AKIRA
Sales Manager - Cumberland Mall | AKIRA
Founded in 2002 with our first women's boutique in Chicago, AKIRA has grown into a national fashion powerhouse with 35+ retail locations and a thriving eCommerce platform at shopAKIRA.com.
Overview AKIRA Sales Managers are fanatical sales people, goal-driven & servant leaders. They ensure that our customers are styled by experts who eat, sleep, and breathe fashion. We live to make our customers look & feel good! They relentlessly hire & train to ensure their store has top-notch talent! Through leading by example and thinking & acting like an owner, our managers stop at nothing to achieve their personal & store goals.
Responsibilities
Recruiting, interviewing, & hiring new employees & managers
Training, developing, & retaining top-notch employees & managers
Developing & maintaining a high store morale
Reinforcing & improving our selling culture through our 5 steps of selling
Delivering in the moment & written feedback
Acting as a supreme motivator for employees & managers
Ensuring store operations and visual presentation are up to AKIRA's standards
Upholding and enforcing all of AKIRA's policies
Achieving & surpassing individual sales goals
Achieving & surpassing the store's daily, weekly, & monthly sales goals
Leading by example to promote and exemplify AKIRA's culture, & code of conduct through our 4 principles
Requirements
Passion for fashion
Fanatical work ethic
Strong Leadership skills
Excellent communication & organizational skills
High motivation and an appropriate sense of urgency
Minimum of 1 year experience in retail management
Ability to supervise, motivate, & direct employees effectively
Ability to adapt well to new direction and embrace change
In-depth knowledge of visual merchandising & customer service
In-depth knowledge of store operations including: inventory control, loss prevention, retail systems, & store budget preparation
Ability to work in a highly entrepreneurial environment, where being hands-on is critical to our store's success
Ability to work in a collaborative environment and establish & sustain strong relationships with employees & managers
Physical Requirements
Move product, supplies and/or boxes repetitively; ability to push, pull, lift a maximum of 50 lbs. based on needs of the role
Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time, including a 10-12 hour shift
Benefits And Perks AKIRA offers competitive benefits for full time employees, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet, Life, LTD, FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA, Flex Transit (CTA), 401(k), and employee discount. We are committed to encouraging internal development and providing significant career enrichment opportunities. Most importantly, what has propelled AKIRA's growth and success over the years has been the dynamic culture within the company - if you're filled with passion, have a strong desire to get things done, and if you want to go to a place where you know your work matters and where you can implement your ideas and decisions, then AKIRA just might be the place for you.
Job Type Full Time
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Sales and Business Development
Industries Retail Apparel and Fashion
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Overview AKIRA Sales Managers are fanatical sales people, goal-driven & servant leaders. They ensure that our customers are styled by experts who eat, sleep, and breathe fashion. We live to make our customers look & feel good! They relentlessly hire & train to ensure their store has top-notch talent! Through leading by example and thinking & acting like an owner, our managers stop at nothing to achieve their personal & store goals.
Responsibilities
Recruiting, interviewing, & hiring new employees & managers
Training, developing, & retaining top-notch employees & managers
Developing & maintaining a high store morale
Reinforcing & improving our selling culture through our 5 steps of selling
Delivering in the moment & written feedback
Acting as a supreme motivator for employees & managers
Ensuring store operations and visual presentation are up to AKIRA's standards
Upholding and enforcing all of AKIRA's policies
Achieving & surpassing individual sales goals
Achieving & surpassing the store's daily, weekly, & monthly sales goals
Leading by example to promote and exemplify AKIRA's culture, & code of conduct through our 4 principles
Requirements
Passion for fashion
Fanatical work ethic
Strong Leadership skills
Excellent communication & organizational skills
High motivation and an appropriate sense of urgency
Minimum of 1 year experience in retail management
Ability to supervise, motivate, & direct employees effectively
Ability to adapt well to new direction and embrace change
In-depth knowledge of visual merchandising & customer service
In-depth knowledge of store operations including: inventory control, loss prevention, retail systems, & store budget preparation
Ability to work in a highly entrepreneurial environment, where being hands-on is critical to our store's success
Ability to work in a collaborative environment and establish & sustain strong relationships with employees & managers
Physical Requirements
Move product, supplies and/or boxes repetitively; ability to push, pull, lift a maximum of 50 lbs. based on needs of the role
Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time, including a 10-12 hour shift
Benefits And Perks AKIRA offers competitive benefits for full time employees, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet, Life, LTD, FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA, Flex Transit (CTA), 401(k), and employee discount. We are committed to encouraging internal development and providing significant career enrichment opportunities. Most importantly, what has propelled AKIRA's growth and success over the years has been the dynamic culture within the company - if you're filled with passion, have a strong desire to get things done, and if you want to go to a place where you know your work matters and where you can implement your ideas and decisions, then AKIRA just might be the place for you.
Job Type Full Time
Seniority Level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Sales and Business Development
Industries Retail Apparel and Fashion
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