Temporary Store Manager - Lakeside Shopping Center

internaljobsatlush; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% employee discount

Fun and funky store atmosphere

Unconventional retail structure

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Lush North America is seeking a Store Manager to lead our New Orleans shop with passion for fresh, handmade cosmetics and a commitment to ethical sourcing. You’ll recruit, train, and develop the store team, drive sales, and ensure an outstanding customer experience aligned with our values.

You’ll manage budgets, partner with your team on brand education, and foster a lively, inclusive store culture. The role rewards entrepreneurial spirit, internal growth, and a deep dedication to Live with

Qualifications

• Experience leading a retail team and driving sales in a boutique environment.
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to train staff.
• Commitment to brand values and ethical practices.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting your team and developing your management staff.
• Training team on brand, product, and service to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
• Overseeing budgets, store operations, and performance metrics to achieve sales goals.
• Lead and motivate staff to create a welcoming, inclusive environment while maintaining operational excellence.

Job description

Position: Store Manager

Internal Deadline: November 7th,2026

Ever wondered what it's like behind the bubbles? #lushcareers

Lush North America has been creating fresh and handmade cosmetics for the past 20 years- keeping our customers' bathtubs and showers a little more magical through our retail shops across Canada and the US. We are dedicated to the practices of fair trade sourcing and supporting sustainable communities as well as giving back to organizations that can make a difference.

We Offer:

• A fun and funky store atmosphere where individualism is encouraged
• A 50% discount off all our products to keep you smelling and feeling fresh
• An unconventional retail structure to support your entrepreneurial spirit
• The opportunity for growth as Lush loves to promote from within

Store Manager

As a Lush Store Manager, you're a true leader who embodies our core values in everything you do. Whether you're interacting with customers, motivating your team, or making important business decisions, you always keep the following in mind: Be Real, Be Curious, Lead Fearlessly, Adapt and Evolve, Grow Talent, and Live with Purpose. These are more than just buzzwords to you - they're a way of life.

As the Store Manager, you're responsible for:

• Recruiting your team
• Training and developing your management team
• Training and developing your team on brand, product, and service

You oversee all aspects of the retail business, from managing budgets to exceeding sales targets. But you know that there's more to it than just the numbers - it's also about creating an environment that fosters a strong customer experience, staff experience, and operational excellence. And as you lead your team to greatness, you'll be constantly assessing your own performance and seeking feedback, resources, and opportunities to grow and develop.

Responsibilities:

Sales & Customer Experience:

• Customer Service: collaborate with your team on plans to exceed daily sales goals and ensure a unique and inclusive customer experience that makes every visitor feel welcome, meets their needs, and makes their day.
• Building the Brand: educate our customers and staff on our brand values, and articulate our position on Fighting Animal Testing, Freshest Cosmetics, Ethical Buying, 100% Vegetarian, Handmade, and Naked Packaging in the shop and through community engagement and other traffic-driving initiatives.
• Product Passion: increase the depth of your product knowledge through constant learning and consistently make informed and product recommendations for every need.
• Driving Sales: demonstrate strong business acumen and understanding of your metrics and reports by developing and executing business plans that align with the American business strategy to achieve both short- and long-term goals that improve KPIs and achieve sales goals.

Team Leadership:

• Leadership Practices and Staff Development: demonstrate the Leadership Practices and coach and develop your team in their careers by creating development plans, encouraging learning through Lush tools, coaching behaviors as they arise, and providing constructive feedback that inspires and motivates.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: actively committed to maintaining a diverse team and creating an inclusive environment by prioritizing DEIB training and initiatives and actively collaborating with your team on solutions that promote equity and belonging.
• Engagement and Performance: balances analysis, experience, and perspective when making decisions about performance concerns and creates action plans to improve staff engagement, demonstrating empathy and considering personal situations/struggles when approaching performance concerns.
• Recruitment and Selection: forms teams with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience and demonstrate equal employment opportunity practices by providing transparency and equity in the interview and promotion process and supporting staff to grow and develop in their retail careers.

Operational Excellence:

• Policies and Procedures: prioritize shop compliance and ensure your staff have completed training and are practicing company standards for time and attendance, breaks and meals, product integrity, respectful workplace, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination guidelines, health and safety protocols, daily communication, all within your budget.
• Stock and Inventory: Ensure your team is trained and equipped to abide by standards and rotation rules and manage ordering to ensure the right products, in the right amounts are in the store at the right times; using inventory reporting tools, create and execute action plans to manage orders, inventory and waste, within your allocated budget.
• Visuals and Merchandising: Create and execute merchandising plans to improve KPIs and train and manage your team to take pride in a clean and beautiful work environment and follow the merchandising and design standards to provide a consisten