
Assistant Manager - Kid's Apparel & Shoes - Short Hills
Short Hills, NJFull-time$48–64K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Assistant Sales Department Manager supports the department manager in meeting sales, volume, productivity, and shrinkage goals. The role involves developing and coaching a sales team, maintaining merchandising standards, managing inventory, and actively selling to build customer loyalty. The ideal candidate has a record of successful results, competitive drive, and strong organizational and follow-through skills. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
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Full job description
Job Description The ideal Assistant Sales Department Manager is skilled at using directive selling, sets and achieves sales goals and is committed to providing an exceptional customer experience.
A day in the life…
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Recruit, hire, train, develop and motivate your team – their success is your success
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Assist the department manager in achieving department volume and productivity goals by developing and executing a business plan
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Ensure salespeople are delivering outstanding customer service by teaching, coaching and leading by example
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Work with the department manager to ensure merchandising and presentation standards are met
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Build long lasting relationships and create a loyal customer following by actively selling on the floor
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Assist the department manager in ensuring accurate inventory management and achieve shrinkage goals
You own this if you have…
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A track record of successful results, for example, strong productivity, personal trade, etc.
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Competitive drive and entrepreneurial confidence to succeed in a commission-based environment
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The ability to set and achieve sales goals
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Experience developing and maintaining productive relationships with department and store managers, divisional retail merchandiser and other leaders
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Strong organizational and follow-through skills
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A high school diploma, or equivalent (preferred)
Pay Range Details The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. $48,000.00 - $64,000.00 Annual At Nordstrom, the commission most selling employees receive varies based on the merchandise they sell. Apparel, shoes, and accessories sales typically range from 3% to 14.5%. The commission Beauty and Men’s Fragrance sales roles typically receive is 3%. We’ve got you covered… Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_07-14_Full_Time_ES-US.pdf A few more important points... The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com.
Please be mindful that there may be legal notices and requirements related to this job posting that are specific to your state. Review the Career Site FAQ’s for relevant information and guidelines. Current Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.
Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date. © 2026 Nordstrom, Inc
How this job compares
Set against the 8,477 open Retail Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$48–64K/yr
- US median$53–59K/yr353 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $56K, is close to the US median midpoint ($56K) — in the middle half of Retail Sales salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 180 open Retail Sales jobs in New Jersey and 8,477 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Nordstrom (this employer)22 open
- Dick's Sporting Goods16 open
- Warby Parker16 open
- Experience
- Retail Sales postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,753 postings).
- Education
- 26 of the 8,477 open Retail Sales jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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