9 month contract | Assistant Manager, Guest Experience | Orchard Park

lululemon; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

lululemon in Kelowna is seeking an Assistant Manager, Guest Experience to lead from the floor, build a high-performing team, and ensure guests receive an exceptional shopping experience every day. You will partner with the Store Manager on people strategy, coaching, and ensuring safe operations while upholding lululemon values.

You will lead by example, foster belonging, and drive performance to meet business objectives, while developing others and maintaining a welcoming store environment for

Qualifications

• Leadership and people management capabilities
• Strong guest experience and customer service focus
• Retail store operations and teamwork coordination
• Budgeting and labor planning awareness

Responsibilities

• Lead an inclusive, respectful team environment on the sales floor
• Coach and mentor team members; support hiring of diverse talent
• Ensure exceptional guest experience and address guest feedback or escalations
• Open and close store following procedures; manage daily operations

Skills

Leadership

Guest experience

Team development

Decision making

Job description

Who We Are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

Requirements

Description & Requirements

Who We Are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

Job Summary

The Assistant Manager, Guest Experience role is an essential part of the store leadership team, ensuring our team members and guests (i.e., customers) receive a quality experience in our stores every day. Assistant Managers, Guest Experience are responsible for leading from the floor to build, manage, and develop team members. Assistant Managers, Guest Experience create an environment and a team culture where people feel a deep sense of belonging and have the opportunity to grow. As a result, they ensure their team delivers outstanding guest experience in line with company values and directives.

Core Responsibilities Of The Job

Leadership and People Management

• Create and foster a respectful and inclusive team environment by welcoming and celebrating differences to ensure a supportive, productive, and fun experience for all team members.
• Engage team members by helping them understand how their work supports the success of the store and of lululemon overall.
• Implement the Store Manager’s People vision for the store and cascade to team members.
• Support Store Manager in hiring and building a strong and diverse team that includes team members with various experiences, backgrounds, and skillsets to drive key results and performance.
• Support ongoing learning and development of team members consistently and equitably by providing direct feedback, coaching, mentoring, and continuous development check-ins.
• Lead performance management activities, including direct feedback and continuous check-ins, facilitating team acknowledgement and rewards, managing performance documentation, and addressing performance concerns.
• Address employee concerns or issues, including knowing when to partner with internal support to take appropriate action.

Guest Experience And Community

• Lead an exceptional guest (customer) experience on the floor through assessing the level of guest connection and technical product education and supporting team members to address gaps through feedback and coaching.
• Provide retail floor leadership to team members, including making in-the-moment decisions to maintain efficiency and effectiveness of retail floor coverage and operations.
• Resolve guest feedback and address emergent issues, including guest escalations and urgent requests, helping to “make it right” for guests.

Operations, Product, and Strategy

• Partner with other managers to review business data and metrics (e.g., profit and loss [P&L] statement) to inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review, sales planning, and hiring strategy).
• Maintain strategic product presentation/visual merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock (e.g., pant wall, size store), destock, or minor visual merchandizing changes are accomplished.
• Open and close the store in accordance with the opening and closing procedures.
• Understand and adhere to people safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.
• Perform work in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and laws or regulations.

Budget Responsibility

• Accountable for delegated aspects of controllable budget and labor hours

People Management

• Leadership role directly responsible for subset of store employees as delegated by Store Manager

What We Look For

• Inclusion & Diversity: Creates/supports an inclusive environment that values/celebrates differences
• Integrity: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner
• Leadership: Is able and desires to lead and inspire others; motivates, empowers, develops, and directs people as they work
• Guest Experience: Actively creates an inclusive, high-caliber experience and connection for every guest through team members