Store Manager
Location: Bel Air, MD
Responsibilities
- Achieve personal sales targets and engage with clients effectively
- Oversee all store activities to meet financial goals, provide excellent customer service, manage human resources, control operations, handle payroll, and maintain operating expenses
- Organize advertising displays and merchandise arrangements to boost sales
- Supervise the gallery and its team members professionally and inclusively, adhering to HR standards
- Directly manage part-time sales employees, conducting performance discussions, setting objectives, and ensuring accountability
- Coordinate and execute events such as Owner's Classes, clubs, demos, Creative Classes, and freelance educator events to achieve financial targets
- Deliver outstanding customer service, prioritize client satisfaction as a role model
- Recruit, select, develop, and retain a full store team, holding individuals responsible for performance
Qualifications
- Passion for creativity and willingness to share sewing expertise with customers
- High school diploma or equivalent; Business or Fashion Design/Merchandising degree is a plus
- At least one year of retail experience with proven sales-closing abilities, capability to analyze business trends, and effectively manage payroll expenses
- Extensive knowledge of our machines and products
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic retail environment
- Effective communication using various forms of technology, both through telephone and computer
- Ability to move around the office and perform stationary tasks as necessary
- Capability to lift and reposition sewing machines weighing up to 50 pounds
- Flexibility to work evenings, holidays, and weekends based on business needs