Benefits:

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Vision insurance

** IMPORTANT! We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview. Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED RETAIL / RESALE PROFESSIONALS WITH A MINIMUM 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY, WE WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR APPLICATION.

Uptown Cheapskate Austin is the highest volume store in the country and operated by Uptown's #1 franchisee. We are looking for experience retail managers and seasoned resale professionals & buyers who ideally have worked specifically in the secondhand resale clothing industry. By that, we do not mean just regular retail. Previous experience with another secondhand resale store is strongly preferred. We seek motivated individuals with a long-term interest in sustainable fashion. For assistant managers, experience and an interest in future opportunities in management, district-management and corporate-level positions down the road is the goal.

AS SECONDHAND RESALE IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS STRONGLY PREFERRED for candidates. By that, we mean being an employee of a secondhand resale store such as those listed below. Having sold or shopped in one does not qualify.

Examples of resale stores that would provide appropriate past work history:

Uptown Cheapskate Buffalo Exchange Plato's Closet Crossroads Trading Style Encore Clothes Mentor Second Street Hut 8 Kid-to-Kid Once Upon a Child Local stores with similar business models.

Manager position will require min of 35-40 hours sales floor team management with additional hours off the sales floor dedicated to administrative and HR duties. Candidates will be required to start learning the sales associate position and other jobs in order to be able to supervise the team as they advance.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day operations, assign weekly performance goals and ensure their completion, and accomplish your own goals

Recruit, onboard, and train high-performing employees to achieve objectives for sales, profitability, and market share

Maintain project & task daily, weekly & monthly timelines to ensure tasks are accomplished effectively

Maintain budgeted labor goals

Delegate responsibilities to the best-qualified employees and enforce all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, training programs, and cultural values

Resolve internal staff conflicts efficiently and to the mutual benefit of all involved

Required skills and qualifications

Proven success in a retail managerial role

Strong decision-making ability

Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills

Proven ability to develop and achieve sales goals

Ability to motivate and lead employees, and hold them accountable

Strong working knowledge of operational procedures

Strong knowledge of current fashion trends and brands for our target demographic of men & women 18yrs-35 yrs old.

Preferred skills and qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business management or related field

Experience in conducting performance evaluations

Working knowledge of human-resources processes

Microsoft Office

Google Drive

AI tools

** IMPORTANT! We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview. Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to BaseCamp Franchising Corporate.