Experience:
1-3 years of experience
Concerned about your lack of experience? Learn More...
Employment Type:
Full time
Posted:
8/3/2017
Job Category:
Sales
See more jobs for students and recent grads who studied:
Store Manager at Rent Skis Gold Snowmass - Full Time Seasonal - Aspen, CO
Vail Resorts | Snowmass, Colorado
Tell Us More About Your Job Preferences
By telling us what you think of this job, we can help find jobs that match your interests. If you want to see more jobs like this, click on the smiley face. Or if this job isn't what you are looking for, click the frowny face. Learn More...

Follow This Company
Share

Job Description

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. You're someone who pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. You're brave, ambitious and passionate in everything you do. And we want you on our team. Pursue your fullest potential and never settle in the quest to deliver extraordinary guest service. Join one of the world's most innovative companies and re-imagine a mountain resort experience with us. Welcome to Vail Resorts. Reach Your Peak.

Manages the overall day-to-day operation of a retail/rental store. This position is responsible for merchandising, financial management, sales staff supervision and overall store management. Oversees hiring, training, coaching and scheduling of store personnel. Responsible for sales generation and growth, inventory control, controllable expenses, cash management, merchandising, loss prevention and store appearance. Level I Store is defined as Medium or High Complexity with $0 to $0.5 million in revenues, or Low Complexity with $0 to $1.5 million in revenues.

 

Job Responsibilities (but 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 and meet labor and operational budget
  • Manage inventory control and meet or exceed inventory goals
  • Role model and administer company policies, guidelines, core values and competencies
  • Recruit, hire, train, develop, coach, and maintain a quality core staff
  • Enforce company cash handling policies and procedures, and other loss prevention policies
  • Train staff on 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 and safety standards according to policies and standards
  • Communicate ideas or issues with the Regional Manager
  • Remain current on new industry products and trends, and demonstrate knowledge of products

 

 Qualifications:

  • HS Diploma or GED Equivalent Work Experience:
  • 3 years of retail experience preferred
  • 2 years of management experience preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products; Word, Excel, Outlook
  • English fluency
  • Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
  • Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task
  • Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced sales environment
  • Knowledgeable of customer service and sales techniques
  • Organization and planning skills
  • Strong operational skills in a customer-service environment
  • Team-building skills
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
  • Familiarity with rental and retail POS systems preferred

 

Benefits include:

  • Season pass to Aspen/Snowmass Ski Resorts(Full time only) and Free EPIC Pass
  • Employee discounts at our retail stores
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Excellent training and professional development
  • 401k Saving Plan
  • Health Benefits

Operating a ski shop in Aspen is . . . well . . . kind of a big deal. The world's biggest outdoor hobbyist and the most discriminating travelers make their way to this high alpine location every winter. And as high as our elevation are the expectations of our guests. We take our job-outfitting locals and visitors alike for the ultimate winter experiences-very seriously. Our staff takes pride in outfitting every customer with exactly what they need, sharing their outdoor expertise in the process. Our employees at Aspen Sports love the outdoors and love working with the top of the line gear the store offers. Join our team of adventure enthusiasts and see where your passion can take you. www.vailresortscareers.com

Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID 139585

About Vail Resorts

Company Description

Vail Resorts, Inc. is the premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations. Our Company operates in three separate, but highly integrated segments:

Mountain:
Our Mountain segment owns and operates the five premier year-round resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and Heavenly in California and Nevada. Our mountain segment includes lift ticket, ski & snowboard school, dining and retail & rental businesses.

Hospitality:
Vail Resorts Hospitality owns and/or manages a portfolio of luxury hotels under the RockResorts brand, a number of hotels and condominiums located in proximity to our ski resorts, three destination resorts at Grand Teton National Park and six award-winning golf courses.

Real Estate:
Our Real Estate segment, Vail Resorts Development Company, holds, develops, buys and sells real estate in and around our resort communities.

At Vail Resorts, we are focused on expanding and improving our existing resorts, while increasing the scope, diversity and quality of the leisure activities we offer to our guests. Our long-term performance is the result of a well-thought-through approach to the operation, marketing, and development of world-class vacation resorts. A five-pronged business strategy has driven our actions for some years now, and we believe it will create significant value for our shareholders in the future.

 

Mission & Values


Mission:
Our mission is simple. Extraordinary Resorts. Exceptional Experiences.

Our Values:
Our values are based on our mission and align the needs of our five constituents - our guests, our employees, our communities, our environment and our shareholders:

  • Provide an exceptional experience to each of our guests and employees
  • Bring passion, safety and integrity to everything we do
  • Partner with our communities
  • Protect our spectacular natural environment
  • Drive growth in shareholder value

Our Family:
Much more than simply staff members, our employees are truly our family! With more than 15,000 seasonal employees, more than 400 corporate employees, and many more members at our managed properties, each member is key to our collective ability to deliver uncompromising guest service and value to all of our stakeholders. We believe if we take care of our people, they will in turn take care of our guests. In the end, we strive to make every member of our family feel like working for Vail Resorts is an Experience Of A Lifetime!

Working Here

Vail Resorts College Program:
Offers students from all over the world the opportunity to experience a workplace unlike any other, at one of our exceptional resorts and iconic locations in Colorado, California, and Wyoming. This program, for current or recent college graduates, offers positions in Operations, Hospitality, and Administration. Our program goes far beyond the typical college program, to offer you a well-rounded learning experience.

Vail Resorts Internship Program:
The Vail Resorts Internship is more than an academically aligned experience; it is an opportunity to exponentially expand on your academic learning. The program provides students with an opportunity to apply and enhance the education and training they are receiving at the university/college through hands-on training and functional development. Much like a standard internship program, the focus of the program is to expose students to a particular career field, through training and functional projects and tasks. Yet the program takes internship past just the functional experience by exposing students to various corners of the entire organization.

Vail Resorts Management Associates Program:
Excellence is taken to the next level as high caliber recent hospitality graduates participate in the Management Associates Program (MAP). This two-year rotational program aims to challenge and stretch participants to expose their true potential. Participants rotate through various managerial roles at RockResorts, Grand Teton Lodge Company, and Vail Resorts Hospitality. This broad experience exposes trainees to multiple facets of the hospitality division including, but not limited to, Rooms, Food and Beverage, Front Desk, Reservations, as well as other operational areas.

Benefits

  • Free Skiing and Riding with the 5 Mountain Ski Pass
  • On the job training and career training
  • Health Insurance options
  • Affordable employee housing
  • Discounts on outdoor clothing and gear, equipment, meals, activities, hotels, travel and more
  • Additional discounts with local merchants
  • Work with International Clients
  • Great résumé builder
  • Improved Customer Service
  • An unforgettable experience