Manager in Training

At maurices, we’re all about feel-good fashion for real life. We’re committed to our service with style promise and to offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend—and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0–24, maurices is known for versatile styles across key categories like denim, dresses, tops, and more. The Manager in Training (MIT) works with store manager and store teams in achieving sales goals, driving a customer focused environment, managing talent and performance, and executing visual standards. The MIT participates in a training program to prepare them for a store manager position within 3 – 6 months. The MIT is hired with the expectation that they are relocatable to a specific new store or a group of new and existing stores. The MIT will complete the training program that prepares them for a Store Manager Position at maurices. The MIT must actively participate in all training modules and activities while also fulfilling a managerial role on the team.

Responsibilities

Work with store manager and store teams in achieving sales goals; driving a customer focused environment; managing talent and performance; executing visual standards; participate in a training program to prepare for a store manager position within 3 – 6 months; be relocatable to a specific new store or a group of new and existing stores; support the store manager in all Store Manager Job Responsibilities; drive and achieve a customer focused store environment; manage sales goals by analyzing store performance using historical reports; manage payroll hours; make quality hiring decisions and nurture talent; maintain an operationally sound store; minimize inventory loss; enforce and follow all maurices Policies and Procedures

Requirements

High School Degree or GED required; a business or retail merchandising degree preferred; Supervisory experience required in a customer focused environment; experience in the fashion industry preferred; Proven track record of achieving and setting goals and executing company direction; Experience in hiring, promoting, and motivating talent; Proven ability to lead by example, make sound decisions, and demonstrate professionalism; Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills; Diligence and the ability to persevere in the face of resistance or setbacks; Must commit to a specific store location or a group of new and existing stores; Work varied hours/days as business dictates; Able to reach, push, pull, stand, squat and bend for up to 8 hours or longer as necessary; Able to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the store; Able to operate computerized register system; Able to move or handle merchandise throughout the store weighing up to 50 pounds

Nice to have

a business or retail merchandising degree preferred; experience in the fashion industry preferred

Benefits

Choice of three medical plans, including a PPO plan or High-Deductible plans; Health Savings Account option with employer contribution; Dental and Vision coverage; Flexible Spending Accounts; Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage; Voluntary Life, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability coverage; Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability coverage at no cost; Wellbeing platform with Personify Health; Employee Assistance Program; 401(k) with Safe Harbor matching contribution after 6 months; Tuition Assistance program after 1 year; early access to earnings powered by PayActiv; Paid Time Off accrued; sick time awarded each January; holiday pay; two weeks of New Parent Leave; flexible scheduling