Join the Russell's Western Wear Family in Tampa! (Must be available to work on Weekends!)
Are you ready to saddle up for an exciting career with a beloved local family business? Russell's Western Wear, a cornerstone of the Western lifestyle for decades, is looking for passionate and energetic Full-Time and Part-Time Sales Associates/Key Holders to join our team at our Tampa location! With nine vibrant stores across the region, we're proud to be a trusted name for quality Western wear and exceptional customer service.
About the Role: Ride into a Rewarding Opportunity
As a Sales Associate/Key Holder, you'll be at the heart of the Russell's Western Wear experience, helping our customers find everything they need to live the Western lifestyle, from durable work boots to stylish hats and everything in between. You'll play a crucial role in creating a welcoming and fun shopping environment, ensuring every customer leaves with a smile and the perfect gear.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Becoming a Western Wear Expert: Guide customers through our extensive selection of boots, apparel, hats, accessories, and more, offering personalized recommendations and product knowledge that only a true enthusiast can provide.Delivering Legendary Service: Go above and beyond to ensure every customer has an exceptional shopping experience, from warm greetings to efficient checkouts.Maintaining Our Brand: Help keep our store looking its best – merchandising products, maintaining displays, and contributing to a clean and organized sales floor.Being a Team Player: Collaborate with your fellow team members to achieve sales goals, share best practices, and contribute to a positive and supportive work environment.Driving Sales: Actively engage with customers, identify their needs, and confidently recommend products to achieve and exceed sales targets.What We're Looking For: Your Trailblazing Spirit
We're searching for individuals who embody the spirit of the West – hardworking, friendly, and dedicated. If you possess the following qualities, we encourage you to apply:
An Outgoing & Engaging Personality: You love interacting with people and enjoy making genuine connections with customers.Goal-Oriented Drive: You're motivated by achieving targets and thrive in a dynamic, sales-driven environment.A Collaborative Team Player: You understand the importance of working together to achieve shared success.A Passion for People: You genuinely enjoy providing outstanding customer service and making someone's day better.Qualifications: Are You Ready to Ride?
Experience that Counts: Retail experience preferred.Footwear Fanatic (A Plus!): Prior experience with footwear sales is a bonus, but not required – we're happy to train the right candidate!Flexible Availability: You're available to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and evenings, to meet the needs of our bustling store.Tech-Savvy: You possess basic computer skills and are comfortable learning new systems.Reliable Transportation: You have dependable transportation to and from our Tampa location.Why Join the Russell's Western Wear Family?
At Russell's, we believe in treating our employees like family. When you join our team, you'll enjoy a supportive work environment and fantastic benefits, including:
Generous Employee Discount: Stock up on your favorite Western wear at a great price!Weekly Bonus Potential: Your hard work pays off with opportunities to earn weekly bonuses.Fun & Engaging Environment: Work in a lively and friendly atmosphere where you can share your passion for the Western lifestyle.Ready to Lasso Your New Career?
Don't miss this opportunity to become a part of the Russell's Western Wear legacy!
Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour depending on experience and position.
To apply: Send us your resume or, better yet, come on down to our Tampa location to meet our new manager and apply in person! We can't wait to meet you.
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Vice President of Merchandising & Strategy
Full-time · Senior leadership · Reports to the Owner
Title
Vice President of Merchandising & Strategy
Reports to
Owner
Partners with
Vice President of Store Operations (co-equal peer)
Team
Merchandise Planning & Analytics Manager; Associate Buyer; ecommerce team; brand/marketing partners
Company
A nine-store western wear retailer plus ecommerce, with a strong profitable core and a plan to grow the store footprint
About the role
Russell's Western Wear is a specialty western wear retailer operating nine stores plus ecommerce, with a strong profitable core and a clear plan to grow. We're hiring a Vice President of Merchandising & Strategy to lead the merchant function and the strategy behind our expansion — the person who owns what we buy, how it sells, and what makes a Russell's store succeed and repeat.
This is one of two senior leadership roles reporting directly to the Owner. You will partner as a co-equal peer with the Vice President of Store Operations, who leads the store organization and field execution. Together you set the direction for a growing business: you own the merchandise and growth strategy; your counterpart owns how it comes to life across the stores. This is a builder's role — you'll shape the merchant function and the team as the company scales.
What you'll own
Buying & merchandising.Build and lead a disciplined merchant function end to end — open-to-buy planning, vendor and brand mix, seasonal flow, allocation across stores and ecommerce as one inventory pool, and markdown cadence. Drive gross margin and inventory turns across the portfolio. This is the heart of the role.Store portfolio & expansion.Evaluate the existing store portfolio anddeterminethe right strategy for each location, including relocations or closures wherewarranted. Define what a successful Russell's store looks like — site selection criteria, unit economics, build-out, and ramp — and build the playbook to open new stores predictably and profitably.Brand positioning.Align merchandise and brand into a coherent position, directing our marketing partners, so thecustomerexperience stays consistent and distinctive as we grow.Inventory system & data.Own the accuracy and usefulness of the inventory system and the data that drives the buy, partnering with store operations, who own the physical receiving and counts, to keep the numbers trustworthy.Ecommerce.Direct ecommerceasa brand and customer-acquisition channel that supports the stores, with a realistic view of the margin, shipping, and fit-related dynamics of the category.Team building.Build the merchant, planning, and analytics bench needed to support a larger footprint, and develop the people on it.A strong, scalable business.Build the merchant discipline, defensible store economics, and clean operating metrics that make Russell's a demonstrably healthy and well-run business — and give leadership a clear, credible view of performance and growth.What success looks like in the first year
The buy is sharper — measurable improvement in gross margin and inventory turns.The store portfolio has been evaluated and acted on, with a clear model for what a winning store is.Amerchandiseplanning and analytics capability is in place, giving the business reliable numbers to plan from.The merchant function is staffed and running with discipline, ready to supportnew-storegrowth.What you bring
Multi-unit specialty or apparel retail leadershipwith direct ownership of a merchant P&L —you'veowned the whole function, not just a category.A track recordof scaling a store footprint— ideally having built the playbook for opening locations repeatably and profitably, not justoperatingan existing fleet.Strong merchant instincts.Command of open-to-buy, assortment, allocation, and markdown discipline, withreal resultsin margin and inventory turns.Command of the numbers.Fluent in unit economics and store performance; able to articulate and defend the store model and growth plan credibly to leadership and outside partners.A builder's mindset.Comfortable doing the work personally today and building the team as the business grows — not dependent on a large team from day one.Peopleleadership.You'vehired, developed, andretainedmerchant talent, and you can be a credible, collaborative peer to an operations leader.Preferred
Experience in western wear, boots/apparel, or a comparable fit-sensitive specialtyretail category.Omnichannel fluency where ecommerce supports rather than competes with stores, including store-fulfilled online models.Familiarity with retail systems (POS, inventory/ERP)sufficienttoleadimprovements in inventory data and reporting.Why this role
This is a rare chance to own the merchant function of a profitable, growing specialty retailer and shape its next chapter — with the autonomy of a direct line to the Owner, a true partnership with an operations leader who owns the stores, and the runway to build a team and a footprint rather than inherit someone else's. If you think in terms of the buy, the customer, and what makes a store repeatable, this is a role you can make your own.
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