Watertown, NY Hot Topic needs store manager

[Donna Ricci]

Hot Topic-Store Manager-Watertown, NY-0465DB

Challenge your management and leadership skills in a dynamic, music-influenced environment!

Hot Topic is one of the fastest-growing mall-based specialty retailers, with over 663 Hot Topic stores, 120 Torrid stores and 50 new stores planned to open in 2006. Hot Topic offers music-licensed and influenced apparel, accessories, and gift items. We are proud of our track record, consistently producing record-breaking sales, earnings per share, and net income. Fortune Magazine lists Hot Topic as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in the United States.

What else? We provide a culture like no other company. Really. It all begins with music. While we are "Everything About the Music", we also listen to our employees and we listen to our customers. Open communication and soliciting feedback truly matter here! Perhaps that is why we enjoy a "loyalty" rate among our employees that is unparalleled in the industry.



We are now looking for a Store Manager for our Salmon Run location in Watertown, NY

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

· All aspects of management for a high-volume, creative retail environment

· Lead, train, and motivate a team, ensuring outstanding customer service and strong visual merchandising presentations

· Represent Hot Topic's culture, emphasizing a work environment that's fair and developmental, customer service focused on everything about the music.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

· Minimum of 1 to 2 years experience managing in a dynamic retail operation, specialty store experience preferred

· Demonstrated experience driving business, building teams, and reducing shrink, with a "sales first" focus

· Demonstrated strong leadership and visual merchandising skills

· Demonstrated skills in recruiting, selecting, and developing people

· Music/fashion knowledge and apparel experience are preferred

· Minimum 18 years of age

· Minimum High School diploma or equivalent

ADDITIONAL INFO: Employee Discount, Quarterly Bonus, Medical/Vision/Dental/Life Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Scholarship Program, Concert Reimbursement, Upward Mobility and more!

TO APPLY: Email a Word-formatted version of your resume to jobsthatrock@hottopic.com

Visit us at: http://www.hottopic.com/