Assistant in Training

Assistant In Training

The Assistant in Training (Ait) and Assistant Manager position's primary responsibility is to fulfill our mission statement, "to create the most enjoyable shopping experience possible for our guests." Additionally, AIt and Assistant Managers perform a variety of sales, merchandising and operational tasks assigned by store management (e.g. cashiering, merchandise display and pulls, register procedures, and routine cleaning of facilities). Work directly with the Store Manager and Leadership Team to develop sales, recruit new Teammates and provide leadership. The AIt and Assistant Manager will also share responsibility for training and motivating Teammates and act as the Store Manager in their absence. The Assistant Manager Position is a progression from the AIt position and therefore includes additional high level duties that are specific to that position, though the majority of job duties and responsibilities are shared.

Teammate Recruiting, Training and Development

• Consistently recognize recruiting opportunities by utilizing Jobs & Careers cards, email referrals and Teammate Recommend.
• Coach and create relationships through Guest Loyalty and Guest Preferred.
• Develop skills and assist in leading, directing, motivating and educating new Teammates to meet and achieve Buckle's accountability, shift orientation, Loss Prevention and sales presentation standards on a daily basis.
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times creating a positive floor culture.
• Demonstrate personal dress code to encourage and coach the latest fashion in all Teammates and Team Leaders.
• Participate effectively in daily setup, training, impacting and reviewing while effectively utilizing the Performance Tracker.
• Motivate Teammates to initiate and complete daily tasks set by Store Management.
• Personal passion to demonstrate, coach, and influence results of denim showmanship and denim fit cards through Teammates and Guests.
• Create and develop results in your department and balance all DM actions within your segment as well as completing the mid-week check in.
• Execute actions from department calendars and track on the Weekly Delegation Worksheet.
• Demonstrate leadership actions during segments.
• Responsible for asking for and remembering Guest names.
• Ability to effectively understand and show the merchandise of both the Gals and Guys' sides to benefit the Team and Guests.
• Partner with Store Manager to pick store's education focus and help delegate and implement focus all week.
• Help execute all segments to support business goals.
• Assist Store Manager in Recruitment of all store staffing needs.
• Understanding how to explain pay and Buckle Benefits.
• Responsible for keeping up to date with contact list and adding top talent on the team consistently.
• Execution / training on Leadership playbook.
• Accountability of all characteristic pieces.
• SPG Teammate / leader training shifts.
• Responsible for training and coaching with manager on all non-sales positions.
• Assertive to execute actions with constantly changing sales focuses.
• Ability to identify and follow through on all Teammate training needs.

Visual Merchandise Management

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Operations

Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include mornings, evenings, and weekends, and the day of / day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, based upon store and business needs.

Supervisory And Leadership

Education And Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related retail experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the Teammate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and jump; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The Teammate is occasionally required to sit. Physical ability to lift and maneuver 50lbs throughout the store and backroom. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the Teammate regularly works in a retail store setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Buckle is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified Teammates from the available workforce in the communities we serve. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Buckle, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law. For state specific information, refer to the Teammate Center.