Assistant Supervisor, Herald Square - Full Time

About:
Macy’s is proudly America’s Department Store. There’s a reason we’ve been around for 160 years. Customers come to us for fashion, value and celebration. Macy’s is also known for giving back to our communities.

The magic of Macy’s ultimately comes alive in our stores, and our store colleagues are the ones making it happen. They provide outstanding customer service, create a memorable shopping experience, and drive sales results. A store position at Macy’s (seasonal, part-time, or full-time) is the perfect way to explore the world of retail. Some of Macy’s top executives started their careers as part-time retail sales associates. Our store positions are ideal for forming relationships, building teams, and developing leadership skills to grow your career at Macy’s. Macy’s stores are ideal for building capability in creating partnerships, building teams, and developing the leaders of tomorrow. Macy’s is the “Academy” for retail careers.

Store colleague position (whether it’s a seasonal job, part-time retail job, or a full-time career) is the perfect way to launch a career in the world of retail. Many of Macy’s top executives started their careers in part-time retail sales roles, or as recent college graduates into our development programs in the various functions at Macy’s.

Job Overview:
The Assistant Supervisor will be responsible for prioritizing the customer experience through active supervision and enhancing the service culture. As part of the Store Leadership Team, you will have a key role in communicating expectations and priorities to associates. You will help create a fun and engaging store environment for customers and associates. As an advocate for the customer, you will role model and provide fast feedback on how to make every customer experience optimal. You will be an expert in satisfying the customer and driving results through promotional and Omni selling initiatives. This position leads to Sales and Customer Experience Manager or Operations and Visual Merchandising Manager.

Macy’s uses a scheduling plan that allows our associates to participate in the creation of their work schedules by managing availability and identifying preferences. Additionally, during key events and peak selling times, Macy’s may offer additional shifts to our associates, which they may pick up using the self-scheduling tool. Details on Macy's schedule options are available during the interview process.

Essential Functions:

• Provide Active Supervision by continually circulating the selling floor, directing and redirecting colleagues while supporting daily leadership priorities to optimize the customer experience and support sales volume.
• Manager customer service issues to completion.
• Manager customer flow throughout the building on high traffic days and reassign resources as needed.
• Lead store activities to ensure customer readiness and exceptional presentation standards. Alert Sales and Customer Experience Manager or Operations and Visual Merchandising Manager of any opportunities that are not aligned with this goal.
• Role model ability to build lasting customer relationships ― provide colleagues with fast-feedback and redirection to foster the same behaviors, and recognize colleagues for practicing them.
• Execute store opening and closing procedures; access to alarm systems and keys.
• Manage workload reports; lead a process if necessary.
• Help build a proactive and solution-oriented customer centric culture in the store to ensure consistent customer experiences.
• Meet with Sales and Customer Experience Manager or the Operations and Visual Merchandising Manager sales floor activities or support activities to monitor.
• Oversee colleague execution and completion of daily Fulfillment responsibilities.
• Provide feedback and contribute observations via SCX and OVM at colleague quarterly check-in.
• Have practical knowledge of store systems ― POS, MPOS, RF equipment, MyClient, MyStore App ― and ability to educate others.
• Assist colleagues with timekeeping issues (ie clocking corrections, paid time off requests, etc.) .
• Assist Colleague Support in resolving employee relations issues.
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 1-2 years related experience
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate and share information with diverse groups of customers and peers.
• Resourceful and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Resourceful self-starter, works well independently as well as part of a team, and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires prolonged periods of standing/walking around store or department
• May involve reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping, color vision and climbing ladders
• Frequent use of computers and other technology necessary to perform job duties, including handheld electronic equipment.
• Frequently lift/move up to 50lbs