Assistant Store Manager - Visual Merchandising

Position: Assistant Store Manager - Visual Merchandising

Location: Birmingham, AL

Job : 105

# of Openings: 1

The Assistant Store Manager works as our visual manager, creating and overseeing the design and implementation of visually appealing displays and layouts in retail and commercial spaces to enhance customer experience and drive sales. Key responsibilities include developing merchandising strategies, ensuring brand consistency, managing visual budgets, training and leading visual staff, and analyzing sales data to adjust displays for seasonal changes or product performance.

• Initiate and develop customer relationships; resolve customer service and inventory issues in a timely manner.
• Focus on visual merchandising, maintaining and creating displays that maximize sales revenue and profitability.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Corporate team on major floor sets, ensuring full implementation within company visual standards and making adjustments as necessary.
• Oversee the daily activities of the store staff, following up on assigned duties to ensure completion.
• Motivate sales staff to reach or exceed store sales goals.
• Meet company shipment processing and distribution standard of 24 hours from receipt of product to sales floor.
• Manage all aspects of products from start to finish including receiving, stock organization, visual displays, tagging, signage, and sell down solutions.
• Restock product as necessary to ensure full capacity and shelf quantities are maintained.
• Analyze product and sales to ensure optimum performance.
• Enforce store policies with customers and employees.
• Place strong emphasis on operational duties – training and scheduling sales staff, data input into Net Suite, running sales and labor reports.
• Maintain merchandise displays, signage, and cleanliness, and overall store appearance.
• Maintain inventory and store supply levels.
• Develop sell down strategies, planning and adjusting as necessary.
• Develop and implement plans for markdowns/promotions, coordinating and collaborating with the Store Manager and Corporate team as necessary.
• Assist with special events and open house as necessary.
• Process required reporting and activities on a routine basis.
• Communicate and collaborate with Corporate Staff routinely.
• Monogram merchandise on the monogram machine or by adding vinyl.
• Assist the Store Manager as required, attend meetings, and act in the Store Manager’s absence as necessary.

• HS diploma or equivalent.
• 6 months to 1 year in retail management or sales leader experience required. Experience in retail soft lines, interiors, gifts, or accessories strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills required.
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Additional eligibility qualifications:

• Able to work 2 closing shifts per week.
• Able to work a regular schedule of 2 Saturdays or Sundays per month.
• Ability to work special events (Ten Sales, Trunk Shows, Open House, etc.).
• Frequent standing, walking and moving required.
• Must have the ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds or more.

• Medical & Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Short-Term Disability, & Long-Term Disability

• Paid Time Off for full-time employees.
• Includes Vacation and Personal Days as well as Paid Holidays.

Simple IRA plan with company match.

Generous employee discount at The Royal Standard stores, website, & The Crown Bistro.