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R-4063
Other
Full Time
1760 North Hicks Road
Palatine, IL 60074
Midtown Athletic Club in Palatine is a luxury gym & athletic club. With world-class amenities, Midtown Athletic Club is currently transforming the club to be remodeled after Midtown’s award-winning flagship in Chicago. Renovations and will be complete by December, which includes a new pro shop. Pay rate for this position is $19-21/hr.
Come check out the transformed club renderings. New spaces will begin opening as early as October. To learn more head to the Palatine Transformation page: https://bit.ly/3Peiltd .
Watch a sneak peek video inside our future club:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1283499478972581
The Role
Midtown is looking for an experienced Retail Manager to join our world-class team. Candidate must be able to work 40 hours per week.
The Position
As a Retail Manager, you will create/direct appealing and eye-catching visual displays that lead the customer through the entire store. You will collaborate with club leadership on upcoming shop and club initiatives, special promotions and key messages to develop visual strategy and design. You will spearhead the success of this high volume boutique pro-shop and serve our members by:
Working with sales associates and Midtown buying team to place future and immediate/fill-in orders.
Attending local trade shows and showrooms.
Overseeing annual budgets, monthly P/L and variance reports.
Receiving inventory and tagging merchandise for display.
Re-Merchandising and changing displays
Performing monthly closing/quarterly inventory
Approving and recording all invoices related to retail orders
Hiring, training, coaching and leading retail associates.
Managing and overseeing associate schedules.
Performing annual associate performance reviews.
Scheduling and directing retail staff meetings
Attending and planning department and club events
Requirements
5+ years retail/sales experience
2+ years management experience preferred but not a requirement
Have knowledge and experience of promoting and displaying merchandise Knowledge of racquet sports is ideal (will be selling/recommending tennis racquets)
Possess an engaging and friendly personality
Demonstrate above average math skills
Possess an optimistic disposition Possess exceptional organizational skills Demonstrate strong customer service abilities Enjoy working collaboratively with others as a team player Ability to train and teach team members Possess problem solving skills
This job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the position. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties not listed here may be assigned as necessary to ensure the proper operations of the department.
MIDTOWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We work at Midtown to inspire people to transform their lives–and we do our job well. Our members stay longer than any other major athletic club chain in North America because we are committed to providing resort-like environments, personal attention, and strong communities at every one of our clubs. We believe all three of those pillars start with attracting and growing rock star talent at every level of our organization.
We're looking for people that share our core values: kind individuals who want to win together, see things as the glass half full, are passionate about helping others, and strive to always be better than yesterday.
Members of the Midtown team receive:
