Store Manager (Seattle University Village)

Deliver exceptional customer experience: By nature, you are overjoyed to work directly with customers and on a retail sales floor. You provide an exceptional level of service, setting the standard in your store for customer experience. You coach, train, motivate and develop multiple levels of store staff (entry level associate to Assistant Manager) to ensure your team is meeting our customer service standards. You are ready to solve any customer issue that arises and develop your team to do the same. 

Create a great employee experience: You build a bench of exceptional customer-centric sales associates. You onboard, train and develop an entrepreneurial and customer-obsessed team. You provide ongoing feedback and coaching to develop your team to be their best. 

Communicate like a pro: You give clear, kind feedback to improve performance, you ensure your team has access to all necessary information, you send clear and concise written communication utilizing appropriate communication channels, and you are pro-active in your communication with your manager. 

Schedule your retail floor: You can schedule your retail floor with a meticulous attention to detail according to business needs, employee availability and requested time off. You work smarter to find the most efficient ways to complete this business-critical task so that your retail store operates like a well-oiled machine.  You are meeting the weekly, period and quarterly payroll goals.

Manage competing priorities: You love and appreciate that although Catbird isn’t a new kid on the block, we’re always  learning, growing and changing. You are eager to lead with solutions not complaints and you know that when you prioritize effectively you can handle anything. 

Drive business results: You are hungry to analyze business reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis and adjust your business strategy and motivate team performance to drive sales and achieve key business metrics. You manage performance and processes  to company policies and maintain  all store operations in alignment with policy updates. You can oversee, execute and approve payroll and store expenses. You utilize your tools to effectively manage your inventory levels and maintain an exceptional level of visual display at your store. 

Leverage your resources: You are the first one to ask for help, but not before checking the tools and resources available to you. You’re ready and willing to pick up the phone and partner with your manager and key business partners to solve problems, initiate new ideas and create new experiences.