.If you're looking for that next step in your career, make it famous! To us, famous isn't about standing out in the crowd. It's about feeling good where you stand right now. Famous Footwear is your place for athletic, fashion and casual shoes for the whole family from hundreds of name brands.As a full-time AssistantStore Manager, you are passionateabout providing the best shoe store experience for the whole family through customer engagement. You do this by acting in the role ofthe store leader in the absence of the Store Manager. You are a people leader,developing your ability to motivatea team to achieve sales targetsand growth goals. Through personal demonstration, training, and development, you support an in-store culturewhere customers say, "I'll take it"and areloyalto your store, our brands, and our company. You are enthusiastic about the product and presentation of your store, staying up to date on trends, and supporting the educationof the store team to do the same. Most importantly, you LOVE shoes, and regardless of your style, you help every personwho enters your store experience a little bit of that Famous Feeling.What You'll be Doing- Inspire the Customer Connection: You'll inspire associates with integrity and drive, fostering a culture of caring and camaraderie focused on customer relationships, operational excellence, and flawless delivery of both. To help your team be their best, you infuse coaching moments for the selling behaviors behind our Customer Connection.- Champion Talent Discovery: You'll be enthusiastic and proactive about seeking out and networking with exceptional external talent, knowing that each hire has the potential to elevate the store's sales growth. Collaborate with the Store Manager to interview and hire individualspassionate about creating top-notch customer experiences driven by attentiveness to service and determination to sell.- Ace Retail Operations & Support Staffing Levels: You'll know retail operational fundamentals like the back of your hand and put in the work so the store runs like a tightly laced sneaker. From pricing to shipping processing and inventory, you've got daily operations dialed in, leveraging our store standards as the framework of success to keep our famous styles easily shoppable. You'll support staffing levels set by the Store Manager considering Associate availability, peak days, and seasonal hiring needs.- Be a Culture Builder: You'll support a work and team environment where diversity and inclusivity are valued as our team superpower, ensuring each associate feels included and respected. Maintain and encourage a positive and proactive mindset, even in the face of challenges, you're the type of person who leads by example and uplifts and supports others. Your elevated level of engagement will be a tool to increase retention and improve Associate effort and performance.- Be our Store Manager's Right Hand