Full-Time

Retail Sales Lead

Squishable

Squishable

51-200 employees

Crowd-designed plush toys and creation tools

Compensation Overview

$16 - $18/hr

+ 401(k) matching

Knoxville, TN, USA

In Person

Category
Retail (1)
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • Two or more years of relevant supervisory experience in a high-volume, fast-paced, challenging, and creative customer-facing environment.
  • Ability to work with and manage diverse teams with empathy, intuition, self-motivation, and drive.
  • Exceptional organizational and communication skills with the ability to balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, changing, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback and recognition to team members.
  • Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  • Ability to transport stock as required and lift cartons weighing up to 25 pounds.
Responsibilities
  • Understand organizational objectives and make decisions in partnership with the Store Manager that align with company priorities and values.
  • Enforce sales strategies, initiatives, and growth across all categories.
  • Hold self and the sales team accountable for personal sales through productivity management.
  • Act as a brand ambassador in the local market or mall to drive brand loyalty and business through charity events, local associations, and mall initiatives.
  • Resolve customer issues in a solution-oriented and forward-thinking manner, partnering with the Store Manager or District Manager/Regional Manager as appropriate.
  • Develop individual and team product knowledge skills to stay current on in-store products.
  • Assist in supervising the team on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to meet goals and use company tools.
  • Empower others and encourage individual growth.
  • Provide feedback to others, coach performance to a higher standard, and provide constructive feedback to the Store Manager.

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Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

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Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Squishable still advertised active inventory through New and Trending on 2026-05-06.
  • The Annapolis opening and Bethesda seasonal store show ongoing physical expansion.
  • Holiday pop-up strategy keeps labor flexible and captures gift-driven demand each quarter.

What critics are saying

  • A 2022 breach triggered a 2024 settlement and 2026 claims administration, crushing trust.
  • Westfield Montgomery store closed in 2024, proving some mall locations underperform quickly.
  • If another breach hits, customer acquisition and e-commerce conversion collapse within months.

What makes Squishable unique

  • Squishable operates 20-plus mall stores and a direct-to-consumer plush brand.
  • Its New and Trending and In Process drops keep collectible demand visible.
  • The brand mixes novelty design with experiential retail, reinforcing mall foot-traffic appeal.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Company News

Community Impact Newspaper
Jul 7th, 2026
Squishable closes Grapevine Mills store.

Squishable closes Grapevine Mills store. Published July 7, 2026 at 12:35 p.m. CT Updated July 7, 2026 Stuffed toy store Squishable has closed its storefront within Grapevine Mills. Squishable sold a collection of stuffed animals or foods. The stuffed toys come in several sizes, such as mini, regular and mega, according to its website. The New York-based company opened the Grapevine Mills location in June 2024, according to previous reporting. * Closed in late June * 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 303, Grapevine * www.squishable.com

Top Class Actions
Oct 25th, 2024
$500,000 Squishable data breach class action settlement

The class action lawsuit alleges that Squishable.com Inc. failed to adequately protect customers' personal information, resulting in a data breach that exposed sensitive information.

Toy World
Feb 13th, 2024
Jazwares launches lawsuit against Build-A-Bear

In November, Squishmallows received top honours at the Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards in New York, taking home the Toy of the Year for 2023, an accolade it has received for three years in a row.

TheGamer
Dec 11th, 2023
Best Plague Doctor Squishables In 2023

Yep, in the middle of the 2020 pandemic, Squishable released a plush named Plague Doctor.

Top Class Actions
May 4th, 2023
Customer files class action against Squishable following data breach

Squishable’s alleged failure to secure its customers’ data was “particularly egregious,” since there have been an increasing number of data breaches and data security attacks recently, making the event “highly foreseeable,” the Squishable class action alleges.