Assistant Store Director, Customer Experience

Saks OFF 5TH is a destination for off-price luxury fashion. Its 12 stores serve primarily as a selling channel for residual inventory from Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, offering a compelling assortment of high-end designers and everyday favorites at the best prices. Saks OFF 5TH is part of Exemplar Luxury Group, the luxury collective uniting coveted brands with unrivaled customer experiences.

As the Assistant Store Director, Customer Experience & Workforce Management, you will drive a culture of exceptional service, accountability, and results. You’ll model relationship-based client interactions, lead service recovery efforts, and coach your team on delivering high-touch, personalized experiences that foster loyalty. In partnership with the Store Director, you will use business data and KPIs to inform strategic decisions, optimize workforce planning, and align talent and resources to the highest-impact areas of the business.

Acting as the store’s operational lead in the Store Director’s absence, you will ensure seamless execution, operational excellence, and an elevated customer experience.

• Model and reinforce service behaviors that create exceptional customer experiences and foster loyalty
• Lead resolution of escalated customer issues and trains team on handling service recovery
• Drive a client-first mindset by modeling relationship-based service
• Develop and implement store level clienteling strategies to drive personalized outreach and long term customer engagement
• Make decisions and addresses challenges in absence of store director ensuring smooth operations and maintaining high performance
• Conduct weekly recaps and use data to inform business strategies and prioritize team actions
• Use product knowledge to inform strategic business decisions and coaching
• Monitor program adoption rates and coaches team on best practices
• Build a culture of accountability, setting clear expectations and aligning performance with business goals
• Own workforce management by creating strategic schedules and aligning staffing to business needs and traffic patterns
• Leverage KPIs and business data to adjust tactics and improve future performance
• Balance multiple priorities by aligning time, people and resources to the highest-impact areas
• Act as de facto store leader in the Store Director’s absence, using sound judgment to maintain operations and optimal customer experience

• Proven experience in a leadership role within a customer-focused retail environment
• Strong ability to model, coach, and reinforce relationship-based service behaviors
• Skilled in resolving escalated customer issues and leading service recovery strategies
• Demonstrated strength in analyzing business data and KPIs to inform decisions and drive performance
• Experience in creating strategic schedules and aligning staffing to business needs and traffic trends
• Ability to lead through change, balance competing priorities, and manage operations independently when needed
• Excellent communication, coaching, and team development skills
• Adept at using product and program knowledge to influence customer experience and sales outcomes

Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental) An amazing employee discount

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Bas…