Our goal is to be the best retailer in USA in the eyes of our customers, associates, and business partners.

We would love to have you join the Scheels team!

Overview:

The Sporting Goods Sales Manager: Full-Time

Turn your passion into a career at SCHEELS! The specialty shop manager will be responsible for determining the success and impression of their departments while training and leading their crew to provide world-class customer service to our guests. The specialty shop manager will order and manage inventory from industry-leading brands while coordinating with SCHEELS leadership to maintaining or exceed SCHEELS standards in sales, inventory and margin goals. Through extensive business and product training, the specialty shop manager will be empowered to propel their passion into a career at SCHEELS.

Your Career begins at SCHEELS! With over 115 years in business, SCHEELS is a leader in the sporting goods industry. driven to create the best experience in the USA for our customers, associates and business partners. SCHEELS boasts the largest selection of sports brands in America - offering world-class brands, special attraction and unmatched customer service.

Empowerment & Training: SCHEELS Specialty Shop Managers are empowered to become experts in their shops to include becoming a buyer, merchandiser, inventory manager and leader with the best training in the industry. Mentorship and professional development remain a focus throughout an entire SCHEELS career.

What it takes to be a Scheels Expert:

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency
• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact
• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Servant Leadership

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

The Essentials:

• Meet or exceed personal sales goals while giving Scheels customers a great experience
• Be knowledgeable to answer questions concerning location, price and use of merchandise
• Follow instructions for specific requests from customers, while maintaining safety requirements
• Analyze reports and make decisions about purchasing of inventory, arrangement of merchandise, and sales trends to meet or exceed Scheels standards
• Stock shelves, tables, and counters with merchandise while merchandising to Scheels standards. 
• Set up advertising, signs, and merchandise to promote sales
• Communicate professionally with vendors and/or outside sales representatives
• Train associates on the proper use and basic knowledge of merchandise
• Prepare for and facilitate required product knowledge and sales meetings as directed
• Attend weekly required sales and product knowledge training meetings
• Strong oral/written communcation and reading skills to communicate effectively and in a timely manner with customers and all levels of the organization
• Be professional in appearance and attitude, contribute to a positive team atmosphere and treat others with respect and consideration while following Scheels’ policies and procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to perform basic math; perform operations using units of currency, measurements and understanding percentages.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one or small groups to customers, clients and other employees.
• Ability to work assigned schedule; may include varied hours, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Expert Experience:

• Preferred High School diploma, or General Education Degree (GED), 1-3 months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred at least the age of 18

Activity:

Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation.

Heavy work – Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Schedule:

Must be flexible to work an assigned shift scheduled between 8a.m. and 9p.m., Monday through Friday, 9a.m. and 7p.m. Saturday, and 10:30a.m-6p.m., Sunday. Schedule may include varied hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Must be available minimum of two weekends per month. Average hours per week is  40-42 hours.

Benefits:

Scheels offers a complete benefits package for qualifying associates to include:

• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Associate Discount
• Health Insurance paired with an HSA
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term & Long Term Disability Insurance
• All State Accident Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401(K)/Roth(K)
• Maternity Leave
• Parental Leave
• Bereavement

Equal Employment Opportunity