Associate Manager- Yorkdale

Job summary

The Associate Manager is responsible for driving sales and meeting KPIs while maintaining high standards of client service and brand representation. They also support the Store Manager in training, coaching, and developing store associates to ensure operational excellence.

Job details

Associate Benefits: • Work-life balance • Training • Paid time off • Employee Discount • Employee Assistance Program (EFAP) • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life and AD&D, long-term disability coverage and dependent life coverage. • This position may be eligible to participate in a company incentive program. Your role at Tumi: As part of our Retail team, the Associate Manager is responsible for creating a client experience that accurately reflects the ethos of our brand while building and maintaining strong client relationships and driving sales through outstanding service. The ideal candidate is committed to client service, demonstrating a strong understanding of, if not passion for, the luxury, travel, fashion, and lifestyle markets. The TUMI retail environment encourages an entrepreneurial spirit, offering growth opportunities over time as we work together to increase sales, KPI’s, build client awareness, provide world-class service, and grow the brand. Key Responsibilities: Performance to Goals: • Meet and exceed individual and store baseline goals for personal sales and KPI metrics inclusive of conversion, DPT, UPT and Client Data Capture. Leadership and Initiative: • Display a good sense of initiative, able to plan and prioritize, display strategic thinking, and champion change in an effective manner. • Take pride in work and strive for excellence. • Take responsibility for performance and complete all assigned tasks and meet deadlines. People Development: • Training and Developing: Help teach others training content through consistent roleplay and coaching. Demonstrate an openness to new ideas and concepts while quickly learning and applying to the job. Monitor and assist the Store Manager with the training and development for store associates. Complete quarterly goalsetting for personal development. • Coaching and Feedback: Clearly articulate strengths, goals and opportunities. Show critical thinking capabilities and is solution oriented. Utilize company tools to create a 360-degree coaching culture. Openness to feedback from supervisors, peers and team. Communication and Relationship Building: • Exercise strong written and verbal skills. • Adapt communication skills upwards, laterally and to their team. • Demonstrate ethical conduct when completing job duties. • Promote the organization’s business goals and adapt flexibly to change. • Ability to remain calm and deescalate situations. • Collaborate effectively with team. Compliance: • Manage personal timecards to ensure payroll accuracy. • Maintain Tumi University Training. • Adhere to all company policies and procedures. Visual Merchandising/Client Experience: • Ensure the store follows the visual guidelines and directives. • Enforce excellent client services through the emphasis of utilizing client books, thank you cards and executing event strategies. • Ensure a consistent superior client experience.

What you’ll do

The Associate Manager is responsible for driving sales and meeting KPIs while maintaining high standards of client service and brand representation. They also support the Store Manager in training, coaching, and developing store associates to ensure operational excellence.

Requirements

The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong understanding of the luxury, travel, and fashion markets with a commitment to client service. They must possess strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to effectively manage store performance and team development.

Benefits

• Work-life balance • Training • Paid time off • Employee discount • Employee assistance program • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Life insurance • AD&D insurance • Long-term disability coverage • Dependent life coverage • Company incentive program

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Sales · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Coaching · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Sales
• Client relationship management
• KPI tracking
• Leadership
• Strategic thinking
• Coaching
• Training
• Communication
• Conflict resolution
• Visual merchandising
• Time management
• Customer service

Job areas

• Retail
• Sales
• Management & Leadership
• Customer Service & Support