Charlotte Russe: Latest Job Openings, Reviews and Ratings & Profile wise Salary Distribution

Charlotte Russe Careers & Info

Current CEO: Jennifer J. Ming

Status: Active

Charlotte Russe operates retail clothing stores targeted at teens and young women. The company's stores are located in malls and retail centers throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Charlotte Russe has grown from a small, California-based chain into a major national retailer with nearly 500 stores. Charlotte Russe sells custom-branded merchandise and jewelry in all its stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Management staff, sales associates and loss prevention professionals are employed in all Charlotte Russe stores. Merchandising professionals are employed in set territories throughout the U.S.

Sales associates at Charlotte Russe must have a strong interest in fashion and retail sales. They work on the sales floor at store locations. Sales associates assist customers with any questions they have about apparel or jewelry. While working at Charlotte Russe, they may be asked to provide fashion and style tips to customers. Sales associates are also responsible for assuring that the sales floor is clean and that clothing items are displayed correctly. Sales associates who wish to move into store management positions are generally given good opportunities to do so.

Loss prevention staff work closely with store managers and sales associates to ensure that theft and inventory loss are kept to a minimum. They may work in uniforms or street clothes.

The Charlotte Russe store management staff is responsible for the general oversight of a retail location. Each location is headed by a store manager. Store managers are in charge of all store personnel. They must work to meet set sales goals. Assistant managers handle a variety of supervisory duties in stores. Some assistant managers are in charge of employee scheduling. Motivated assistant managers may be groomed for store management positions. District managers oversee a group of stores in a set geographic region. They report directly to company executives and enjoy stable Charlotte Russe careers.

The Charlotte Russe culture values fashion-forward thinking. Visual merchandising professionals employed by the company must be able to create unique, up-to-date merchandise displays. They generally work in a set geographic territory, visiting various stores to set up merchandising plans. Visual merchandising staff is required to train sales associates and store managers in the proper maintenance of all merchandise displays.

Most employees work in part-time or seasonal positions. Managers and full-time associates are eligible to receive a Charlotte Russe benefits package. Benefits offerings vary from state to state. All employees can take advantage of a discount at Charlotte Russe locations nationwide.

What jobs pay the most at Charlotte Russe?

District Manager is the highest paying job at Charlotte Russe at $96,000 annually.