Job Description

Company Description

Living Our Values

Inclusivity: rue21 embraces all of you. We promote individuality and celebrate our differences. All are accepted, respected and welcome. Integrity: We own our words, our actions, and our results. We set our standard high by thinking big. It matters how we show up and how we play the game. Collaboration: Together we are rue21. We listen and support each other and achieve our collective goals together. Curiosity: We don't ask why; we ask why not? We are agile and are driven by new ideas and original thinking. We are passionate and believe anything is possible. Community: Our power is our people; our community of customers, associates, and partners. We care, we connect, we listen, and we deliver.

Job Description

Your Role

Bring a vibe that's uniquely you to rue and work where you love to shop! As the face of the company, you'll put your iconic, one-of-a-kind sense of style to work representing rue21. Your love of pop culture and fashion combined with your creativity and energetic personality make the perfect combo to be an amazing leader. Have fun at work while letting your inner trend savant shine by providing customers with a top-notch shopping experience and always making our customer feel like a total VIP!

Day in the Life

• Run the sales floor like you're the host of the party creating an energetic, fun, positive environment for customers to shop and your team to work and thrive in.

• Drive and own business results by ensuring GIFT service is being delivered to all customers. Communicate results to your team and coach in the moment through celebrating and giving recognition.

• Motivate and inspire your team to give their all through coaching in the moment, giving feedback, celebrating wins, and having fun with recognition.

• Keep your store looking new for each customer by processing shipment timely, updating merchandise displays, and utilizing sales results to influence your merchandising decision making.

• Support your Store Manager by owning a role in the Division of Responsibility Program.

• Follow all policy and procedures to maintain a safe shopping experience for our customer and a work environment that is safe and open for all.

• Maintain salesfloor awareness to prevent product loss. Lead by example with a high level of integrity.

• Practice teamwork by being ready and willing to help other members of the team when they need a hand.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old to join the team. Prior leadership and/or retail skills preferred. Open availability preferred. The Full Time Assistant Manager is scheduled up to 40 hours per week. Some overtime may be approved based on business needs.

• Plan to walk and stand for up to 8 hours while helping customers find the perfect outfits for every occasion.

• Carry and lift boxes up to 40lbs filled with our newest arrivals. You'll climb and balance on ladders, kneel, squat, and reach above the shoulders to get new merchandise ready to debut in the store.

Additional Information

What's in it for you!

• Paid time off and paid Holidays

• Health Insurance

• Monthly bonus potential

• Fun, fast-paced work environment; working with like-minded people with same interests

• Flexible work schedule including daytime, evening, and weekend shifts

• Express individuality and embrace diversity

• 40% discount in-store and online Casual dress code

• Performance based advancement is supported and encouraged

• Easy request-off and view schedules from home via a convenient app

• Perks at Work (discounts on electronics, movie tickets, travel, etc.)

• Employee Assistance Program

• 401K Match

• The Full Time Assistant Store Manager's anticipated pay range is $13.86 - $18.50 per hour, with the potential to earn discretionary bonuses. This pay range is provided in compliance with state specific laws. Actual wages may vary within this range based on the market, store location, and the Applicant's level of experience.

Competencies

Communication - Effectively communicates with supervisor as well as store team; Actively listens to understand others and ensures the message is understood; Ensures important matters are shared with all appropriate parties; Communicates in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing; Accepts and uses feedback to improve performance

Collaboration -Demonstrates the desire and ability to work cross-functionally; uses a "we" focused approach; Resolves interpersonal conflicts constructively; Appreciates and leverages the strengths of others to accomplish goals; Listens to ideas from others and ensures all sides are heard before reaching a final decision; Proves to be an open-minded and inclusive individual

Holds Self Accountable - Holds self-accountable for measurable high quality, timely, and cost-effective results; Determines objectives, sets priorities, sees tasks through to completion; Accepts responsibility for mistakes; Complies with established priorities and company directives

Solution Oriented - Recognizes issues, considers multiple sides, determines action needed and weighs consequences before making a final decision; Follows up as necessary to ensure forward progress; Is not discouraged by difficult situations and makes informed decisions based on available information

People Centric - Exhibits strong listening skills; Has a fast paced, ever changing, people first mentality; Builds Positive working relationships with internal and external business partners

Relevant - Displays genuine excitement about increasing job knowledge; Has self-propelled interest to stay up to date/ahead of trends as it relates to their role; Is valued and respected by team

Initiative - Takes a proactive approach and goes beyond what is required to achieve goals; Seeks out new assignments to search for both professional and personal development opportunities; Performs tasks outside of area of responsibility to help the organization

Deliver - Results driven with high standards; Sets achievable goals, successfully executes and can articulate solutions in a linear, easy to understand way; Searches for inefficiencies in processes and offers pertinent recommendations to improve

Evolve - Strives to be original through thought and ideas; Displays genuine excitement around "new"; Successfully has grown and developed in role

This job was posted on Fri Mar 15 2024 and expired on Sat Apr 06 2024.

Minimum $14 /hr

$16 /hr Average

Maximum $19 /hr

Tasks

Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.

Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.

Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.

Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.

Monitor suppliers to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed goods or services within budgetary limits.

Direct or coordinate financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.

Establish or implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, or procedures in conjunction with board members, organization officials, or staff members.

Perform personnel functions such as selection, training, or evaluation.

Plan or direct activities such as sales promotions that require coordination with other department managers.

Set prices or credit terms for goods or services based on forecasts of customer demand.

Manage the movement of goods into and out of production facilities to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, or sustainability of operations.

Perform sales floor work, such as greeting or assisting customers, stocking shelves, or taking inventory.

Develop or implement product-marketing strategies, including advertising campaigns or sales promotions.

Recommend locations for new facilities or oversee the remodeling or renovating of current facilities.

Implement or oversee environmental management or sustainability programs addressing issues such as recycling, conservation, or waste management.

Direct non-merchandising departments of businesses, such as advertising or purchasing.

Plan store layouts or design displays.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Management of Material Resources - Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.