Full-Time

Store Manager

Lush Cosmetics

Lush Cosmetics

1-10 employees

Direct-to-consumer handmade cosmetics retailer

Compensation Overview

$72.5k/yr

+ Bonus

Minneapolis, MN, USA

In Person

Must travel domestically and internationally for training, meetings, and workshops.

Category
Retail (1)
Required Skills
Inventory Management
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • 3 - 5 years of experience managing in a retail environment.
  • Experience leading teams through coaching, feedback, development, and performance management.
  • Proven experience in successfully sourcing, recruiting and developing top talent.
  • Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with scheduling, payroll, operational planning, and business reporting.
  • Flexible schedule to support business needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Must be able to travel domestically and internationally for training, meetings and workshops.
Responsibilities
  • Lead your team to exceed sales goals while creating welcoming, inclusive, and memorable customer experiences.
  • Inspire passion for the LUSH brand by educating customers and staff on company values, products, and ethical business practices.
  • Use KPIs, reporting, and business insights to develop action plans that drive sustainable sales growth.
  • Build product expertise and coach your team to confidently recommend the best products for every customer.
  • Recruit, hire, coach, and develop a diverse, high-performing team.
  • Build a strong leadership team through ongoing coaching, meaningful feedback, and tailored development plans.
  • Support the development of other leaders across the business through training, mentorship, and special projects.
  • Foster an inclusive environment where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.
  • Address performance with empathy, accountability, and clear expectations that support individual and business success.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, operational standards, and health and safety requirements.
  • Manage inventory, ordering, and product rotation while minimizing waste and staying within budget.
  • Maintain merchandising standards that create an inspiring customer experience and support sales performance.
  • Build schedules that balance customer needs, employee wellbeing, and payroll goals.
  • Partner with Assistant Store Managers, Floor Leaders, and regional leadership to prioritize the business, develop leaders, and execute key initiatives.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with consultation-based customer service models.
  • Experience developing future retail leaders.
  • Experience analyzing sales and operational metrics.
  • Experience working in skincare or cosmetics.
  • Knowledge and passion for skincare, natural beauty, and ethical business.
  • Experience in cross-cultural collaboration and DEIB or social justice training.
  • Fluency in Spanish, French, or other languages.

Lush crafts handmade skincare, haircare, and bath products sold directly to consumers through lushusa.com and its stores. Their items are created with natural ingredients, with many offerings like packaging-free naked products designed to reduce plastic waste and provide cleansing, moisturizing, or refreshing experiences. The company stands out through its strong ethics—ethical sourcing, cruelty-free practices, and environmental sustainability—alongside a direct-to-consumer model and active community initiatives. Its goal is to deliver high-quality personal care while minimizing environmental impact and building a values-driven customer community.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Vancouver, Canada

Founded

1994

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Lush launched a first-ever refillable fabric advent calendar in July 2026.
  • Lush expanded 2026 skincare and makeup, including tinted moisturizers, primers, concealers, and skin tints.
  • August 2026 pop-up events and autumn collections keep stores fresh and drive repeat traffic.

What critics are saying

  • March 2026 Glasgow redundancy talks exposed £1.1 million losses and weak store economics.
  • Lush’s protest-heavy branding risks alienating shoppers and landlords, especially after September 2025 Gaza closures.
  • If packaging-free demand softens, Lush’s differentiated model loses pricing power and becomes a niche.

What makes Lush Cosmetics unique

  • Lush’s 2026 lineup still centers on packaging-free products and self-preserving formulations.
  • Lush repeatedly monetizes culture-led collaborations, including Barbie, Hello Kitty, Moomin, and SpongeBob.
  • Lush combines retail with activism, turning campaigns and immersive events into brand identity.

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PR Newswire
Jun 23rd, 2023
Lush Celebrates Canada Cosmetics Animal Testing Ban

"After years of campaigning efforts, we are thrilled that the Canadian government has put an end to animal testing for cosmetics. Today, there are roughly 20,000 cosmetic ingredients that have already been established as safe, as well as a growing number of proven, non-animal test methods that are scientifically superior, faster and cheaper than their cruel alternatives. There is no reason for this ineffective, outdated, and inhumane practice to continue anywhere in the world," said Brandi Halls, Chief Ethics Officer at Lush Cosmetics, North America.Since 2013, Lush has worked in partnership with Humane Society International and the Animal Alliance of Canada towards this victory. Through campaigning in Lush shops , co-presenting to Parliament committee hearings, and engaging more than 150,000 people to send messages to the Canadian government, an overwhelming 87% of Canadians support this nation-wide ban on animal testing for cosmetics. "With bans to protect animals from cosmetics testing now in Canada and Mexico, the United States cannot be far behind," added Halls. "We've campaigned for bans on animal testing for cosmetics in both countries concurrently, but now it's really time to increase the pressure in the US - action can't be far behind."Lush's support has resulted in over $2 million dollars of funding to end the use of animals in all research, inclusive of the support provided to six organizations working to end animal testing for cosmetics in Canada, as part of a multi-year Fighting Animal Testing Strategy

The Beauty Buddy Limited
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Boing Boing
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Cosmetics company LUSH has launched a whole line of new bath products inspired by two Italian-American plumbers who eat mushrooms to help them battle the evil mushroom footsoldiers of a tyrannical dinosaur, in order to save a monarchy of mushroom people (who are somehow sentient and evolved in ways that the evil mushroom goombas are not).