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Lush Cosmetics

Direct-to-consumer handmade cosmetics retailer

Store Manager

Retail Store ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaCA$60kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three to five years of experience managing in a retail environment.
  • Strong human resources skills in hiring, scheduling, training, conflict resolution, and performance management.
  • Excellent listening and communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Excellent organization and time management skills.
  • Strong customer service, supervisory, and sales skills.
  • Knowledge of and interest in skincare, natural beauty, and ethical business.
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including holidays, evenings, and weekends, to meet the needs of the shop.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the team on plans to exceed daily sales goals and deliver a unique, inclusive customer experience that welcomes visitors, meets their needs, and makes their day.
  • Educate customers and staff about the brand’s values and positions on animal testing, fresh cosmetics, ethical buying, 100% vegetarian products, handmade products, and naked packaging, in the shop and through community engagement and traffic-driving initiatives.
  • Increase product knowledge through ongoing learning and make informed product recommendations for customer needs.
  • Demonstrate business acumen and understanding of performance metrics and reports by developing and executing business plans aligned with the American business strategy, achieving short- and long-term goals, improving key performance indicators, and meeting sales goals.
  • Coach and develop team members’ careers by creating development plans, encouraging learning through company tools, coaching as needed, and providing constructive feedback.
  • Maintain a diverse team and an inclusive environment by prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging training and initiatives, and collaborating with the team on solutions that promote equity and belonging.
  • Use analysis, experience, and perspective to address performance concerns and create action plans to improve staff engagement, considering personal situations and challenges with empathy.
  • Build teams with an appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience; ensure transparency and equity in interview and promotion processes; and support staff career development in retail.
  • Prioritize shop compliance and ensure staff complete training and follow company standards for time and attendance, breaks and meals, product integrity, respectful workplace, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination, health and safety, and daily communication within budget.
  • Train and equip the team to follow product freshness and rotation standards; manage orders to ensure appropriate products and quantities are in the store at the right times; and use inventory reporting tools to create and execute plans for orders, inventory, and waste within budget.
  • Create and execute merchandising plans to improve key performance indicators; train and manage the team to maintain a clean work environment; and follow visual merchandising and design standards to provide a consistent customer experience and drive sales.
  • Schedule sufficient staff with appropriate skill levels for peak periods, and allocate and record breaks and meals to support staff wellbeing and payroll accuracy within the labor budget.
  • Manage the shop budget and exceed sales while creating strong customer and staff experiences and operational excellence.
  • Assess personal performance, seek feedback and resources, and pursue opportunities to improve skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with consultation-based customer service models.
  • Ability to develop and train staff through positive coaching and feedback.
  • Strong record of developing retail staff careers.
  • Proficiency in Excel and the Microsoft suite, with adaptability to other systems as required.
  • Experience in cross-cultural collaboration and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging or social justice training.

About the Company

Lush Cosmetics

Direct-to-consumer handmade cosmetics retailer

Lush Cosmetics makes handmade skincare, haircare, and bath products sold directly to consumers via lushusa.com and its stores. The products are handcrafted from natural ingredients, with many items designed to cleanse, moisturize, or refresh, and some lines feature naked packaging to reduce plastic waste. The company differentiates itself through strong ethics on sourcing, sustainability, cruelty-free practices, and a direct-to-consumer model complemented by community campaigns and in-store experiences. The goal is to provide high-quality personal care products while minimizing environmental impact and building a values-driven customer community.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Vancouver, Canada
Founded
1994

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