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maurices is a women’s apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. It’s committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more. Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at maurices.com.
Position Overview The Store Facilities Specialist is the first point of contact for our store associates - handling issues or funneling them to the appropriate resource. This individual will handle all store calls, emails, and inquiries for store facilities situations, and is responsible for overseeing all ongoing maintenance projects in stores, bidding all projects per maurices standards, following the facilities maintenance process closely and completing all necessary documentation, and providing excellent customer service to our store teams.
Responsibilities
Works with ongoing maintenance projects needed in stores. This will entail close partnerships with the Field, Supply, Store Operations, and Contractors/Vendors by partnering closely with each group in a timely, professional, and cost-effective manner.
Works quickly and independently to assess facilities maintenance needs, identifies appropriate resources while ensuring a safe work environment for associates. Uses information gathered to make “in the moment” decisions on closing stores or adjusting store hours for business when needed in partnership with field leadership.
Directs activities on minor maintenance repair situations in the store from initiation to completion by advising stores on how to resolve problems, following up on action taken, and authorizing invoices for payments.
Ensures repair or recovery of all damaged merchandise, fixture claims, and physical property claims as assigned.
Provides accurate resolutions to field inquiries; confronts problems promptly and makes sound decisions, even in crisis.
On-call a minimum of one week per month.
Maintenance Administration
Bids all projects per maurices standards, assigns projects, obtains and fills out all necessary paperwork to complete work in a store. Monitors construction/maintenance process closely and completes and closes out all necessary documentation. Always follows sound and ethical business practices.
Manages certificates of insurance, check meters, HVAC programs/service, pest control contracts, ensuring proper documentation and processes followed, and excellent follow up with vendors and field associates.
Manages and maintains all reports and software tools.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Construction, Finance, Legal, IT, and Operations teams to support strategic sourcing initiatives.
Participate in cross-functional projects related to cost control, compliance, and vendor consolidation.
Education / Skills and Experience Requirements
Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent experience preferred (4+ years).
Previous maurices or customer service experience preferred.
3+ years in construction / facilities environment and/or working with vendors/contractors.
Project manager experience preferred.
Skills
Organizational skills, resourcefulness, ability to handle multiple tasks at once, and capable of working in a fast paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to be flexible, listen, question, and explain when dealing with field concerns, vendors and vendor issues, and company associates.
Ability to prioritize workload.
Well versed in company policies and store operations.
Ability to work effectively with others as well as independently.
Technically savvy; basic PC literacy skills, including a working knowledge of MS Office products, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Location Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802
Position Type Regular/Full time
Pay Range Annual Salary: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Sales and Business Development
Industries Retail
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Store Facilities Specialist-maurices
role at
maurices
1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants
maurices is a women’s apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. It’s committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more. Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at maurices.com.
Position Overview The Store Facilities Specialist is the first point of contact for our store associates - handling issues or funneling them to the appropriate resource. This individual will handle all store calls, emails, and inquiries for store facilities situations, and is responsible for overseeing all ongoing maintenance projects in stores, bidding all projects per maurices standards, following the facilities maintenance process closely and completing all necessary documentation, and providing excellent customer service to our store teams.
Responsibilities
Works with ongoing maintenance projects needed in stores. This will entail close partnerships with the Field, Supply, Store Operations, and Contractors/Vendors by partnering closely with each group in a timely, professional, and cost-effective manner.
Works quickly and independently to assess facilities maintenance needs, identifies appropriate resources while ensuring a safe work environment for associates. Uses information gathered to make “in the moment” decisions on closing stores or adjusting store hours for business when needed in partnership with field leadership.
Directs activities on minor maintenance repair situations in the store from initiation to completion by advising stores on how to resolve problems, following up on action taken, and authorizing invoices for payments.
Ensures repair or recovery of all damaged merchandise, fixture claims, and physical property claims as assigned.
Provides accurate resolutions to field inquiries; confronts problems promptly and makes sound decisions, even in crisis.
On-call a minimum of one week per month.
Maintenance Administration
Bids all projects per maurices standards, assigns projects, obtains and fills out all necessary paperwork to complete work in a store. Monitors construction/maintenance process closely and completes and closes out all necessary documentation. Always follows sound and ethical business practices.
Manages certificates of insurance, check meters, HVAC programs/service, pest control contracts, ensuring proper documentation and processes followed, and excellent follow up with vendors and field associates.
Manages and maintains all reports and software tools.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Construction, Finance, Legal, IT, and Operations teams to support strategic sourcing initiatives.
Participate in cross-functional projects related to cost control, compliance, and vendor consolidation.
Education / Skills and Experience Requirements
Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent experience preferred (4+ years).
Previous maurices or customer service experience preferred.
3+ years in construction / facilities environment and/or working with vendors/contractors.
Project manager experience preferred.
Skills
Organizational skills, resourcefulness, ability to handle multiple tasks at once, and capable of working in a fast paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to be flexible, listen, question, and explain when dealing with field concerns, vendors and vendor issues, and company associates.
Ability to prioritize workload.
Well versed in company policies and store operations.
Ability to work effectively with others as well as independently.
Technically savvy; basic PC literacy skills, including a working knowledge of MS Office products, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Location Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802
Position Type Regular/Full time
Pay Range Annual Salary: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Sales and Business Development
Industries Retail
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