Assistant Store Manager - Charleston

Job description

After nearly 15 years in the fashion corporate world, Pink Chicken Founder and CEO, Stacey Fraser, decided to take a break and focus on her young daughter and new baby girl while living in NYC and spending summer weekends at the beach. During nap times, she would sew garments made of a multitude of patterns from bright block prints to 60’s florals. The spirit of sunny beach days and her love for vintage textiles came together to create easy and stylish pieces for the beach or dinner, for herself and her daughters.

Today, Pink Chicken is more than a clothing company. We are a joyful flock of happy and creative souls who believe in spreading sunshine, creating original prints and patterns that are designed to last, giving back, sustainability and providing the best customer service to our loyal and growing community.

Position Summary:

Fashion brand PINK CHICKEN is seeking an ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER to join our flock and assist with the Charleston boutique. This is an exciting full time opportunity for someone with retail experience and a passion for customer service to assist with managing the daily operations of the Charleston store including sales, customer relationships, visual merchandising and staffing.

The Assistant Store Manager is a brand ambassador tasked with supporting brand awareness and fostering a sense of community for customers and staff. They are responsible for supporting the store manager while leading through superb customer service, teamwork and achieving sales goals. Above all, this role helps maintain our boutique as a fun, joyful place to work and shop, where positivity and creativity are at the heart of every interaction.

Responsibilities:

Support the store culture and environment to ensure success in all aspects of customer service, profitability, operations, associate development and store presentation

Lead by example by achieving sales goals and developing and maintaining relationships with customers

Conduct customer outreach and drive foot traffic to store

Maintain exceptional product knowledge

Assist with visual merchandising

Help conceptualize and execute store window displays

Understand customer behavior and local sales trends to provide input on store orders

Assist with managing inventory including organizing back stock and restocking sales floor as needed

Assist Store Manager with interviewing, training and managing sales staff

Support sales associates by offering continuous brand awareness and customer service techniques

Establish and maintain positive and productive relationships within the community

Work closely with the Store Manager to plan and execute in-store events

Lead by example and maintain the highest level of integrity and professionalism at all times

Take direction well

Ability to execute plans and procedures for the store

Adhere to and enforce company standards, policies and procedures

Qualifications:

3+ years of retail experience, with at least 1 year in a leadership or supervisory role preferred

Demonstrated ability to drive sales while delivering excellent customer service

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to develop strong relationships

Ability to be accountable and take ownership of actions in achieving goals

Strong team building and leadership skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Thorough knowledge of retail store operations

Compensation:

At Pink Chicken, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits. Compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, and specific office location.

The annual total cash compensation range is $64,000- $67,000. However, actual pay can vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills and competencies, as well as location. Store leadership team members are also offered parking as part of our benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Pink Chicken is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) or sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability or membership in any other protected class under applicable law.

Disability Accommodation

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.

Pink Chicken participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program to confirm work authorization of all new employees. Employment is contingent upon completing Form I-9 and successfully passing the E-Verify process.

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Worksite address

charleston, SC, 29408, US

Who can apply

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