JUNIOR ASSISTANT MANAGER

La Vie en Rose Inc.; Halton Hills; Hybrid; CAD 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

La Vie en Rose Inc. in Ontario is seeking an experienced store manager to lead a retail team in selling lingerie, sleepwear and swimwear with a focus on guest experience. The role emphasizes leadership, training, and achieving sales targets while upholding brand standards.

You will motivate staff, manage scheduling and holidays, and ensure high service levels during peak periods. Bilingual ability is an asset; the position is permanent, full-time, with hourly compensation.

Qualifications

• Previous team management experience in a retail environment.
• Love clothing that celebrates feel-good femininity (lingerie, sleepwear, swimwear).
• Natural leader who motivates a team.
• Sociable, a good communicator and a strong team player.
• Listen to the needs of customers and the team.
• Set and achieve goals with the help of the team.
• Proactive and conscientious.
• Open to working holidays and longer hours during busy periods.
• Functionally bilingual (an asset).

Responsibilities

• Support the assistant manager and manager in achieving sales goals, maintaining standards, and motivating the team.
• Train team members on strong customer support and sales techniques; explain product features.
• Provide customers with a warm welcome; help them find products and explain features.
• Coordinate store activities and tasks with the management team.
• Keep the store running smoothly and ensure outstanding customer service.
• Achieve personal sales goals with provided training; share information to reach joint goals.
• Mobilize the team and foster a positive environment in line with brand culture.
• Recruit, prepare and train new employees; manage absences and lateness.
• Create an attractive store presentation based on planograms and manage displays.
• Analyze sales and traffic data; open/close the store and follow head office policies.

Skills

Team leadership

Retail management

Customer service

Communication

Bilingual (asset)

Job description

You’re the ideal candidate for us if:

• You have previous team management experience in a retail environment;
• You love clothing that celebrates feel-good femininity (like lingerie, sleepwear and swimwear);
• You’re a natural leader who knows how to motivate a team;
• You’re sociable, a good communicator and a strong team player;
• You listen to the needs of both your customers and your team;
• You set goals for yourself and always achieve them with the help of your team;
• You’re proactive and conscientious;
• You’re looking for a career that constantly offers new challenges;
• You’re open to working holidays and longer hours during busy periods (depending on your availability);
• You’re functionally bilingual (an asset).

Ready to put your management skills to work? Join a fun and dynamic team filled with professional challenges and plenty of opportunities to grow!

What a typical workday looks like

As a member of the management team, you will support the assistant manager and manager in achieving sales goals, maintaining our company standards and motivating your team to excel.

Sales:

• Train your team members to provide strong customer support—teach them the best sales techniques and make sure they’re familiar with all product features;
• Provide customers with a warm welcome and help them find everything they’re looking for—answer their questions and explain the products (quality, materials, technical features);
• Coordinate store activities and tasks with the management team;
• Keep the store running smoothly and ensure your team provides outstanding customer service;
• Achieve your personal sales goals (don’t worry, our training will help you get there!);
• Share all necessary information with your team to achieve your joint sales goals.

Human resources:

• Mobilize your team and create a positive work environment that fosters the pursuit of excellence, while helping instill a sense of pride and belonging in being a part of the La Vie en Rose team;
• Bring our vision, mission and brand culture to life on the job and share them with your team;
• Demonstrate leadership and act as an inspiring role model at all times;
• Build a high-performance team—recruit, prepare and train the next generation of employees, and source the best candidates for the various roles;
• Manage team members’ absences/lateness.

Marketing and visual presentation:

• With the help of your team, create an attractive and inviting store based on our planograms;
• Stay on top of what the competition is doing;
• Reflect the brand image to build a steady and loyal customer base;
• Help with planning incoming orders and make sure visual displays are set up efficiently;
• Help maintain the look and cleanliness of the store and backstore;

Administration:

• Analyze sales, in-store traffic and productivity reports and share the results with your team;
• Open and close your store;
• Respect and apply the policies and procedures of the various head office departments (we’ll explain everything to you!);
• Perform other duties where needed to support the team.

PERMANENT, FULL TIME

HOURLY SALARY : 19,75$ - 21,50$