Assistant Store Manager

Mind Games USA; Canada; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Casual Dress

Store Discount

Flexible Schedule

Health Benefits

Being surrounded by people and games

Job summary

Mind Games USA is seeking a store manager to lead daily operations, schedule staff, recruit and train employees, and maintain a high standard of customer service.

You will drive sales through merchandising, budgeting, and loss prevention, develop a winning team, and ensure a welcoming, safe store environment for players and families in Canada.

Qualifications

• Customer service oriented with knowledge of business processes.
• Strong leadership and customer management abilities.
• Multi-tasking and high organizational skills.
• Motivated to build and lead effective teams.
• Experience in merchandising, budgeting and brand strategy.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and supervise store staff; recruit, orient and train employees.
• Coach and discipline staff; monitor performance and development.
• Teach and develop others to the next level.
• Prepare and monitor annual budget; analyze variances.
• Engage with customers to identify needs and opportunities.
• Study advertising and promotions to drive profitability.
• Maintain a safe and clean store environment.
• Review sales records to adjust marketing strategies.
• Execute loss prevention and shrink control programs.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Organizational skills

People development

Merchandising

Brand strategy

Partnerships

Board games passion

Recruitment/Coaching

Retail management

Job description

Hello! Mind Games are opening doors for new applicants! Do you want to become one of the minds of our company? This is the opportunity to take!

Mind Games is North America's premier specialty retailer "Where Creative Minds Come to Play"! In our stores, you can find a variety of games, toys, and puzzles for everybody and any occasion. We sell fun and provide opportunities to express yourself through hobbies and interests.

If you support our vision - try yourself and join our team!

Duties And Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Completes store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; and following up on work results. Maintains store staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintains store staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Ability to effectively teach/develop others to the next level.
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
• Identifies current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Markets merchandise by studying advertising, sales promotion, and display plans; analyzes operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.
• Protects employees and customers by providing a safe and clean store environment.
• Determines marketing strategy changes by reviewing operating and financial statements and departmental sales records.
• Execute and monitor loss prevention and shrink programs

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications and skills:

• Customer service-oriented with in-depth knowledge of basic business management processes.
• Strong leadership and customer management abilities.
• Ability to multi-task / high organizational skills
• Extremely Driven Individual with proven success in motivating and building strong teams.
• Expertise includes shrink reduction, expense control, people development, merchandising strategies, differentiation, brand strategy, and partnership creation.
• A passion for board games and pop culture as well as driving sales
• Proven ability to recruit/hire/train/coach a winning team
• 2+ years of management experience in a specialty retail environment
• Highly motivated

Pay Rate (per hour): $19.20

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Casual Dress
• Store Discount
• Flexible Schedule
• Health Benefits
• Being surrounded by people and products you love!