Store Manager - White House Black Market

Store ManagerThis position creates, engages, and welcomes an environment that cultivates an inclusive culture that provides equitable opportunities and drives associate and customer engagement. This role directs activities to achieve store goals including customer experience, talent management, financial objectives, operational controls, asset protection, safety, and merchandise presentation.Functional responsibilities include understanding and modeling associate commitment to brand culture, policies, and procedures; recruiting, attracting, selecting, hiring, retaining, and developing talent; partnering with design and merchandising leaders; leading merchandising activities; ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures; guaranteeing selling behaviors are consistent and aligned to brand expectations; supporting in-store company sponsored events; analyzing reporting to identify opportunities; leading visual merchandising updates; managing controllable expenses; understanding current market trends; leading, directing, and driving execution of tasks; confirming schedules; ensuring compliance within operational guidelines; valuing individuality and the diverse talents of the team; and demonstrating competencies in culture, decision quality, action orientation, interpersonal savvy, and situational adaptability.Qualifications include a high school diploma, some college or bachelor's degree preferred, 18 years old or older, 5+ years of supervisory/management experience in the retail industry preferred with 2 of those years in a store manager position, proven ability to recruit, select, develop, and retain full store team and hold individuals accountable for performance, proven ability to foster team commitment and create a positive, inclusive working environment, demonstrated ability to function as a role model, ensuring that the customer remains the top priority, demonstrated ability to organize, delegate, prioritize, meet deadlines, and follow-up on all store activities, knowledge of visual standards and techniques, and ability to implement, demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to forecast and analyze business trends act on findings and manage payroll expense to maximize store performance; proven ability to deliver sales results, ability to take initiative, prioritize, and meet deadlines as assigned with minimal supervision and within designated timeframes, ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including evening, weekend, and holiday shifts, and requires physical activity which may require lifting up to 50 pounds.