Helly Hansen Store Manager-Park City

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world's most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler, Lee and Helly Hansen. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.

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ABOUT US:

Founded in Norway in 1877, Helly Hansen continues to develop professional-grade apparel that helps people stay and feel alive. Through insights drawn from living and working in the world's harshest environments, the company has a long legacy of delivering first-to-market innovations, including the first supple waterproof fabrics over 140 years ago. Other breakthroughs include the first fleece fabrics in the 1960s, the first technical base layers in the 1970s, and the award winning and patented H2Flow, temperature regulating system. Recently, Helly Hansen won the coveted Outside Magazine "Gear of the Year" award for the Odin Infinity Insulated Jacket, which features proprietary technologies including Lifaloft, insulation and Lifa Infinity Pro, a waterproof breathable construction made without chemical treatments, providing long-lasting durable water resistance (DWR) without a coating, continuing our innovation.

Helly Hansen is a leader in both technical sailing and performance ski apparel. Its ski uniforms are tested and trusted by over 55,000 professionals, as well as Olympians, National Teams, and over 200 ski resorts and mountain guiding operations around the world. Helly Hansen's outerwear, base layers, sportswear, footwear, and workwear and sold in more than 40 countries and are trusted by professionals and enthusiasts around the world.

RETAIL STORE MANAGER, PARK CITY UT

The Role: Helly Hansen is seeking an experienced Store Manager for our Park City store. We are looking for an experienced individual who likes to work hard AND play hard! This is a fun, challenging, and dynamic environment where you will get an opportunity to demonstrate your experience alongside an outstanding and supportive team. Providing nothing short of the best customer experience is our primary goal.

The Store Manager is Helly Hansen's primary point of contact for their store and the local market and are multi-functional resources to develop and deploy the business plans for their region and Helly Hansen Retail overall. They are responsible for understanding, influencing, and implementing all in-store HR, product, pricing, operations, merchandising, training, and marketing decisions for their location in conjunction with the rules and standards set forward by the Helly Hansen Retail North America team.

The Store Manager is to be an active engaging, and influential team member in what Helly Hansen aims be the most modern, high performing, and authentic retail organization in the outdoor and sports industry.

This is a full-time, salaried position that provides great benefits: medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with a company match, generous discounts on product, and 14 days of paid time off per year. We provide salary pay plus bonus opportunity as well as a bevy of other incentives to support your outdoor passion!

Key Responsibilities:

• Fully accountable for driving store performance and profitability.
• Oversee product receiving, stock level maintenance, and adherence to seasonal pricing and product assortments established by the product team.
• Hire, train, and retain all store staff.
• Provide comprehensive training for all employees, including:
  • Sales techniques and customer engagement.
  • Operational systems and store procedures.
  • Product knowledge for all in-store merchandise.
• Develop and manage staff schedules to balance payroll efficiency with exceptional customer service.
• Administer corrective or disciplinary actions as needed, in coordination with the HR department.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and support employee growth and development.
• Achieve sales and profitability targets on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and enforce all loss prevention policies to minimize shrinkage.
• Manage controllable expenses, including annual marketing budgets.
• Receive and process new product shipments while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Collaborate with the product team to plan seasonal assortments and forecast future product needs.
• Execute markdown strategies to meet sales margin objectives.
• Implement in-store promotions and ensure alignment with corporate merchandising standards.
• Identify and pursue external sales and event opportunities to increase store visibility and revenue.
• Ensure successful execution of all in-store marketing and promotional campaigns.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• The ability to provide the highest level of customer service to a diverse clientele and ensure that the customer experience is always outstanding,
• 3+ years of retail store experience in a supervisory or management position, preferably in the sporting goods or outdoor apparel industry,
• Experience with high volume sales, inventory management, and a clear understanding of brand market strategies,
• Expertise in the retail disciplines of operations, visual merchandising, standards, best practices, hiring, interviewing, selling skills, and team building,
• The ability to work evenings, weekdays, weekends, and holidays as needed, and occasionally powder days (on rarest of occasions),
• Self-motivation and the drive to succeed,
• Entrepreneurial drive with excellent communication skills,
• Computer proficiency; Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is an asset,
• A passion for the outdoors,
• The ability to work under pressure and manage challenging situations,
• A history of thriving in a fast-paced sales environment while continuing to provide an elevated level of customer experience to multiple clients and training team members to the best of their ability.

We offer:

• A culture that rewards excellence in an exciting phase of growth and new opportunities,
• An ambitious, dynamic, creative, and supportive atmosphere,
• Discounts on great gear,
• Competitive compensation and benefits in an active environment with passion for the outdoors.
• This position is full-time employment.
• Compensation: DOE

For more information on Helly Hansen and our product offerings, visit our website at www.hellyhansen.com.

Helly Hansen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family's needs - now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.