CANNABIS RETAIL ASSOCIATE (Team Lead) Jobs in Cambridge, MA

Yamba Boutique; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a recreational dispensary in Harvard Square as a Retail Associate. Contribute to a socially equitable cannabis business by educating customers, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility in scheduling and a strong benefit package are offered to all employees.

Benefits

Benefit Package for full time employees

Flexible schedule

Public transportation allowance

Secure and equipped bike room

Opportunity to participate in pioneering an industry

Qualifications

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must possess a valid non-expired Government or State-issued ID.
• Must be able to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Educate customers on cannabis products and industry trends.
• Process transactions accurately using the POS and METRC system.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the dispensary.

Skills

Knowledge of the cannabis industry

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to be a team player

Job description

Retail Associate position available at a recreational dispensary located in Harvard Square Cambridge, MA. You will be a member of a team of people dedicated to building a safe, strong and equitable adult use cannabis business. Your efforts will materially contribute to demonstrating that social equity companies can thrive in the heart of the largest cannabis markets in America. As a team member you will be responsible for maximizing the potential of the organization in terms of sales, influencing and educating our customers, contributing to our positive culture, and helping to execute our overall business plan.

Job Roles:

• Educating customers on the various types of cannabis products and making recommendations based on preferences, budgets, and reactions to different strains of cannabis.
• Keeping up-to-date knowledge of new cannabis products on the market as well as the latest industry trends
• Knowledge and understanding of the adult use regulations in the state of Massachusetts and a commitment to compliance.
• Processing customers’ products and payments with 100% accuracy using the dispensary’s Point of Sale (POS) system as well as the state mandated METRC system
• Ensuring that the dispensary is clean and well-organized at all times.
• Educating customers on the safe and legal use of cannabis products.
• Checking customers’ identification documents to verify that they are of legal age.
• Physically receiving and entering inventory into all relevant tracking systems with total accuracy
• Maintaining real time inventory of cannabis products and ensuring that the sales floor is adequately stocked at all times.
• Perform regular inventory audits to ensure regulatory compliance
• Perform open and closing duties of the retail store

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the cannabis industry
• Adapts and thrives in dynamic, fast paced environment
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity
• Punctuality
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to be a team player
• Willingness to learn in-depth information about full menu of cannabis products • Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Must possess a valid non-expiredGovernment or State-issued ID
• Must be able to pass a background check and be approved by the MA Cannabis Control Commission

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Benefit Package for full time employees
• Flexible schedule
• Public transportation allowance
• Secure and equipped bike room
• Opportunity to participate in pioneering an industry from the ground up