Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2

At Hot Topic, we’re passionate about a few things: music, pop culture, and creating the most amazing in-store experience for our customers and employees.

We’re on the search for a Part-Time Assistant Manager – Level 2 that will help lead the loudest store in the mall. You’ll support the Store Manager in achieving store objectives with regards to hitting sales targets, recruiting, and development. You can handle anything that comes your way while driving sales and building lifelong relationships with our customers.

Please note the pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but other factors such as an individual’s education, location, meeting the minimum job requirements for the role, training and experience, will determine the final salary for potential new hires.

• Support your Store Manager in achieving the sales plan and/or comp sales goals.
• Help recruit, develop, and retain a super collaborative, passionate team to run your store alongside you.
• You’re the store’s #1 fan – you’ll create buzz and customer engagement through promotion of new products, use social media platforms, and additional benefits such as BOPIS and curbside pickup.
• Provide leadership around running an operationally sound business; you’ll bring the right balance of ops, delegation/autonomy, and customer-first selling practices.
• Keep watch on shrink/loss prevention, payroll hours, and associate schedules.
• Collaboratively communicate with retail leadership and HQ partners on trends & customer feedback.
• Run sales reports and use data to help guide your strategy to hit sales targets.
• You’ll merchandise the store in a compelling way, leveraging planograms as a guide, while launching all promos on time.
• In partnership with your Store Manager, you’ll develop your team of loyal associates that are high-performing and customer-focused.

• At least 1-2 years of retail store management experience.
• You’ve led teams to success and want to experience more of it. You’ll have skills in communication, recruiting, operations (payroll, reporting, scheduling, merchandising), and be a developer of your team.
• You have strong skills in communication, time management, professionalism, and a drive to develop your team.
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent. If you have a degree, even better.
• Retail is a fast-changing industry and you like catching curveballs thrown your way.
• Able to navigate your way around the store, merchandise product utilizing approved store equipment, and pack and unpack boxes of merchandise that may weigh up to 50 pounds.

Interested in applying for this role? Chat with Alex, our Virtual Job Assistant, on your right to begin the process.

Since our first store opening in 1989, we've been leading the way in bringing music and pop culture to the masses. We're now at over 600 stores and counting across the U.S. and Canada. Working at our stores means you're taking a huge part in delivering the fandom.

Benefits are a big deal, and we've got you covered. Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement and more. Add in employee discounts, PTO, and tuition reimbursement.

Our HQ is based in the City of Industry, CA in a newly designed, converted warehouse space. We have an open, collaborative work environment with some perks: on-site cafe, fitness center, chiropractor, & masseuse.

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