About the Role
POP MART is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to support its expansion in the United States. This role involves overseeing store operations, ensuring a positive customer and employee experience, and identifying areas for improvement. The Assistant Store Manager will report to the Store Manager and act as a subject matter expert on POP MART's brand and products.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of Brand Associates, setting expectations, goals, and developing talent.
- Act as the manager on duty, focused on delivering results while enabling a positive customer and employee experience.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe store environment.
- Set high store standards that reflect company brand image, values, and culture.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on POP MART's core business information, including characters, products, and company history.
- Support company marketing events such as in-store events, pop-up events, conventions, and new store openings.
- Support the company's RoboShop business as needed and follow up with in-store RoboShop employees and business partners.
- Improve sales performance and meet key performance indicators such as store conversion, units per transaction, dollars per transaction, and store sales trends.
- Drive sales of key products such as Blind boxes, MEGA, and accessories.
- Execute Visual Merchandising and Marketing directives from business partners.
- Install marketing decals, props, set up new merchandising planograms, and set up marketing fixtures.
- Remerchandise the sales floor based on product sell-through or slow-moving product, making strategic decisions.
- Work closely with the Inventory Assistant Store Manager to determine back-of-house and warehouse inventory levels.
- Be responsible for back-of-house organization, inventory management, receiving/transferring of goods, and weekly/quarterly inventory auditing.
Requirements
- More than 2 years of store leadership experience in retail.
- High level of ethics, values, integrity, and trust.
- Experience working independently in an ambiguous environment with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and implement effective solutions.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and implement new standardization directives.
- Must be 18 years old or older.
- Ability to regularly lift, carry, and move merchandise and supplies up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (up to 6-8 hours per shift).
- Ability to bend, kneel, reach, and climb ladders or step stools safely.
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks such as unpacking boxes, tagging items, and stocking shelves.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment that may require quick movements and multitasking.
- Ability to work in varying temperature conditions, including stockroom and receiving areas.
- Manual dexterity required to operate standard stockroom tools (e.g., box cutters).
Skills
- Retail industry knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Confident and comfortable engaging customers to deliver great customer experience.
- Flexibility and ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
- Enjoy learning new things.
- Ability to assist customers.
- Contribute to a strong team culture.
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Full-time
- Flexible hours including nights, weekends, holidays
Experience Level
- Assistant Store Manager
Education Level
- High School Diploma
Benefits
- 401k
- Health insurance
- PTO leave
- Paid sick leave
- Family leave
- On-the-job training
- Career development opportunities
About the Company
- POP MART, founded in 2010, is a leading global company in the trend culture and entertainment industry, centered around IP.
- POP MART has built a comprehensive platform for creative incubation and IP operation, empowering global creators while delivering exciting products, services, and immersive entertainment experiences to consumers.
- The company identifies and nurtures emerging artists and designers worldwide, creating popular character IPs through a well-established IP development and operation system.
- Its portfolio includes iconic IPs such as MOLLY, SKULLPANDA, DIMOO, THE MONSTERS, and Hirono.
- By launching art toys and derivative products based on these IPs, POP MART continues to lead trends in consumer culture.
- As of the end of 2024, POP MART operates over 500 physical stores and more than 2,300 Robo Shops across 30+ countries and regions.
- Through multiple cross-border e-commerce platforms, the company has reached audiences in over 90 countries and regions, bringing joy to young consumers around the world.
Equal Opportunity
- POP MART is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
- POP MART is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, POP MART does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
