Assistant Store Manager - Vail Sports @ The Arrabelle - Vail, CO

Assistant Store Manager: Full-Time, Summer Seasonal

Specialty Sports Venture (SSV)

Vail, CO

Experience of a Lifetime. More than just our mission, these words describe Vail Resorts and the people who share a desire to achieve and experience excellence. One of our core values is providing an exceptional experience to our guests and to our employees. An opportunity to work for Vail Resorts is an opportunity to bring out your full passion for everything our company stands for, including our commitment to our product, the communities we live in, the environment and our shareholders. Our employees are good at what they do, we welcome people who bring enthusiasm and pride to work.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Generate sales, and demonstrate and maintain a professional standard of guest service
• Evaluate sales trends and create methods for sales growth
• Manage inventory control and meet or exceed inventory goals
• Role model and administer company policies and guidelines
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and maintain a quality core staff
• Enforce company cash handling policies and procedures, and other loss prevention policies
• Provide training resources in POS, product knowledge, guest service, resort information, and sales
• Conduct performance appraisals for and coach development of staff on a regular basis
• Maintain all company paperwork according to policies and standards
• Communicate ideas or issues with the Regional Manager
• Manage operational budget
• Remain current on new industry products and trends, and demonstrate knowledge of products
• Be energetic, motivated, and possess the ability to multi-task

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of retail sales experience - preferred
• A minimum of 1 year of ski / snowboard tuning experience - required
• High school diploma or equivalent - required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications - required
• Ability to communicate frequently with co-workers and guests in accurate spoken and written English - required
• Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task
• Familiarity with rental and retail POS system - preferred
• Must be a team player and be able to handle fast paced stressful environment
• Possess the desire to offer the highest customer service standards to guests

Learn More About Specialty Sports Venture and Vail Sports

Vail Resorts' retail and rental operations are conducted through Specialty Sports Venture. SSV operates over 180 year-round and seasonal stores under 40 retail brand names specializing in ski, bike, golf and fly fishing products and gear.  We operate in world-class locations such as Aspen, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Telluride, Park City, Vail, Lake Tahoe, Denver’s Front Range and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Some of the benefits include:

• Free ski summer lift pass

• Employee discounts at our retail stores

• Excellent training and professional development

Have Fun. Serve Others. Do Right. Drive Value. Do Good. Be Safe. These are the values Vail Resorts employees embrace daily. As the premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations, we operate in three highly integrated and interdependent segments including mountain, lodging and real estate. Vail Resorts employees are good at what they do and we welcome people who bring enthusiasm, pride and commitment to creating an Experience of a Lifetime to our stakeholders.

Vail Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.