Co-Manager

La Senza; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

La Senza Abbotsford is hiring a Co-manager to assist the Store Manager in driving store operations and delivering outstanding customer experiences. You will coach staff, support recruitment, scheduling, and inventory control, and ensure adherence to brand standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and consistent execution of company initiatives to achieve sales goals in a fast-paced fashion environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–3 years of retail supervisory or management experience, clothing preferred
• Ability to foster exceptional customer service and drive selling model
• Strong communication and delegation skills
• Schedule flexibility including evenings and weekends

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in delivering exceptional in-store customer experiences
• Coach and develop associates on selling behaviours
• Manage customer relations and resolve issues
• Support recruiting, onboarding and staffing to guidelines
• Lead store initiatives and ensure compliance with SOPs
• Support visual merchandising and inventory processes
• Create and communicate weekly schedules and manage payroll budget

Job description

Overview

The role of the Co-manager is to assist the Store Manager in leading the operational execution of the store to ensure exceptional customer experiences and drive profitable top-line sales growth. They drive personal sales by demonstrating and coaching to the La Senza selling behaviours to create a high performance selling culture within their team and achieve the stores sales goals. They live our values and represent the brand in their behaviours.

Role and Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager in creating a store environment that is focused on consistently delivering exceptional, positive, in-store customer experiences and demonstrate company selling behaviors


• Participate on the sales leadership team by coaching and developing associates to the Company’s selling behaviors


• Manage and resolve customer relations issues


• Support recruiting, hiring, and onboarding processes to ensure the store is fully staffed to Company’s guidelines


• Support the talent management lifecycle of Sales Associates, including assessment, training, retention, career development, succession planning and recognition


• Lead and delegate, as appropriate, the execution of all company initiatives


• Promote and create a positive work environment, and effectively resolve associate relations issues


• Support the physical inventory process and support the physical inventory process and other store the strategies to reduce shrink


• Ensure standard operating procedures are followed, including damages, transfers and other compliance-related items


• Ensure compelling visual merchandising strategies and presentation standards are achieved and maintained, including identifying and executing sell down strategies


• Analyze the business and create /communicate (SMART) action plans that optimize results and ensure effective execution of all operational activities


• Support the Store Manager in creating weekly schedules, managing store payroll budget and controllable expenses


• Ensure replenishment processes are efficient and the sales floor is full and abundant with all styles, colors, and sizes represented in conjunction with executing the brand guide


• Support and reinforce all activities related to providing a safe working environment


• Ensure that housekeeping and maintenance of store is executed properly


• Lead with professionalism and behaviours guided by the company values

Key Success Criteria

• Minimum 1-3 years of retail supervisory or Management experience, clothing preferred


• Ability to foster an environment of exceptional customer service and optimize the Company selling model


• Ability to effectively delegate, follow up and communicate with all levels of the organization


• Ability to assess talent, coach, develop and manage performance


• Business acumen with strong strategic and analytical skills


• Schedule flexibility to include evenings, weekends and non-business hours


• Ability to manage complex and competing priorities through time management and organizational skills


• Professional demeanor that reinforces brand and company standards

Wage Range $21-22/hour