Sales & Service Manager - Bethesda Row

Socket.dev; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee discount

Free yoga classes

401k matching

Monthly store incentives

Clothing allowance

Job summary

ALO is hiring a Sales & Service Manager to drive guest experience and business targets in-store. You will lead the Sales & Service team, coach staff, and partner with the General Manager to execute strategies across floor coverage, education, and customer relationships.

The role requires 3–5 years in retail leadership, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with agility. This is a full-time, on-site position with generous perks and a focus on brand values.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of retail or related industry leadership experience.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
• Agile with ability to multitask in a changing environment.
• Independent work ethic, time management and accountability.
• Ability to lift/move up to 50 pounds and be on the move during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and root-cause sales opportunities with GM guidance.
• Oversee Sales & Service team to deliver exceptional guest experience.
• Develop workforce solutions for floor coverage and selling initiatives.
• Build Sales & Service strategy and implement with team.
• Represent business in meetings and manage budget metrics.

Skills

Retail leadership

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Agile

Time management

Movement in-store

Physical ability

Tools

MS Office

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 Manager is a member of the store leadership team who deals with ALO’s business and guest experience strategy in the store. This individual is passionate about business targets, sales, guest experience, and elevating talent to meet ALO’s guiding principles. This role’s north star is pointed at ensuring that guest experience in the store is exceptional.

Sales & Service Leader

• Investigate and root cause sales opportunities, partnering with the General Manager to escalate process or system gaps
• Oversee the Sales & Service team to execute 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
• Ensure effective sales floor coverage through the development of workforce solutions and leading selling initiatives throughout the store as needed
• Partner with the General Manager to build the Sales & Service strategy for the store and execute implementation with the Sales & Service team

Business Leader

• Represent the business in meetings and on conference calls, in partnership with General Manager
• Review, Monitor and partner with General Manager to manage the budget, reporting and other business data; including metrics (e.g. Expenses, Sell-Thru) and inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review and sales planning)
• Future planning workflow business needs to protect optimal performance

People Leader

• Ensure that the Sales, Service, and Community team exudes ALO's mission and guiding principles to effectively communicate to our visitors who we are, what we do and why we do what we do
• Leads a team through accountability, continuous coaching on a regular basis, development of talent, and elevating effective communication throughout the Operations and Visual team
• Establish internal & external pipeline through succession planning and recruitment strategy
• Writes an effective schedule that prioritizes the best business strategy, in partnership with the General Manager

Business Partner

• Oversees the execution of certain deliverables on the ALO Sales and Service Model, protecting operational efficiency
• Collaborates and implement General/Store Manager’s vision and work cross-functionally with business partners, as directed, to support all-level organizational goals
• Demonstrate an ability to navigate the organization with a balance of business need and brand culture

SALES AND SERVICE MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-5 years of retail or related industry leadership experience
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Agile with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a changing environment
• Independent work ethic, time management skills, and personal accountability
• Requires constant movement in and around all areas of the store
• Aligns with and embodies ALO’s Guiding Principles
• 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 AND SERVICE MANAGER SCHEDULE

The Sales & Service Manager role is a full-time role. 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
• 401k matching
• Monthly Store Incentives
• Clothing Allowance
• Free yoga classes at any of our Sanctuaries (select cities)

The Company’s Sales & Service Manager base pay ranges from 60,000 - $76,000/ hr/year. Please also note, Sales & Service Managers 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, 401k, commuter benefits, and Wellness Club.

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