store manager – full time - contemporary craft · send cover letter, resume, salary requirement,...

1
2100 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 tel: (412) 261-7003 | fax: (412) 261-1941 Store Manager – Full Time Organizational Background: Presenting contemporary art in craft media (clay, wood, fiber, glass, metal, and found materials) by national and international artists since 1971, Contemporary Craft offers cutting edge exhibitions focusing on multicultural diversity and non-mainstream art, as well as hands-on classes, community outreach programs, a drop-in studio, and a retail store. SCC is located in the Strip District, in the heart of Pittsburgh’s distinctive wholesale food market neighborhood. For details: www.contemporarycraft.org Employment Status: This description is for a full-time position. The employee will be expected to work 40 hours (Tuesday - Saturday / 9 am- 5 pm) per week. Summary: The primary responsibility of the Store Manager is to creatively maximize earned income through the retail operations of a nonprofit arts organization. This dynamic, hands-on position involves active selling and day-to-day operation of retail store featuring high-quality work by national craft artists. Responsibilities include developing a business plan, meeting annual sales goals, merchandise selection, merchandise display, financial reporting, inventory control, marketing, and some special events. Primary Responsibilities Develop and strategize store business model and the store annual budget “Go the extra mile” to drive sales and meet monthly sales goals Manage sales through POS and Big Cartel (e-commerce); strategize and implement promotion with marketing department Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of craft/design, with special emphasis on artist-made work for sale in the Store Responsible for daily deposits, sales reports and monthly reporting to finance department Ensure a clean, organized, well-stocked sales area at all times; contacts artists to schedule receipt or return of consignment merchandise Preserve positive relationships with consignment artists and maintain accurate sales records and inventory Train and supervise paid and volunteer staff to achieve sales goals; schedule and assign store staff and volunteers for daily operations, weekend and evening events as needed Maintain a superior level of professionalism, courtesy and efficiency while putting the needs of the customer first Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in management, business, marketing, or liberal arts, along with five years sales/management experience is preferred, but commensurate experience or education will be considered The ideal candidate is results-driven, has an outgoing personality, and possesses the excellent customer service, sales, business, organizational and time management skills necessary to succeed in this position Highly proficient with Point of Sale retail systems, MS Excel, and MS Word; knowledge on Quick Books POS system preferred Excellent communications and customer service skills Ability to work holidays, evenings and weekends as needed Able to lift boxes (up to 50 lbs.), climb stairs, and perform routine shop maintenance To Apply: Send cover letter, resume, salary requirement, and 3 professional references to Yu-San Cheng at [email protected] or by mail to Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Pgh, PA 15222. EOE. Deadline: Friday, September 2, 2016. No phone calls please. JOB OPPORTUNITY

Upload: others

Post on 10-Jul-2020

1 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Store Manager – Full Time - Contemporary Craft · Send cover letter, resume, salary requirement, and 3 professional references to Yu-San Cheng at yscheng@contemporarycraft.org or

2100SmallmanStreetPittsburgh,PA15222

tel:(412)261-7003|fax:(412)261-1941

StoreManager–FullTime

OrganizationalBackground:Presentingcontemporaryartincraftmedia(clay,wood,fiber,glass,metal,andfoundmaterials)bynationalandinternationalartistssince1971,ContemporaryCraftofferscuttingedgeexhibitionsfocusingonmulticulturaldiversityandnon-mainstreamart,aswellashands-onclasses,communityoutreachprograms,adrop-instudio,andaretailstore.SCCislocatedintheStripDistrict,intheheartofPittsburgh’sdistinctivewholesalefoodmarketneighborhood.Fordetails:www.contemporarycraft.orgEmploymentStatus:Thisdescriptionisforafull-timeposition.Theemployeewillbeexpectedtowork40hours(Tuesday-Saturday/9am-5pm)perweek.

Summary:TheprimaryresponsibilityoftheStoreManageristocreativelymaximizeearnedincomethroughtheretailoperationsofanonprofitartsorganization.Thisdynamic,hands-onpositioninvolvesactivesellingandday-to-dayoperationofretailstorefeaturinghigh-qualityworkbynationalcraftartists.Responsibilitiesincludedevelopingabusinessplan,meetingannualsalesgoals,merchandiseselection,merchandisedisplay,financialreporting,inventorycontrol,marketing,andsomespecialevents.PrimaryResponsibilities• Developandstrategizestorebusinessmodelandthestoreannualbudget• “Gotheextramile”todrivesalesandmeetmonthlysalesgoals• ManagesalesthroughPOSandBigCartel(e-commerce);strategizeandimplementpromotion

withmarketingdepartment• Developandmaintainthoroughknowledgeofcraft/design,withspecialemphasisonartist-made

workforsaleintheStore• Responsiblefordailydeposits,salesreportsandmonthlyreportingtofinancedepartment• Ensureaclean,organized,well-stockedsalesareaatalltimes;contactsartiststoschedulereceipt

orreturnofconsignmentmerchandise• Preservepositiverelationshipswithconsignmentartistsandmaintainaccuratesalesrecordsand

inventory• Trainandsupervisepaidandvolunteerstafftoachievesalesgoals;scheduleandassignstorestaff

andvolunteersfordailyoperations,weekendandeveningeventsasneeded• Maintainasuperiorlevelofprofessionalism,courtesyandefficiencywhileputtingtheneedsof

thecustomerfirst

Requirements:• Bachelor’sdegreeinmanagement,business,marketing,orliberalarts,alongwithfiveyears

sales/managementexperienceispreferred,butcommensurateexperienceoreducationwillbeconsidered

• Theidealcandidateisresults-driven,hasanoutgoingpersonality,andpossessestheexcellentcustomerservice,sales,business,organizationalandtimemanagementskillsnecessarytosucceedinthisposition

• HighlyproficientwithPointofSaleretailsystems,MSExcel,andMSWord;knowledgeonQuickBooksPOSsystempreferred

• Excellentcommunicationsandcustomerserviceskills• Abilitytoworkholidays,eveningsandweekendsasneeded• Abletoliftboxes(upto50lbs.),climbstairs,andperformroutineshopmaintenance

ToApply:Sendcoverletter,resume,salaryrequirement,and3professionalreferencestoYu-SanChengatyscheng@contemporarycraft.orgorbymailtoContemporaryCraft,2100SmallmanSt.,Pgh,PA15222.EOE.Deadline:Friday,September2,2016.Nophonecallsplease.

JOBOPP

ORT

UNITY