Job Description
Position Overview :
The Store Manager will be responsible for overseeing all functions of the retail store, including quantitative and qualitative Key Performance Indicators. They will lead the store management team directly and be accountable for store performance in all areas such as, store financial performance, people management & engagement, customer experience and operational excellence. They will ensure that the store achieves its financial targets while creating an experience that allows customers to continuously conquer the outdoors!
What You’ll Do :
- Achieve or exceed sales targets including both top and bottom line results
- Continuously analyze performance metrics and leverage this information to increase revenue and optimize costs
- Analyze and react to the needs of the business, identifying top sellers, slow sellers and the fulfillment of merchandising strategy
- Drive our Net Promoter Score (NPS) and other selling and service metrics
- Drive the store’s Units per Transaction (UPT) by actively introducing new, underperforming and strategic categories
- Resolve common customer issues by investigating opportunities, developing solutions, preparing reports and mentoring teammates on handling similar challenges in the future
- Train the team on standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ensure they have the proper understanding of SOPs potential impact on the business
- Empower and encourage teammates to create brand loyalty and drive employee engagement
- Create impactful development plans and performance management tools to create an environment where teammates can perform to the best of their abilities
- Develop future leaders and identify external talent for the retail business
- Proactively react to inventory planning and maintain proper inventory metrics such as stock-ins, turnover, and flow
- Maintain loss prevention procedures that minimize unnecessary loss and increase security at the store
- Control payroll budgets to improve efficiency and provide the best customer experience
- Perform store opening and closing procedures in alignment with company standards
- Regularly review company’s email and other communication tools to ensure applicable messages are shared with the team and acted on in a timely manner
Let’s Talk About You :
Minimum 3 years of store management / store director experiencePrevious experience working with affluent and luxury brands in high traffic or Flagship locationsExperience maintaining operational excellence in retail stores , shrink management, inventory management, etc.Experience with new store opening processes and best practicesPrevious experience owning a store’s profit and loss (P&L) and payroll and expense reportingExcellent leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to recruit and develop talent at all levelsPhenomenal communication and presentation skills and able to conduct large training sessionsExcellent analytics skills with a proven understanding of retail math and metricsStrong business sense with a keen attention to detailExcellent time management, organization and multi-tasking skillsStrong negotiation skills combined with an adaptable approach to sellingAbility to establish and maintain strong interpersonal relationshipsConsistently exhibits Canada Goose’s Values, taking pride in being innovative, authentic, passionate, relentless, and entrepreneurialAdvanced skills in Microsoft Office specifically, Word and ExcelBonus points for proficiency in another languageAdditional Information
What’s in it For You?
A company built on Canadian roots and heritageYour work is recognized with a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards ProgramOpportunities for career growth through numerous internal and external programsRecognize and be recognized by your peers with our Goose Rewards & ICON RewardsBe a part of CG Gives. Donation matching and paid volunteer time to help the organizations you care aboutAccess to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleaguesInspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you growWe believe in the power of inclusion and are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where all employees can bring their authentic selves to work everyday. We believe every one of our team members enriches our diversity by exposing us to varying ways to understand the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, produce, and deliver great products and service. Our different perspectives are what enable us to create, dream and live in the open.
Canada Goose is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
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