Lead Store Associate

Curaleaf; Oxford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a high-growth, purpose-driven company redefining the cannabis industry. As a Lead Store Associate, you'll be at the forefront of delivering exceptional customer experiences while leading a dynamic team. This role offers the chance to drive innovation and make a meaningful impact in a rapidly evolving market. With a commitment to quality and corporate social responsibility, you'll thrive in an environment that values your contributions. If you're passionate about retail and want to shape the future of cannabis, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Generous PTO

Parental Leave

Employee Referral Bonuses

Product Discounts

Qualifications

• 2+ years of retail experience with at least 1 year in a leadership role.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations and ensure exceptional customer service.
• Train and develop team members to foster a guest-focused environment.

Skills

Customer Service

Retail Management

Team Leadership

Inventory Management

Sales Strategy

Education

High School Diploma

Retail Management Certification

Tools

POS Systems

Business Reporting Tools

Job description

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Lead Store Associate

Type of Work: Full-Time
Shift Availability: The candidate must have open availability on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Starting Hourly Pay Rate:$19.50
Location: 425 Main St Ste A, Oxford, MA 01540

Who You Are:

As a Lead Store Associate at Curaleaf, you will provide an exceptional experience to all guests and team members as both a Store Associate and Leader on Duty. You will support the Management team in day-to-day operations, leading by example with strategic selling and maintaining a positive, energetic presence on the sales floor. As a key brand ambassador, you will provide exceptional customer service and educate guests on our innovative products and promotions.

While acting as the Leader on Duty, you will train, coach, and develop team members to foster a welcoming, guest-focused environment. You will oversee responsibilities such as cash handling, inventory management, and ensuring seamless daily operations, all while maintaining clear, effective communication with both your team and leadership to support the store's overall success.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist in executing a business strategy that maximizes achievement in sales, payroll, customer loyalty program, and inventory accuracy.
• Plan the day, including effective use of the daily schedule and business reports, and assign tasks based on the workflow demand.
• Identify business opportunities through reporting and define appropriate actions to drive results.
• Communicate divisional directives to Store Associates.
• Utilize in-the-moment floor coaching to ensure a guest-focused team environment, driving sales and anticipating guests’ needs.
• Coach associates on guest interactions and performance to maximize productivity and capture guest opportunities.
• Manage guest and patient concerns and partner with management team on team member concerns.
• Deliver in-the-moment feedback to team members around guest interactions and recognize successes to drive associate engagement.
• Leverage Curaleaf's tools to make effective decisions, ensuring both productivity and a great guest experience.
• Ensure operational excellence through execution of Standard Operating Procedures and processes.
• Assist in execution of task directives within designated time frames (promotional updates, stock replenishment, cash handling, floor monitoring, inventory counts, and online order processing) with speed and efficiency.
• Protect company assists through loss prevention knowledge and proper manager on duty behaviors.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Store Manager.

What You’ll Bring:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a retail setting.
• At least 1 year in a retail leadership or retail supervisory role.
• Proven experience in coaching and training team members to achieve their best in a retail setting.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Commitment to maintaining compliance with state regulations.
• Exceptional customer service skills with a solutions-oriented mindset.

Even Better If You Have:

• Previous experience in the cannabis industry.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk or hear, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, use hands and finger to feel, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, and lift up to 50 pounds. This position requires close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).

This job operates in a professional retail environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, POS systems, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This position has allergen warnings including potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens and requires the ability to work in confined spaces, have a high stress tolerance, adaptability, and be flexible to work in an ever-changing environment.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Community Involvement Initiatives
• Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Not all benefits listed above are available to all employees at all locations.

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

• 2023 Ragan’s Top Places to Work
• 2020 Cannabis Doing Good’s Good Neighbor Award
• 2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana’s Diversity & Inclusion Award

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, JAMS, Find and Zero Proof provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction, and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our corporate Social Responsibility isRooted inGood.We believe in taking corporate and social responsibility very seriously, from our educational outreach to national partnerships, state-wide initiatives, and local causes. Giving back to the communities where we operate is important to us and helps to change old attitudes by showing the positive impact of cannabis in creating jobs, changing lives, and helping local communities.

Our Vision:To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.

Our Values:

• Lead and Inspire.
• Commit to Win.
• ONE Curaleaf.
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.

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