Part-Time Retail Supervisor

Lakeshore Learning Materials; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeshore Learning Store in Milwaukee is seeking a Store Manager to lead a fast-paced team and deliver an unforgettable retail experience.

You will recruit, train, coach, and engage staff while ensuring inventory control, cash handling, and store presentation meet Lakeshore’s standards.

This role requires flexible scheduling, at least 1 year of retail management, and a passion for customer service.

Qualifications

• Hands-on management experience in retail.
• Experience training and developing sales staff.
• Strong customer service focus with ability to coach.
• Ability to implement company standards and procedures.
• Comfort with fast-paced, high-change retail environments.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and develop the sales team.
• Train new sales associates.
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Drive workplace engagement and motivation.
• Maintain high customer service standards and SOP adherence.
• Build relationships with customers and gather feedback.
• Schedule staff and ensure payroll accuracy.
• Oversee inventory, stock control, and promotions.
• Open/close store as keyholder; handle cash.

Skills

Positive leadership

Excellent communication

Training skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Customer service orientation

Feedback skills

Multitasking

Tools

Retail POS

Job description

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, over 50 stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

Job Description

Opportunity knocks at the Lakeshore Learning Store. Are you ready?
You don’t need a background in education, but a desire to learn is essential! As one of our store managers, you get to develop a first-class team, implement plans to maximize store sales, and provide our customers with an unforgettable retail experience—all in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment that demands operational expertise. Sound challenging? It is. But with success comes reward.

Providing great customer service isn’t just a goal—it’s the essence of who we are.
Our energetic and friendly approach to exceeding each customer’s expectations is a hallmark of over 50 Lakeshore Learning Stores nationwide. Each customer knows that walking through our doors means experiencing unbeatable service with an amazing depth of product knowledge every time they visit.

Lakeshore Learning Store managers have a knack for leading by example.
In fact, this is the glue that holds our successful retail team together. No job is too small to tackle—and no team success is too small to celebrate.

Responsibilities

Building Talent

• Support the recruitment and development of the sales team
• Support the training and development of new sales associates
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to team members
• Assist in driving workplace engagement and motivation within the store

Building Service Standards

• Surpass expectations regarding customer service and empowers team to adhere to customer service protocols
• Seek and communicate customer feedback regarding school and home use of products
• Build a unique and lasting relationship with customers
• Train staff on new products and promotions
• Monitor and maintain company expectations around store presentation standards, retail policies and procedures, store cleanliness and safety standards

Building Revenue and Operational Excellence

• Assist in inventory management and stock control
• Help with cash handling and reconciliation processes
• Operate as keyholder with responsibility to support opening/closing of store and cash registers
• Assist in employee scheduling and payroll approvals to support optimal staffing
• Support sales initiatives, promotional activities, and the retail store’s outreach programs to raise awareness and foster relationships that support Lakeshore’s goals

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Attributes

• Positive and proactive approach to management and working as a team
• Excellent communication and training skills
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills
• Ability to demonstrate company standards and reinforce them with the entire team
• Strong desire to recognize and reward achievements—big and small
• Capacity to give regular and clear feedback to team
• Ability to provide and receive constructive criticism
• Capacity to multitask to meet simultaneous demand

Requirements

• 1-year related retail management experience
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends
• Knowledge of retail POS