Retail Area Manager - Microsoft

As a Retail Area Manager for our Microsoft products, you’ll support and coordinate the work of Best Buy’s Retail Sales Specialists in stores across a multi-state territory. You’ll be responsible for training, developing, coaching and supporting team members in your service area. To help support your team, you’ll become an expert on Microsoft products that help customers stay connected and productive.<br><br>This is a <strong>hybrid role</strong> that offers a mix of remote work and time spent supporting store locations throughout Wisconsin, primarily in the Milwaukee and Madison areas, with occasional travel to Iowa. Ideally, we are looking for someone who lives in or near the Milwaukee or West Madison area to best support the needs of the role.<br><br><strong>What You’ll Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Coach a team of approximately 25 people across a multi-state territory</li><li>Meet key performance indicator (KPI) goals for team and build relationships with Best Buy leaders to support Microsoft training goals</li><li>Coordinate and execute meetings with all direct reports on a regular cadence virtually and in person if geography allows</li><li>Become a subject matter expert on Microsoft products and train employees, both by request and to upskill underperforming store teams</li><li>Tavel overnight approximately once or twice a month, and attend off-site multi-day training twice a year</li><li>Support program reporting requirements<br><br></li></ul><strong>Basic Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>Must be at least 18 years old</li><li>One year of leadership experience</li><li>Previous experience in sales, customer service or related field</li><li>Ability to work successfully as part of a team</li><li>Ability to work a flexible schedule including holidays, nights and weekends<br><br></li></ul><strong>Preferred Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>One year of consumer electronics industry experience</li><li>Prior experience setting retail sales goals</li><li>Proven leadership acumen</li><li>Presentation skills; group training experience both in-person and virtually</li><li>Microsoft suite proficiency, specifically PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel<br><br></li></ul><strong>What’s In It For You<br><br></strong>We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.<br><br><strong>Our Benefits Include<br><br></strong><ul><li>Competitive pay</li><li>Great employee discount</li><li>Financial savings and retirement resources</li><li>Support for your physical and mental well-being<br><br></li></ul>Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.<br><br>Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary<br><br>For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.<br><br><strong>About Us<br><br></strong>As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.<br><br>Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™<br><br>Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.<br><br><strong>Application deadline:</strong> Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.<br><br>Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Retail Sales Representative, Location: Madison, WI - 53703 ,<br><br>

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