exceptional brand experience for our customers shopping with us in store. You will use your creativity and understanding of current styling trends, visual merchandising techniques to meet our product and customer strategies for each brand. Partnering with the Store Manager you will lead all aspects of the store’s business and support day to day operations.

**What You’ll Love**
- Expand your closet with 50% off regular priced product
- Feel and look your best with our fashion forward dress code
- Be recognized with our length of service milestone career celebrations
- Develop and grow with our training and development and our career advancement opportunities
- Recognition for individual and team accomplishments
- Mental health and life wellness supports for all team members
- Comprehensive benefit plan for full time team members
- Flexible scheduling and shifts

**How You’ll Contribute**
- Assistant Managers are responsible for maintaining all aspects of day to day store operations including achieving sales goals, ensuring excellent customer experiences, and overall team leadership. Assistant Managers also oversee business operations in the absence of the Store Manager.
- Deliver brand fashion ability through the creation and execution of store visual merchandise presentation
- Drive business results through coaching and encouraging customer focused sales associates and leaders
- Promote the brand through knowledge and understanding of our product, business, and values
- Oversee store operations, including shift task organization and store opening and closing duties
- Execute all merchandising, marketing and visual presentation aspects of the store according to our standards and directives
- Implement Brand(s) visual standards, and seasonal merchandising plans to achieve a consistency of visual display.
- Maintain a safe and clean store environment for our teams and customers
- Secure company assets with strong loss prevention skills and awareness
- Provide leadership to the store team; providing guidance, coaching and training to your team so they can achieve great results
- Creating a positive work environment that embodies our values

**Who You Are**
- Experienced retail supervisor who is able to motivate, train and coach others to success
- Holds strong retail and business acumen
- Strong visual merchandising skills and the ability to drive business through fashion consciousness and commerciality will be an asset
- Has excellent sales skills and is committed to ensuring amazing customer experiences
- Able to stand for extended periods, climb a ladder and to move and handle boxes of merchandise (weighing up to 30 pounds) and fixtures throughout the store
- Has flexible availability; Assistant Managers work a combination of daytime, evening and weekend shifts

**WHY CLEO**

Our mission is to be today’s choice in meeting women’s fashion needs, by offering styles that are flattering with a dress up/dress down versatility that gives her the value and quality she can trust, in a fun, friendly, easy to shop store. Cleo is a national specialty brand featuring apparel—with a focus on work wear—for women in both regular and petite sizing. At Cleo we connect and inspire women to be their best

**RICKIS’ STORY**

From a single store in 1939 in Brandon, Manitoba, Ricki's has grown to become a destination for fashionable workwear. Our brand success is rooted in our deep commitment to understanding our customer. Working at Ricki’s is fun, fast-paced, and rewarding. We are committed to our teamwork philosophy “none of us is as good as all of us.” We know that the only way we'll continue to grow successfully is by fostering a strong, diverse team. Our team of passionate associates is at the heart of our success. Our associates provide insights that help drive our business and create better product and experiences for our customers.
- We are an equal opportunity employer. If chosen to participate in the selection process, accommodations are available upon request. We will consult with the applicant to provide or arrange suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs._
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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Work Location: In person