Sales & Service Lead (Full-Time) - Royalmount

Aloyoga; Mount Royal; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee discount

Free yoga classes

Wellness club membership

Medical, dental, vision plans

RRSP/TFSA with company matching

Clothing allowance

Job summary

ALO is seeking a Sales & Service Lead to elevate guest experiences in its Montreal store. The role focuses on connecting with guests, providing product education, and coaching team members to close gaps and improve service.

You will analyze store metrics, drive selling initiatives, maintain floor coverage, and partner with store leadership to execute company directives. This full-time role requires energy, mobility, and a customer-first mindset.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a client-focused, sales environment.
• Proven leadership capabilities and decision-making.
• Comfort with giving and receiving feedback to improve performance.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to move actively around the store and meet physical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead an exceptional guest experience on the floor, assess guest connection and educate on products.
• Build and maintain client relationships with daily interactions.
• Analyze reports to create action plans for growth and address deficiencies.
• Ensure effective sales floor coverage through workforce planning and selling initiatives.
• Oversee training and development of Sales & Service Associates and Cashiers; recruit and coach talent.

Skills

Client-centric sales

Leadership

Feedback culture

Communication skills

Mobility and stamina

Job description

WHY JOIN ALO?

Mindful movement. It's at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That's the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.

Objective

The Sales & Service Lead is integral to the elevating the guest experience at ALO. They will ensure we deliver our targets for engagement, guest education and interaction, create a service-lead environment on the sales floor, and ultimately create a sanctuary that sets ALO apart from other retailers.

Sales & Service Lead

• Lead an exceptional guest experience on the floor through assessing the level of guest connection and technical product education and supporting team members to address gaps through feedback and coaching
• Continue to build the client relationship daily with our customers
• Analyze reports in order to strategize and deliver results; support implementing action plans focusing on deficient areas and highlight growth opportunities
• Ensure effective sales floor coverage through the development of workforce solutions and leading selling initiatives throughout the store as needed

Business Leader

• Partner with Operations & Visual Manager to manage reporting, budgets, expenses, inventory control, supplies, vendor relationships, technology, and facilities to ensure maintained and maximized
• Demonstrate strong business acumen by leveraging metrics to support business-driving strategies
• Move dynamically on the retail floor to assess and fulfill the needs of the business, team and guests

People Leader

• Leads by example and inspires staff in daily operations and guest experience
• Directly oversee the Sales & Service Associates and Cashiers; responsible for recruitment and development of talent
• Use company performance tools to evaluate each operations associate and provide constant feedback to drive individual growth and improvement in partnership with the store leader

Business Partner

• Collaborate with Community & Studio, Operations and Visual Leads to ensure cross-functional training and to ensure the business is well-executed
• Execute company-level operations-focused directives, projects and initiates, in partnership with the Sales & Service Manager (e.g. from the SCC)

Sales & Service Lead Qualifications

• 2+ Years prior work experience in a client-centric, sales environment
• Proven leadership capabilities demonstrating excellent decision making
• Values feedback, receptive to receiving feedback and eager to provide
• Self-motivated with a desire to achieve results and excel individually, and as a team
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Aligns with and embodies ALO's Guiding Principles
• Requires constant movement in an around all areas of store
• Ability to lift, push, carry or otherwise move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to lift, bend, kneel, climb, crawl and/or twist, and safely climb up/down a ladder
• Ability to stand and move for an entire shift

Sales & Service Lead Schedule

To build a balanced schedule that supports the needs of the business and our teams, we expect all full-time employees to be available for opening, closing and weekend shifts, which may be subject to change. All Employees are expected to be able to work from the week of and including "Black Friday" until the end of the holiday season, first week of January.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, ALO does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

JUST SOME OF THE PERKS

• Generous ALO employee discount and free membership to ALO Wellness Club, with access to hundreds of streaming fitness and yoga classes with top instructors
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plan options, and enhanced additional benefits such as free virtual access to mental health providers and new parent support for employees and dependents
• RRSP and TFSA with company matching (Canada Full-Time Employees)
• Monthly Store Incentives
• Clothing Allowance
• Free yoga classes at any of our Sanctuaries (select cities)

The Company's Lead base pay ranges from $25.00 - $28.00/ hour in Montreal, Quebec. Please also note, Leads are eligible to participate in the Company's Monthly Store Incentive bonus program, which may result in bringing the total compensation to a higher range. Further, the range listed is just one component of the Company's total rewards package for retail employees. Other rewards may include: clothing allowance, employee discount, competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, commuter benefits, and ALO Wellness Club.

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