Department Manager

About This Role

Driving sales and service goals by coaching and motivating retail sales teams is the core of this Department Manager role. You will be a key member of the store management team, managing retail staff, and cultivating synergy through dynamic leadership, recognition, and rewards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, identify, communicate, and delegate responsibilities to the team
• Handle training, coaching, recognition, and performance management
• Direct the execution of core standards and overall visual direction
• Drive sales through all channels by maximizing selling behaviors
• Make business adaptations to increase sales and service
• Communicate key company strategies and changes to teams as needed
• Recruit and develop diverse talent from within and outside the organization
• Inspire a customer-centric culture by recognizing and rewarding the team
• Develop top performers and evaluate performance, giving coaching and appropriate feedback
• Build teams through effective employee development, involvement, and communication

Requirements

• Enjoys communicating and building relationships, both inside and outside the organization
• Open to feedback and other viewpoints in the spirit of supporting the business
• Uses business understanding, innovative thinking, and sound judgment to solve problems
• Makes solid recommendations by combining information from various sources
• Produces quality work by setting effective goals and establishing priorities
• Organizes and uses resources to meet deadlines, keeps others in the loop about plans and progress
• Engages and influences others to accomplish worthwhile organizational goals

Nice to have:

• 3+ years of successful retail management experience

Benefits

• Generous employee discount
• Access to health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Accrued time off

About the Company

REI Co-op is united around discovering, building, and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. The company is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization.