Retail Store Operations Manager

About the Role

As a Store Department Manager - Operations and Facilities at Ariat's Nashville, TN location, you are responsible for managing the store's cash handling, systems, processes, procedures, and paperwork, and overseeing the cashiers. This position will also be responsible for ensuring facility maintenance PMs are conducted, and office and store supplies are inventoried and ordered regularly. The role will oversee Ariat's off-site warehouse and ensure inventory levels are maintained. The Store Department Manager will also monitor daily reports for store inventory replenishment. This role will maintain a pulse on the store environment, open and close the store, and manage day-to-day operations alongside the General Manager and the Sales and Service Department Manager.

About You

• 2+ years of previous retail management experience, preferably in a soft goods apparel environment, managing the "back of house" and off-site warehouse and its employees, as well as running daily shifts in the store
• Able to lead in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Experience with retail POS/inventory control systems
• Ability to maintain and lead a positive team morale

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions (Time spent standing, sitting, bending, lifting):

• Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear
• Frequently required to use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Vision requirements: close vision, distant vision, as well as ability to adjust and focus
• Strong ability to maintain composure and professionalism under pressure while meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines
• Must be able to work a minimum of 32-40 hours per week full-time, including early mornings, evenings/nights, weekends, and/or holidays as requested
• May be required to attend outside events, seminars, etc. as needed
• Proficient knowledge in PC applications
• High School graduate or equivalent; college degree preferred
• Demonstrated Leadership and Organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service, sales and clienteling skills

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Ariat’s holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
• Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid volunteer days
• 401(k) with company match
• Bonus incentive plans
• Team member discount on Ariat merchandise

Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Ariat will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local law.

Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, email human.resources@ariat.com.

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Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agreement, Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement, Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Ariat.