Assistant Retail Store Manager, University Village

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

• Runner First
  • We act in the best interest of the runner
• Word is Bond
  • We do what we say we’ll do
• Champion Heart
  • We give our all in everything we do
• There is no “I” in Run
  • We stay generous with our humanity
• Keep Moving
  • We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement - because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

As an Assistant Retail Store Manager, Back-of-House (BOH) Operations at Brooks, you support the leadership of a Brooks brand retail store and work closely with the Retail Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager, FOH to deliver the premium service experience customers expect. You help lead and inspire the retail store team, ensuring every customer interaction reflects our mission to inspire everyone to run and be active.

Your primary focus is retail operational excellence. You oversee smooth retail daily operations, create retail staff schedules, support physical inventories, manage incoming and outgoing retail inventory, lead seasonal product flips, and help drive retail sales through strong product storytelling and seamless retail store execution. You partner with the Assistant Store Manager, FOH to ensure the retail team is fully trained on all retail store operations, opening and closing procedures, and POS operations.

As the store’s resident product expert, you lead retail product knowledge training and empower the retail team to deliver confident, informed recommendations that support customers of all backgrounds and abilities.

• Partner with the Store Manager to:
  • Lead the overall BOH operation to achieve budgeted revenue and profit goals.
  • Drive inventory efficiency and maximize sales by maintaining ideal inventory levels.
  • Manage labor spend through educated scheduling choices.
  • Coach, develop, and manage performance of the store team to provide a premium level of service to our consumers; train staff to treat everyone entering the store, from elite athletes to first-time runners, with the same degree of enthusiasm, support, and acceptance regardless of their abilities.
  • Encourage an environment of sharing excitement about the run, storytelling, and supporting people’s efforts to “Live Brooks” through being active and staying healthy.
• Create store schedules for effective staffing before, during, and after business hours.
• Monitor store cleaning and operations supplies and place all supply orders.
• Place inventory orders and partner with the Brooks Distribution Center to manage inventory flow when the Store Manager is on scheduled PTO.
• Manage receipt and return of all inventory coming to and from the store – this includes regular orders, RMAs, and transfers.
• Manage back-end responsibilities for returned unsellable inventory.
• Lead and organize seasonal product flips by partnering with the Store Manager and Visual Merchandising contact.
• Maintain expert product knowledge with the ability to train.
• Facilitate quarterly product training for sales associates.
• Work the sales floor – be an expert at product knowledge, driving sell-through, and service-oriented storytelling.
• Provide feedback and analysis to the Store Manager and Manager, Retail Operations on a regular basis to ensure the store is operating at the high level of service and performance that customers expect.

• Associate’s degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field; equivalent years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree(s)
• 3+ years of experience in retail; previous inventory management experience preferred
• 1+ year of leadership experience within the retail industry, preferred
  
  Knowledge of retail math,…