Associate Store Manager (Ballard)

The Opportunity

Our retail expansion in main markets starts with hiring the best leaders. As Associate Store Manager, you will focus on hiring and retaining great talent to deliver an inspiring shopping experience in which our guest feels inspired and empowered to customize their space. You will promote the Ballard Designs brand at every guest encounter and ensure your stellar team exemplifies brand values, standards, and experiences. Your leadership will guide company programs, increase sales and set your store to exceed all expectations.

You will report to the Store Leader

Your hiring location is Oak Brook, IL

Who We Are

Since 1982, Ballard Designs has offered a unique curation of home furnishings and décor from all periods and provenance. Its designers travel the world for inspiration, translating the latest trends in fashion, color, and style into finely crafted products not found anywhere else. Ballard Designs is part of the Cornerstone brands - four interactive, aspirational home and apparel lifestyle brands that deliver inspirations that help customers enjoy, enhance and celebrate life.

Your Impact

• Deliver quality Sales Associate training that includes the development of product knowledge, understanding of main characteristics, and the benefits of a unique product assortment

• Provide leadership to the team to build sales generation and operational/human resources responsibilities in the store to ensure guest satisfaction, maximum productivity and profitability, and execution of company procedures

• Make plans and improve EBITDA by creating the most amazing place to work and shop by delivering an exceptional Guest experience.

• In partnership with the Store Leader develop a strategy to increase sales and build guest loyalty through store programs including Design Services, Ballard Designs Private Label Credit Card, community outreach, and additional corporate and regional events throughout the year

• Recruit and Train Team Members in all open positions

What You Bring

• 3+ years of management experience in specialty retail industry, but not required

• Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Outlook, Workday, Kronos, and POS Systems

• Availability to work flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays

• Ability to lift and mobilize medium to large items, up to 50lbs

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