Assistant Manager CR1103

Carter's; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's apparel retailer in Toronto seeks an Assistant Store Manager to enhance customer experience and lead a team. This role involves managing store operations, coaching employees, and developing customer loyalty while maintaining a positive workplace. Candidates should have supervisory experience and strong communication skills. Competitive hourly pay ranges from $19.80 to $26.50 based on experience.

Benefits

Health benefits

30% discount on products

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of retail or related management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds as needed with frequent bending and stooping.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer focus on the sales floor.
• Welcome and assist customers with products.
• Foster an inclusive environment for employees and customers.
• Coach team members to meet service standards.
• Drive business results through efficient communication.

Skills

Positive and solutions-oriented mindset

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Leadership and supervisory skills

Customer engagement skills

Proficient in computer and technology

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Overview

If you are a CURRENT Carter’s employee, do not apply via this external application. Search "Browse Jobs" in Workday to apply internally.

Love what you do. Carter’s Careers.

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will be the first face of the brand for growing families. You’ll congratulate new parents and grandparents, introduce them to our new baby essentials, help prepare them for the first day of school, and all the big and little moments on their parenting journey. We are looking for a leader who fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment, values and optimizes skills and talents, and continually educates themselves and others on product styles, features, and benefits.

What we love about Carter’s:

Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, SkipHop, and Little Planet brands. Carter’s is the #1 most-purchased children’s clothing brand. We’ve become an industry leader by providing quality — from the first Original Bodysuit® to the lasting careers we offer our team. We’ve kept our close-knit culture since our founding, and we invest in our teams with training and development programs, so we all succeed together. A Carter’s career doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like connections, between customers, teams, and families. Caring, teamwork, flexibility, and growth are what make us different. What’s not to love?

Benefits we love:

• Schedules that fit your life. Maintaining balance is important to us, which is why your schedule will allow you to focus on all aspects of your life.
• Benefits and perks make life better, including health benefits, mental health benefits, a 30% discount on our brands, referral bonuses, and much more!
• Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave, as well as adoption assistance, charitable matching gifts, and much more!
• The opportunity to build skills and grow as an individual. We provide professional and personal development to help shape your career.
• Development programs to help you grow in your current role and beyond. Whether you’re looking to join us for a short while or a long-term career, you will grow at Carter’s.

What you’ll do:

• Execute workforce management to ensure a genuine customer focus on the sales floor
• Welcome customers with a warm greeting and provide assistance with our great product styles, features and benefits
• Foster a positive, safe, and inclusive environment for employees and customers
• Consistently model service standards and omnichannel experience while coaching others to success
• Effectively analyze the business and take necessary action to improve results by communicating and driving KPIs with the team
• Assist the Store Manager in building and retaining a successful team by participating in recruiting, hiring, training, and development of store team
• Recognize exceptional performance and redirect employees when needed
• Plan, track, analyze, and report completion of tasks and financial results utilizing Company tools
• Partner with Store Manager to plan and execute merchandising standards, promotional planning, markdown execution, and product placement
• Build customer loyalty through Company sponsored programs
• Reduce loss through a consistent level of customer service, education, and operational controls

Qualities we’d love in a candidate:

• A positive and solutions-oriented mindset
• Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, and customer engagement skills
• Proficient computer and technology skills (Outlook, Excel, Web navigation, etc.)
• Minimum of 1 year of retail or related management experience
• A high school diploma

You can:

• Lift 40 pounds as needed, with frequent bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, and pulling
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time; climb up and down a ladder
• Provide availability that may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled, with a minimum of two closing shifts a week

Carter’s for all:

Carter's is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any kind of accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact us.

NOTE: This job description is not all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description. Carter’s may reasonably alter your duties, responsibilities, job title, and location.

Compensation for this position ranges from $19.80 - $26.50 per hour based on experience and location.

Carter’s | OshKosh is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any type of accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Carter’s | OshKosh est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l''égalité d''accès à l''emploi et encourage tous les candidats intéressés et qualifiés à postuler. Si vous avez besoin de certaines mesures d''adaptation, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous.