Part Time Floor Leader - Robson Street

Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics North America; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics North America is seeking a Floor Leader to support the Store Management Team on the shop floor. You will lead a team of sales ambassadors, coach for high performance, and ensure an exceptional customer experience while driving sales and upholding Lush values.

In this role, you will train and motivate staff, analyze sales results, and collaborate with leadership to maintain store standards, visuals, and inventory.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in customer service and sales.
• Experience supervising/coaching staff.
• Experience with cash handling and opening/closing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and analyze results to meet and exceed goals.
• Lead a team of sales associates on the shop floor to deliver a world-class customer experience.
• Educate customers on Lush values and products, and engage in community initiatives to build the brand.
• Increase product knowledge and provide informed recommendations to customers.
• Train and coach staff on sales techniques and product knowledge.
• Promote DEIB and foster a collaborative, respectful work environment.
• Manage store operations including opening/closing, cash handling, and stock processes.

Skills

Sales coaching

Customer service

Cash handling

Team leadership

Visual merchandising

Training

DEIB awareness

Job description

As a Floor Leader, you'll play a vital role in supporting the Store Management Team across all areas of the business. This includes everything from driving sales and opening/closing the store to analyzing sales results and leading training sessions. Together with your fellow leaders, you'll work to ensure that every aspect of the store is firing on all cylinders, creating an exceptional customer experience, a happy and motivated staff, and operational excellence that would make even the most detail-oriented among us proud.

Your day-to-day will be spent on the shop floor, where you'll lead and inspire a team of sales associates to achieve and surpass their goals. By fostering a culture of passion and positivity, you'll help create a work environment that's both productive and fun, resulting in happy customers and happy employees. The Floor Leader role is all about making the world a better place one soap at a time!

Responsibilities:

• Driving Sales: Utilize the StoreForce dashboard results to provide effective coaching and feedback to the sales team, and make necessary adjustments to the shop floor structure to meet and exceed sales goals. Take ownership for your results and actively work to grow the contribution of your segments to the store’s overall sales. Celebrate sales achievements with your team!
• Customer Experience: Lead by example in delivering a world-class customer experience on the shop floor, including product demonstrations. Observe and listen to consultations, collaborate with your team, and strive to exceed daily sales goals. By fostering a culture of excellence in customer service, you'll drive sales, create a loyal customer base, and build a positive reputation for your store.
• Building the Brand: Educate customers on Lush brand values, and articulate our position on Fighting Animal Testing, Freshest Cosmetics, Ethical Buying, 100% Vegetarian, Handmade, and Naked Packaging in the shop and through community engagement, hosting store parties, and other traffic-driving initiatives.
• Product Passion: increase the depth of your product knowledge through constant learning and consistently make informed product recommendations for every need.

Team Involvement:

• Development: Train and coach Sales Ambassadors and peers on effective sales techniques and product knowledge to improve their performance, support the growth of your team, and to increase sales. Lead by example, take ownership of your development, assess your performance, and actively seek feedback, resources, and opportunities to improve and elevate your skills, knowledge and abilities.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Encourage open communication and actively listen to team members perspectives related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). Foster a sense of belonging by promoting teamwork, encouraging collaboration, and recognizing and valuing each employee's unique contributions.

Operational Excellence:

• Cash Handling and Store Opening/Closing: Manage cash handling, including customer transactions, opening/closing the register, reconciling cash drawers, preparing nightly deposits, and securing the store at the end of each day. As required at your store location, take deposits to the bank.
• Time and Attendance: Lead by example in terms of attendance and punctuality, and encourage the same from all employees. Monitor employee breaks to ensure they are taking their scheduled breaks, promoting a healthy work environment and improving employee wellbeing. Review daily communications, including store updates and task lists, to ensure that team members are informed and prepared for their shifts, promoting a culture of preparedness and organization.
• Visuals and Merchandising: Maintain a clean, organized, and visually appealing store to enhance the customer's shopping experience and drive sales.
• Stock and Inventory: Train your team on inventory best practices and fresh standards, and support management with inventory tasks. Utilize Visual Merchandising guidelines to make real-time adjustments to product displays based on sales and improve the customer experience.
• Policies and Procedures: Support your management team to keep your store compliant and ensure your staff are practicing company standards for opening and closing, product integrity, respectful workplace, and health and safety.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum 1 year of experience in:
• customer service and sales
• cash handling and opening/closing procedures
• supervisory experience involving coaching, feedback, and training
• problem-solving issues related to customer service in day-to-day operations