Full Time Assistant Retail Store Manager

Our store leadership teams are essential to our business with over 430 retail stores worldwide. From ensuring effective store operations strategies and procedures to guiding and developing team members our Store Leadership Teams help create memorable consumer experiences while supporting and helping drive the companys mission of Connecting Active People with Their Passions.
As an Assistant Store Manager you will lead our Sales Associates and Supervisors to engage consumers and inspire brand loyalty. You will provide continuous training and coaching on products technologies and enhanced selling skills that enable Sales Associates to recommend products and influence consumer buying decisions. The Assistant Store Manager develops strategies to improve consumer engagement drive sales and increase profitability. You will support the store manager in creating an environment focused on inclusion teamwork customer service and productivity by being a positive role model and leader.

Provides leadership and direction to a diverse staff of supervisors and associates on day-to-day operations to ensure staff performance and operational standards are met.
Ensures sales associates have in-depth knowledge of our products and technology to better serve consumers needs.
Provides training and coaching on selling skills that influence consumer buying decisions. Assists the Store Manager in interviewing hiring training and coaching diverse staff as necessary.
Assists the Store Manager with interviewing hiring and onboarding new team members as necessary. Supports ongoing team member growth and development.
Participates in the development and implementation of action plans to address opportunities relating to sales store operations safety and employee productivity and performance.
Creates weekly store schedules and supports the Store Manager in achieving labor and operating expense targets.
Maintains appropriate inventory levels and accuracy through effective receiving processing salesfloor replenishment stockroom organization and shrink controls.
No specific education required (High School Diploma or GED preferred)

• Skill operating Inventory and Point of Sales (POS) systems and various other retail software tools.
• Experience driving consumer engagement personalized service and selling skills.
• Ability to use judgment to identify and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems
• Availability to work a flexible retail schedule which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts. All local state and federal laws are adhered to when evaluating your availability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national or ethnic origin disability as well as any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local law. Columbia Sportswear Canada provides accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you require accommodations to complete an application please contact Human Resources or call and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.
At Columbia Sportswear Company were proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical social/emotional financial career and community. Benefits that can protect your familys financial future and help you save money through our Pension plan plus a generous company match option. Columbia offers medical dental vision life Insurance and disability addition Columbia provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers free wellness benefits and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services.