Floor & DecorDepartment Sales Manager
Apr. 2017 - Jul. 2018Arlington Heights, ILCustomer Service
-Engage customers and provide a quality shopping experience, and ensure store associates provide quality customer service
-Strategically merchandise and utilize the company guidelines to outline merchandising practices.
-Ensure store presentation standards are achieved and maintained. Guarantee safety and security of customers and employees by following established guidelines and procedures regarding loss prevention and risk management.
-Assist the Chief Executive Merchant in supporting, modeling, and enhancing seamless customer service focus by creating an environment that is friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and quick for customers and co-workers. Administrative
-Conduct monthly competitive shops.
-Communicate pricing and/or inventory issues to the senior team.
-Analyze and work all business reports in order to be in the best merchandising, in-stock and pricing position.
-Utilize computer and point of sale systems to maintain accurate inventory, cycle counts, and profit and loss management, including shipping and receiving of inventory.
-Interface with corporate headquarters employees. Supervisory
-Ensure maximum scheduling coverage during peak traffic periods.
-Review and assess the performance of associates on a timely basis.
-Train, develop, supervise and define workload of store associates as appropriate.
-Monitor associate retention and career development, and communicate improvement efforts to Chief Executive Merchant.
-Ensure compliance to scheduling, hiring, payroll and business planning processes.
-Monitor, maintain and follow company policies; support company expectations and systems.
-Perform additional managerial duties as necessary. Store Operations
-Assist the Chief Executive Merchant in handling store level human resources or loss prevention issues as necessary.
-Available to open and/or close the store in an effective manner.