Area Manager - Seattle
Area Manager - Seattle
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Job Description
The Area Sales Manager is responsible for multi-unit store leadership by providing a consistent brand experience for our customers by teaching coaching cascading and ensuring alignment of the vision and strategy of the organization. This individual will effectively exhibit JD Finish Lines core values of Customer People Winning Community and Financial Responsibility in everything they do by performing the following main duties:
Leads an Area of Finish Line stores to provide a premium customer experience that drives overall comp gains ensuring that Finish Line is the most relevant omni-channel retailer by putting the customer first in everything we do.
Holds responsibility for delivering maintaining and shifting the culture of their District in order to stay aligned with company strategy.
Responsible for maintaining sales levels and profits by ensuring alignment with the organizational strategy focused on driving and sustaining comp sales gains.
Accurately assesses the performance of Store Managers Assistant Managers and Associates in the area and effectively provides coaching and performance feedback through virtual and in-person store visits.
Trains and develops Store Managers through identifying strengths and opportunities and supporting the creation of an actionable development plan.
Responsible to produce metric-based results that drive comp store sales gains.
Controls labor and expenses for their Area.
Responsible to prevent and monitor loss and shrink reports as well as company-driven action plans to reduce shrink.
Leads product communication for Area.
Responsible to produce a consistent visual presentation across an entire Area that is consistent with Finish Line brand standards.
Primarily responsible for maintaining desired staffing levels through store recruitment and providing the level of employee that is consistent with Finish Lines customer centric culture.
Oversees all in-store technology and primarily responsible for ensuring that all employees are fully trained well-versed and capable of utilizing all in-store technology.
Supports Loss Prevention and Human Resources within the Area.
Directly supervises Store Managers and is responsible for their understanding of the company vision.
Provides and supports a respectful inclusive and diverse working environment that allows our employees to be successful.
Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Acts as primary liaison for communication between cross-functional corporate and field business partners cultivating a collaborative and effective environment.
Additional duties and projects as required.
Required Education and/or Experience
Bachelors degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university. At least 5 years progressive experience in the retail field in a management capacity. At least 3-4 years of successful store manager experience; multi-until leadership strongly preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience. Internal experience with JD Finish Line strongly preferred.
Required Computer and/or Technical Skills
Should have basic to intermediate knowledge and abilities with Microsoft Office software and competence in learning how to maximize the use of new software.
The minimum requirements include the following but reasonable accommodations may be made as related to an employees religion ethnicity or disability:
Average work week is 50-55 hours which can vary depending on business need.
Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the companys policies are required for the position.
Must speak English clearly in order to converse with customers and effectively supervise staff.
Must be able to read and write English and perform business-related mathematics in order to carry out normal business and understand corporate sales reports.
Spending up to or more than 75% time traveling (by air or land).
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Sit for more than 6 hours per shift
Use hands to finger handle and feel
Reach with hands and arms
Talk and/or hear
Stand for up to 2 hours at a time periodically
Walk or move from one location to another
Occasionally may need to climb balance stoop kneel or crouch
Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally
The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy home office setting and/or moderately noisy retail environment.
Additional duties and projects as required.
The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy.
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Pay range: $85000 - $95000 KPI based bonus target. This role will be eligible for medical dental vision 401k sick leave parental leave and company paid time off plan.
This job description is not intended to cover all aspects duties and/or responsibilities required of employees. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary or permanent basis per company policy. The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice.
EEO Statement:
The Finish Line Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to complying with all federal state and local EEO laws. The Finish Line Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on race or color religion or creed national origin alienage or citizenship status marital status sex pregnancy status age military status disability or any other characteristic or class protected by law. The Finish Line Inc. provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws including for disabilities pregnancy and religious practices.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
