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Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Assistant Store Manager position is critical to our success, providing support to the Management Team in all areas of operations management and team leadership. You’ll drive the store’s daily performance, inspire a team of employees, and ensure seamless customer service delivery. By managing inventory, enhancing visual merchandising, and executing strategic sales management initiatives, you’ll directly contribute to the store’s profitability and overall success.
COMPENSATION RATE:
STARTING RATE: $XX.XX
HOURLY RANGE: $XX.00-$XX.00
BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER:
Competitive pay with regular pay increases
Generous discounts on Skechers footwear, apparel, and accessories (including exclusive days for Friends and Family!)
Additional Benefits & Perks to be reviewed during the interview process.
Opportunities for career advancement within Skechers global network.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and motivate employees to achieve sales management goals, deliver outstanding customer service, and foster a positive work environment.
Visual Merchandising: Act as a brand ambassador by ensuring product displays and store layouts meet Skechers' high standards for style and innovation.
Inventory Management: Monitor stock levels, manage restocking processes, and organize the sales floor to create a seamless shopping experience.
Operations Management: Oversee store systems, including scheduling, opening/closing procedures, and operational processes. Support peak store operations by occasionally lifting and moving boxes (up to 50 lbs.)
Sales Management: Drive revenue growth by implementing performance strategies, setting expectations, and exceeding sales goals.
Problem-Solving: Proactively address operational challenges and resolve customer concerns to maintain satisfaction.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.
Strong organizational skills to manage inventory and operational tasks effectively.
Experience in sales management, delivering results, and meeting targets.
An ability to create a respectful, inclusive, and safe work environment for employees and customers.
Exceptional team leadership and communication skills to foster collaboration and success.
Acts with a sense of confidentiality and urgency.
REQUIREMENTS:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
Retail, restaurant, or hospitality leadership experience is preferred but not required.
Sales skills to drive revenue growth and meet targets
Excellent communication skills in written, verbal and interpersonal skills
Must be at least 18 years of age at time of application.
Step into your next retail career with Skechers!
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Assistant Store Manager position is critical to our success, providing support to the Management Team in all areas of operations management and team leadership. You’ll drive the store’s daily performance, inspire a team of employees, and ensure seamless customer service delivery. By managing inventory, enhancing visual merchandising, and executing strategic sales management initiatives, you’ll directly contribute to the store’s profitability and overall success.
COMPENSATION RATE:
STARTING RATE: $XX.XX
HOURLY RANGE: $XX.00-$XX.00
BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER:
Competitive pay with regular pay increases
Generous discounts on Skechers footwear, apparel, and accessories (including exclusive days for Friends and Family!)
Additional Benefits & Perks to be reviewed during the interview process.
Opportunities for career advancement within Skechers global network.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and motivate employees to achieve sales management goals, deliver outstanding customer service, and foster a positive work environment.
Visual Merchandising: Act as a brand ambassador by ensuring product displays and store layouts meet Skechers' high standards for style and innovation.
Inventory Management: Monitor stock levels, manage restocking processes, and organize the sales floor to create a seamless shopping experience.
Operations Management: Oversee store systems, including scheduling, opening/closing procedures, and operational processes. Support peak store operations by occasionally lifting and moving boxes (up to 50 lbs.)
Sales Management: Drive revenue growth by implementing performance strategies, setting expectations, and exceeding sales goals.
Problem-Solving: Proactively address operational challenges and resolve customer concerns to maintain satisfaction.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.
Strong organizational skills to manage inventory and operational tasks effectively.
Experience in sales management, delivering results, and meeting targets.
An ability to create a respectful, inclusive, and safe work environment for employees and customers.
Exceptional team leadership and communication skills to foster collaboration and success.
Acts with a sense of confidentiality and urgency.
REQUIREMENTS:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
Retail, restaurant, or hospitality leadership experience is preferred but not required.
Sales skills to drive revenue growth and meet targets
Excellent communication skills in written, verbal and interpersonal skills
Must be at least 18 years of age at time of application.
Step into your next retail career with Skechers!
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
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Who's Hiring
- Michaels197
- Skechers146
- Family Dollar110
- Harbor Freight Tools87
- STC Consolidated Operations87
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail12
- Telecommunications12
- Electronics & Hardware8
- Food & Beverage4
- Construction & Real Estate4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in retail manager jobs.
- Two or more years of retail supervisory or management experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage store P&L, payroll budgets, and inventory controls
- Experience recruiting, training, scheduling, and performance-managing hourly staff
- Proficiency with point-of-sale systems and retail inventory management software
- Strong floor presence and ability to drive customer experience metrics
- High school diploma required, with a bachelor's degree in business or a related field preferred
Tips for Your Retail Manager Job Search
Quantify store performance on your resume
Hiring managers in retail want numbers. Replace vague claims with specific results: shrink reduction percentages, year-over-year sales growth, or staff turnover improvement rates from stores you managed. Generic descriptions of daily duties won't separate you from the pile.
Highlight your P&L management experience
Many retail manager postings screen hard for budget ownership. If you've managed a store P&L, inventory budgets, or labor cost lines, call that out explicitly in your resume summary and in relevant bullet points. Candidates who omit this often get filtered before a human reviews their application.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists retail manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by store format and volume
A high-volume flagship location and a boutique single-unit store require very different management styles. When targeting openings, look for language about annual revenue, square footage, or team size so you apply to roles where your specific store experience is actually a match.
Prepare scenario answers around shrink and theft
Loss prevention comes up in nearly every retail manager interview. Prepare two or three specific examples of how you identified shrink sources, changed floor or staffing procedures, and measured the outcome. Vague answers here are a common reason candidates don't advance.
Negotiate schedule flexibility during the offer stage
Retail managers often accept offers without negotiating shift structure or on-call expectations, then leave within months. During the offer conversation, ask directly about mandatory weekend coverage, holiday blackout dates, and whether the schedule is fixed or rotating before you accept.
Retail Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most retail managers?
The most active employers for retail managers right now are Michaels, Skechers, and Family Dollar, and the most openings are in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Openings shift frequently, so checking current listings gives you the most accurate picture of where demand is highest.
How many retail manager jobs are remote?
About 18% of retail manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which is lower than most management roles because the job is inherently floor-based. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements are e-commerce operations, visual merchandising planning, and regional oversight roles where managers coordinate multiple locations without being stationed at any single one.
How do you become a retail manager?
Most retail managers start in hourly sales associate or keyholder roles and move up by demonstrating consistent performance, reliability, and an ability to lead other associates informally before being promoted. Building measurable results around sales goals, shrink reduction, or customer satisfaction scores makes the case for promotion. Some employers also hire externally into assistant manager roles for candidates with supervisory experience from other retail formats.
Can I get a retail manager job with little or no management experience?
Many retailers hire candidates into assistant manager or manager-in-training programs specifically designed for people without direct management experience. If you've led shifts, trained new hires, or handled opening and closing duties in a non-management title, include that on your resume as de facto supervisory experience. Applying to stores in expansion mode or with high turnover increases your odds of landing a first management role.
What does the retail manager interview process look like?
Retail manager interviews typically start with a phone screen from a district manager or HR recruiter, followed by one or two in-person rounds at the store. Expect behavioral questions focused on conflict resolution, underperforming staff, and loss prevention scenarios. Some retailers include a store walk where you're asked to evaluate the floor and identify gaps. Final offers often come from a district or regional manager, not the store's hiring team.
Where can I find and apply to retail manager jobs?
You can find and apply to retail manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and location, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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