Sales Lead - (Part-time)

POP MART; Maryland; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive packages

Opportunities to learn and lead

Career development

Job summary

POP MART is seeking a part-time Sales Lead for its U.S. stores. This role will open/close the store, supervise sales staff, and ensure a top-tier customer experience while maintaining store operations according to POP MART standards.

The ideal candidate has retail leadership experience, strong communication skills, and is able to work nights, weekends, and holidays. This position reports to the Store Manager and supports marketing events and product sales.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of retail store experience; supervisory or lead role preferred.
• Confident engaging customers to deliver a great experience.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to use data/metrics to back up decisions and improve performance.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Supervise sales floor and motivate team to hit goals.
• Serve as on-duty leader when Store Manager/ASM unavailable.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized store environment.
• Lead store to reflect POP MART’s brand image and values.
• Support marketing events and in-store activations.
• Assist RoboShop operations as needed.
• Drive sales of key products like Blind boxes, MEGA, and accessories.
• Assist with visual merchandising or inventory management as assigned.

Skills

Retail experience

Leadership

Customer service

Data-driven decisions

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

POP MART (09992.HK), founded in 2010, is a leading global company in the trend culture and entertainment industry. Centered around IP, POP MART has built a comprehensive platform for creative incubation and IP operation, empowering global creators while delivering exciting products, services, and immersive entertainment experiences to consumers.

POP MART identifies and nurtures emerging artists and designers worldwide, creating popular character IPs through a well-established IP development and operation system. Its portfolio includes iconic IPs such as MOLLY, SKULLPANDA, DIMOO, THE MONSTERS, and Hirono. By launching art toys and derivative products based on these IPs, POP MART continues to lead trends in consumer culture. As of the end of first half of 2025, POP MART operates over 550 physical stores and more than 2,500 Robo Shops across the world. Through multiple cross-border e-commerce platforms, the company has reached audiences in over 90 countries and regions, bringing joy to young consumers around the world.

Job Overview

We are in search of a part-time Sales Lead ready to contribute to our continuous expansion across the United States. This person will be responsible for store opening and closing operations, ensuring that all store operations in the store are occurring as expected, and providing a great experience in store. This person needs to have a strong attention to detail and should be an expert in store processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and communicating barriers to the Store Manager. The position reports to & receives functional guidance from the Store Manager.

What You Will Achieve

• Supervise the sales floor of Pop Mart employees setting expectations, goals, and motivating team
• Act as the leader on duty in the store when SM/ASM are not present, focused on delivering results while enabling a positive customer and employee experience
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe store environment for customers, employees, and store products
• Leads store to meet store standards that reflects company brand image, values, and culture
• Subject matter expert on POP MART core business information including POP MART's characters information, products, company history information
• Support company on marketing events such as in store events, Pop-up events, conventions, new store openings
• Support company RoboShop business as needed and follow up with in store RoboShop employee and RoboShop business partners as needed
• Improve sales performance of stores and meet sales key performance indicators such as store conversion, units per transaction, dollars per transaction, store sales trends
• Drive sales of company key products such as Blind boxes, MEGA, and accessories
• Must be able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, holidays

Visual Merchandising & Inventory Management (1 or the other depending on store volume)

• Execute Visual Merchandising and Marketing directives from business partners while attending weekly calls
• Installation of Marketing decals, props, set up new merchandising planograms, and set up marketing fixtures
• Remerchandise the sales floor based on product sell-through or slow moving product, making strategic decisions that align with business needs
• Works closely with Inventory ASM to determine BOH and warehouse inventory levels
• Required to work specific days of the week depending on Visual/Inventory Management responsibilities
• Responsible for back of house organization, inventory management, receiving/transferring of goods, and weekly/quarterly inventory auditing.

Requirements

• Retail industry knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Confident and comfortable engaging customers to deliver great customer experience
• More than 1 year of store retail experience, supervisor or leader experience preferred
• High level of ethics, values, integrity, and trust
• Experience working independently in an ambiguous environment with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and implement effective solutions
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and implement new standardization directives
• High School Diploma
• Must be 18 years old or older

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to regularly lift, carry, and move merchandise and supplies up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (up to 6-8 hours per shift)
• Ability to bend, kneel, reach, and climb ladders or step stools safely
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks such as unpacking boxes, tagging items, and stocking shelves
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment that may require quick movements and multitasking
• Ability to work in varying temperature conditions, including stockroom and receiving areas
• Manual dexterity required to operate standard stockroom tools (e.g., box cutters)

What We Offer

• Market-competitive packages
• Opportunities to learn and lead
• Career development

POP MART is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, POP MART does not discriminate against applicants or employees

because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship,

imarital 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.