Retail Store Manager, Sr. - Museum oversees a group of store managers responsible for the day-to-day operations of a museum retail store. Provides guidance and direction to store managers and adjusts sales goals and procedures as appropriate. Being a Retail Store Manager, Sr. - Museum develops strategies to improve customer service, drive store sales, and increase profitability. May require a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Additionally, Retail Store Manager, Sr. - Museum typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Retail Store Manager, Sr. - Museum manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Retail Store Manager, Sr. - Museum typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Principal Function: Conner Prairie Museum’s Retail Manager supervises the daily operations of the Museum Store. The Retail Manager plays a vital role in ensuring the retail activities and merchandizing of the store serve to complement event programming and daily programming of the Museum. The Museum Store should serve to provide guests with a memory of their experience at Conner Prairie, while generating and serving as an income stream for the Museum operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to:
Supervisory Responsibilities: The Retail Manager supervises the Assistant Retail Manager/Book Buyer and staff composed of paid employees and unpaid volunteers.
Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s in Business, Retail or Merchandising required or equivalent progression of experience in the retail field; five (5) or more years in a retail or merchandising leadership role with proven experience in inventory control, merchandising, accounting and product development.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to the requirements of the organization. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Competencies: To perform this job successfully, all employees at (Company Name) should demonstrate the following competencies:
Job-related Competencies To perform this job successfully, employees in this job should demonstrate the following competencies:
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently will stand; walk; and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee occasionally will climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is exposed to working in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), and outdoor weather conditions. The employee will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts, in high, precarious places, near fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold (non-weather), extreme heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, and work with explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Conner Prairie is generally open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, this position will be required to work beyond these hours and when open for special events.