Retail Team Leader - Woodbury Common Premium 824 (Rpt)

We believe in the best of all worlds. And for forty years we have relentlessly pursued the promise of making style comfortable and enabling metropolitan professionals to look good longer. At Rockport we get that fashion helps us define who we are. When we dress sophisticated we feel sophisticated and when we have style we feel fashionable. Without compromise we bring this to the people we interact with night and day.

The Rockport Company is currently looking for a Team Leader.

Key Responsibilities:

Establishes an environment that drives sales/customer service

Achieve established sales and profit plan

Control inventory shrinkage

Hire/Train/Coach a store staff of qualified employees

Consistently deliver a store standards that are Brand enhancing experience for the customer

Key Attributes:

Friendly/Enthusiastic: Makes good eye contact, sincere

Competitive: Likes challenges and a desire to succeed

Dedicated: Punctual and responsible

Self Motivated

Integrity

Is solution driven

A leader in a Team environment

Has a high energy level, self-confident

Is articulate and comfortable in social settings

Skills Set:

Ability to Lead: To inspire and motivate others towards achieving a goal

Ability to Communicate: Customers/Associates

Ability to Sell

Ability to Hire/Coach/Develop Team

Prioritize and delegate / Strong operational skills and attention to detail

Ability to multi task and managing all aspects of a retail operation

Solicits customer feedback and is "close" to the business

Pro actively seeks solutions to present market/store conditions

(ie: product, promotions, people, competition etc)

Managerial Core Competencies for the position:

Leading and Driving Results

Able to execute, lead and train to CRP selling standards

Effectively utilizes the Playbook as a planning, communication and follow-up tool

Effectively seeks out new and creative business opportunities within their marketplace to drive sales.

Communicates consistently with both their DM and home office to express opportunities with product

Training and Development

Consistently executes the CRP selling process

Consistently utilizes current training tools -- (product tech cards, coaching cards, resource central) to train new employees

Successful implementation of Footsteps

Recruiting, Staffing and Scheduling

Shows proven success with the hiring of staff

Utilizes the SHINE process when hiring (minimum criteria, interview guides, etc.)

Is able to follow scheduling guidelines to write an effective schedule based on store history and productivity levels

Networks on a consistent basis to ensure a pool of qualified candidates are available when needed so that open positions are filled within 4 weeks

Visual

Successful achievement of theme execution (planogram)

Store consistently adheres to Footnotes visual direction (markdowns and promotions are taken according to timelines, windows and tables are consistently set up according to direction)

Store is consistently neat, clean and full