Assistant Manager

Hot Topic is a leading retailer of music and pop culture licensed apparel, accessories, and gifts for guys and girls. Founded in 1988 in a Southern California garage, Hot Topic has grown to over 650 stores in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, and employs over 10,000 associates.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager with 1-2 years of specialty retail management experience that know fashion and follow the hottest trends. We want people who can give the best shopping experience for all of our customers and inspire employees to do the same!

* Ensure the entire team utilizes selling skills to personalize the shopping experience * Create an environment that inspires repeat customers. * Create floor coverage schedules that ensure there is always someone available to help our customers. * Recruit, Hire and Retain effective employees. * Coach and train employees to achieve maximum results. * Provide clear and direct vision of where we are going and how to get there. * Identify and focus on development for growth with in the company. * Ensures the store achieves all sales/comp plans. * Educates employees on LP policies and manage store shrinkage. * Create effective schedules and manage payroll daily. * Come up with creative ideas to drive sales through merchandising and visual displays. * Ensure all floor moves are completed in a timely manner/ * Supervise the daily operations of the store

* Women’s fashion and trends knowledge. * Can do attitude and a team player. * Track record of employee development. * Proven record of sales performance, preferably with an “one on one” sales environment . * Demonstrated excellent leadership, time management and customer service skills. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Capable of stand and walk around during scheduled hours. * Capable of packing and unpacking shipments, arrange and move store fixtures and move packages weighing up to 50 pounds. * Minimum 1-2 years of specialty/apparel Store Manager experience from sales-driven environments. * Minimum of high school graduate or GED equivalent. * Minimum 18 years of age.