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Store Manager and Assistant Manager
Sales Specialists
Administrative/Receptionist
Payroll Assistant
Sales Specialists
Management Trainee
Store Manager and Assistant Manager Job Description
This position reports to the District Manager and oversees the Co-Manager, Assistant Manager and all Staff Associates.
All candidates must fulfill the following requirements in order to be considered for the position:
- Higher Education (College or Jr. College) degree or its equivalent:
- 5+ years of related, transferable, Retail Apparel Store Management experience (experience with urban apparel required).
- Projects professionalism in speech, image and conduct.
- Proper understanding of the importance of quality Customer Service and Selling.
- Strong Human Resource skills; a proven history of recruiting, hiring and developing a staff.
- The ability to delegate tasks effectively and get results.
- The ability to build the business and drive sales.
- Strong execution of operations, merchandising and administration tasks.
- An understanding of the importance of Expense Management and Asset Protection and their effect on the business.
- The ability to meet the physical requirements to execute the position's responsibilities, including but not limited to:
- Ability to utilize a 4-foot, 6-foot and 8-foot ladder
- Ability to handle cartons weighing up to 50 lbs.
GENERAL AREAS OF SUPERVISION include but are not limited to:
- Sales and Customer Service
- Human Resources
- Operations and Administrative Control
- Merchandising
- Asset Protection
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Sales Specialists Job Description
The Sales Specialist is responsible for upholding the company standards regarding sales and service by embracing and living the Credo. The specialist has the responsibility for practicing and demonstrating the 7 principles of selling.
ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sales and Service
- Maintain high quality customer service through greeting, selling, and servicing of all customers.
- Obtains and exceeds company and store performance goals in UPT, DPT, gift certificate selling and database identification.
- Participates in maintaining optimum store environment.
- Responsible for upholding committed scheduling attendance to meet the needs of the business.
- Maintains a positive attitude toward all customers, fellow associates, and management.
Operational and Administrative Control
- Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
- Maintains proper company standards.
- Participates in the responsibilities to maintain organization, uphold housekeeping and maintaining of the store. (i.e.,cleaning, bulb changing, window washing).
- Participates in monitoring the store for potential safety concerns.
- Participates in opening and closing activities.
- Assists with proper and timely execution of:
- New merchandise processing
- Transfer completion and processing
- Floorsets and updates
- Promotions
- Markdowns
- New merchandise placement
- Marketing - signage and hang tagging
Demonstrates adherence to all standards and policies on:
- Markdowns
- Promotions
- Layaways
- Damage
- Holds
- Sensormatic Tagging
- Sales Processing
- Bag and Coat checks
- Follows company dress guidelines
Assists in: routine merchandise fill-in and return to stock
- Maintenance of display and visual standards
- Maintenance of fitting rooms
Note: The above list represents the key responsibilities of the position but, it is not all-inclusive and may be expanded at any time based on the needs of the business.
Job Requirements
- The Understanding and desire to embrace and live the Credo.
- Proper understanding of the importance of Quality Customer Service and Selling.
- Strong verbal communication and people skills.
- The ability to meet the physical requirements necessary to execute the position's responsibilities, including but not limited to:
- Ability to utilize a 4-foot, 6-foot and 8-foot ladder
- Ability to handle cartons weighing up to 50 lbs.
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Management Trainee
Responsibilities:
The Management Trainee is accountable for customer service as the primary focus. Determines customer needs using communication and selling skills. The Management Trainee is accountable for knowing and achieving personal sales goals, while focusing on store productivity in partnership with store management. This person will participate in a structured management training program, preparing the Management Trainee for the responsibilities of Store Manager. Training time varies depending on previous experience. Subject to transfer to other store locations throughout training and as deemed necessary by the company.
Job Requirements:
- MUST have retail APPAREL OR FOOTWEAR experience
- Must have excellent customer service skills
- Must be reliable and a self starter
- Should possess leadership skills
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Required to stand during scheduled hours. Hours will include weekends, evenings and holidays. (Full-time: minimum 40-45 hours per week, 8-12 hours per day.)
- Kneeling, stooping, climbing ladders, using stairs, reaching, pulling and lifting weights of usually 5-30 pounds. Working rapidly, especially during peak sales periods to ensure all customers are being serviced properly and Store Operations are being completed in a timely manner.
- Ability to read, speak, hear, write and conduct business related mathematics.
Benefits for Full-time Trainees:
- Health Care
- Dental
- Vision benefits
- Paid Vacation
- Employee Discounts within our stores.
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Accounts Payable Clerk
Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
Essential Functions:
- Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments
- Answer vendor inquiries on invoice status and payments
- Maintains historical records by filing documents
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
- Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries
- Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Disburses petty cash by recording entry and verifying documentation
- Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
- Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years A/P experience
- Knowledge of a variety of accounting systems
- Basic math skills and good written skills
- Ability to show initiative, be proactive and to learn and adapt to new systems
- Computer literate: knowledge of Windows & MS Office Applications
- Must maintain strict confidentiality of all internal and personnel affairs
- Excellent typing/data entry skills
- Highly organized and flexible
- Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with all levels of personnel, including management staff and support staff
- Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment
This is a full-time, exempt position and reports to the Corporate Controller in our
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Payroll Assistant
Process and maintains accurate and timely verification of company payroll. Coordinates with the Human Resources Department regarding personnel information and policies and their practical application. Responds to various inquiries from management and employees regarding payment of wages and employment verifications.
Essential Function:
- Updates and maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating and entering data to include new hires, adjusted payments, terminations and salary actions
- Updates payroll records by entering tax changes, insurance, various other deductions including direct deposit elections and other voluntary deductions
- Verifies accuracy of payroll data entered by running reports to compare against authorized input documents
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Data entry experience essential
- Basic math skills and good written skills
- Ability to show initiative, be proactive and to learn and adapt to new systems
- Computer literate: knowledge of Windows & MS Office Applications
- Must maintain strict confidentiality of all internal and personnel affairs
- Excellent typing/data entry skills
- Highly organized and flexible
- Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with all levels of personnel, including management staff and support staff
- Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment
This is a full-time, non-exempt position and reports to the Corporate Controller in our
Administrative/Receptionist
Jimmy Jazz, a well established, growing, fashion retail company seeks a highly motivated, energetic, responsible and experienced Administrative Support Professional to join our corporate team. Candidate must be able to handle work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
The candidate must have excellent communication and phone skills and perform routine administrative duties with accuracy; have the ability to work independently, be highly organized and able to multi-task. This position will entail support functions for all of the key areas within the company and the right candidate has the potential for advancement.
Responsibilities:
· Meet and greet clients and incoming visitors
· Handle multiple phone lines with professionalism
· Ability to perform under stressful conditions in a thoughtful and courteous manner
· Perform routine secretarial/administrative duties as required
· Perform routine data entry/accounting duties as required
Requirements:
· 1 to 3 years experience in a culturally and educationally diverse office environment
· Excellent communications skills
· Punctuality is a must
· High School Diploma or equivalent
· Able to multi-task, prioritize and execute duties with skill
· Retail industry experience a plus
This is a full-time position and reports to the Corporate Controller in the
Team Leader
Assist in the management of personnel, services and operations of a retail establishment. Service customers.
Responsibilities:
- Act as Store Manager in the absence of other members of the management team
- Generate sales
- Provide excellent customer service and resolve issues involving customer relations
- Assist the Store and Assistant Store Manager in directing the operations of the store and activities of employees
- Monitor all methods of loss prevention which includes the protection of company assets
- Ensure the proper processing and display of merchandise and visual presentation(s)
- Assist the Store and Assistant Store Manager in ensuring store presentation is consistent with company standards
- Perform sales and stock duties
- Perform other various duties relating to the retail function as assigned
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Approximately one to two years of assistant retail management experience
- Excellent sales, communication, interpersonal and follow-through skills
- Professional demeanor
- Knowledge of computerized retail systems
- Knowledge and ability to operate basic computer software applications such as Microsoft word, excel and outlook for e-mail
Demands of the position & conditions of employment:
- Work a minimum of two nights per week including one iron and when necessary during blackout periods
- Work generally every Saturday and some Sundays
- Report to work 30 minutes before opening and stay 30 minutes after closing and whenever necessary
- Maintain shrink within acceptable guidelines
- Limited travel is required when necessary
Tasks:
- Generate sales
- Provide excellent customer service
- Help set the tone for the store and lead by example
- Resolve customer problems
- Communicate with staff
- Delegate work assignments and provide follow-up
- Open and close the store when necessary
- Assist in the implementation of procedural changes
- Process merchandise
- Enter merchandise received through the computer system
- Complete the transfer of merchandise in/out of the store
- Assist in the completion of price changes
- Approve various transactions in the absence of Store and Assistant Store Man
- Review and communicate daily e-mail and voice mail
- Conduct daily walk thru
- Answer and respond to telephone inquiries
- Follow and enforce company policies and procedures
- Ensure adequate floor coverage
- Attend store meetings
- Assist in merchandising the store (floor moves, wall moves, window displays,displays) in accordance with company standards
- Assist during scheduled inventories
- Monitor store appearance and effectively use store equipment such as ladproducts when necessary
- Other various duties relating to the retail function as assigned by manager
(SEO) Online Marketing Internship
Note: unpaid internship, for program credit only
Jimmy Jazz, a leading urban footwear and apparel retailer, is looking for an intern who will assist our SEO manager with researching and identifying new opportunities for organic improvement. The intern will be involved in search engine optimization campaigns from research to reporting including identifying trends, conducting competitive research, building links, optimizing select content, etc.
Ideal candidates will be detail oriented and reliable and must have strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to multitask and the desire to work hard and be a team player. An internship with Jimmy Jazz/ JimmyJazz.com will allow students to gain insight to the inner workings of an online/ e-commerce SEO division.
As an SEO Intern, position responsibilities will include:
· Generate reports, keyword research and other related tasks
· Identifying new opportunities for link building
· Assist SEO manager with day-to-day activities
Qualified candidates should possess the following:
· Knowledge of link building and best SEO practices
· Desire to learn more about SEO & SEM
· Detail oriented
· Ability to multi-task
· Ability to work alone, as well as collaborate with team
· Interest in the fashion/ entertainment business
· Knowledge of MS Office & SEO a plus.
· Laptop, but not a requirement
·Available at least 3 days a week, flexible hours
Internship Benefits:
- 30% discount at Jimmy Jazz stores
- Possible free merchandise
- Possible access to entertainment events
If interested, please email (subject: SEO internship) a resume with cover letter to: joe@jimmyjazz.com
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Urban Online Marketing Internship
Note: unpaid internship, for program credit only
Jimmy Jazz, a leading urban footwear and apparel retailer, is looking for online interns who are keen on today’s urban lifestyle fashion culture. Ideal candidates will be detail oriented and reliable and must have strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to multitask and the desire to work hard and be a team player. An internship with Jimmy Jazz/ JimmyJazz.com will allow students to gain insight to the inner workings of an online/ e-commerce marketing division.
As an Online Marketing Intern, position responsibilities will include:
· Manage and upkeep of Jimmy Jazz social networking pages (MySpace, FaceBook, YouTube, etc.)
· Create original blog entries/ articles for the forthcoming Jimmy Jazz blog
· Conduct online urban fashion/ entertainment research
· Assist urban marketing lifestyle manager on day-to-day activities
Qualified candidates should possess the following:
· Ability to write professionally
· Detail oriented
· Ability to multi-task
· Ability to work alone, as well as collaborate with team
· Interest in the fashion/ entertainment business
· Knowledge of MS Office
· Lap top, video/ photo camera, and experience in the entertainment world is preferred, but not a requirement
· Available at least 3 days a week, flexible hours
Internship Benefits:
· 30% discount at Jimmy Jazz stores
· Possible free merchandise
· Possible Assess to entertainment events
If interested, please email (subject: online marketing internship) a resume with cover letter to: Roberto@JimmyJazz.com
Note: unpaid internship, for program credit only Are you a graphic design student looking for a great opportunity to get your career started? Are you passionate about design, fashion, and music? Do you want to be part of a fast paced environment where you will be nurtured and taught things you would never learn in school? Would you like all of this to happen just two blocks from the Pratt campus? Well, then apply for an internship with Jimmy Jazz, the top urban clothing retailer in the country! Requirements: · Design degree or working on a design-related degree · Knowledge of print design and pre-press techniques · Must have an online portfolio, with demonstrated experience in online media (i.e. interface design, websites, and banners) · Must have proficiency in the following: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and Microsoft Office · Ability to handle a fast-paced, high-pressure start-up company environment · Strong attention to detail, well organized, able to multitask, and change gears when necessary · Knowledge of PC and Mac operating systems Internship Benefits: If interested, please email (subject: graphic design internship) a resume with cover letter to: Enrique Sacasa enrique@enriquesacasa.com ________________________________________________________________ Note: unpaid internship, for program credit only Are you a photography student looking for a great opportunity to get your career started? Are you passionate about photography, fashion, and music? Do you want to be part of a fast paced environment where you will be nurtured and taught things you would never learn in school? Would you like all of this to happen just two blocks from the Pratt campus? Well, then apply for an internship with Jimmy Jazz, the top urban clothing retailer in the country! The Photography Intern will be involved in a lot of photo shoots. These shoots include: merchandise shoots, lifestyle shoots, in store shoots, and event shoots. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, this person must have the ability to discuss and talk about photography with the Senior Designer. Requirements: · Knowledge of product and still life photography techniques · Must have an online portfolio · Must have proficiency in the following: Photoshop and Microsoft Office Internship Benefits: · 30% discount at Jimmy Jazz stores · Possible free merchandise · Possible Assess to entertainment events If interested, please email (subject: photography internship) a resume with cover letter to: Enrique Sacasa enrique@enriquesacasa.com Graphic Design Internship
The Graphic Design Intern is responsible for the execution of many creative deliverables. These deliverables include: in store signage, web banners, and web site design. Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, this person must have the ability to discuss and talk about design with the Senior Designer.Photography Internship
If you would like to apply to one of the above positions, please email us at hr@jimmyjazz.com. Attach a resume and please be sure include the position you wish to apply for, location and your contact information.
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