Assistant Store Manager, Operations

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Canada Goose isnt like anything else. Weve built something great something special - an iconic lifestyle brand with an inspirational and authentic story. At the heart of it is our promise to inspire and enable all people to thrive in the world outside. To Live in the Open. At Canada Goose youre part of a movement that belongs to something bigger. One that seeks out the restorative power of nature and is driven by a purpose to keep the planet cold and the people on it warm. We endure any condition observe every detail and are building a community that believes in living bravely and coming together to support game-changing people.

Here opportunities are everywhere - to try something new to learn to do meaningful and impactful work and theyre yours for the taking.

Position Overview:

As a key member of the store leadership team the Assistant Store Manager Operations is responsible for ensuring operational efficiency within the store in support of creating highly engaging guest journeys helping cement Canada Goose as a luxury performance lifestyle brand. You embody Canadian Warmth demonstrating expertise in every recommendation and conveying warmth in each interaction bringing the guest journey to life. You are a passionate and effective leader able to coach your team to achieve results. You will lead and create a culture of innovation while ensuring a profitable business. You will help identify and implement key business strategies and will step into the Store Manager role when needed. Ultimately you are responsible for supporting the quantitative and qualitative Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the store. You are a steward of Canada Gooses values and culture.

What Youll Do:

• Execute schedules that prioritize the guest journey maximizes productivity and manage labour spend.
• Lead and coach to all Canada Goose operational standards with excellence. (e.g. stockroom standards cleanliness standards opening and closing procedures etc.).
• Discipline management of all store-controlled spending supplies packaging labour budgets.
• Lead coach and ensure consistent use of strategic tools inventory management communications platform automated scheduling tool payroll management mobile devices queueing tool etc.
• Partner with key cross functional teams to ensure the physical store space is maintained at the highest level.
• Analyze and proactively react to inventory planning and maintain proper inventory metrics such as stock-checks turnover and flow.
• Manage Brand Ambassador uniform requests.
• Lead Health & Safety meetings in line with local municipal and Canada Goose policies.
• Maintain loss prevention procedures that minimize loss and increase profitability.
• Ensure overall accuracy and efficiency in inventory and cash management measured by relative shrink results.
• Comply with all Loss Prevention weekly cycle counts yearly inventory physical count and incident reporting.
• Ensure all incoming and outbound merchandise requests and shipment are processed in a timely manner
• All leaders are expected to deliver and model a superior customer service journey reflective of Canadian Warmth.
• Lead and coach exceptional visual merchandising that is reflective of the Canada Goose brand.
• Resolve guest issues through a customer-centric lens by investigating opportunities developing solutions and coaching the team on resolution.
• Lead the sales floor experience during the most crucial business times exhibiting best-in-class leadership.
• Lead the integration and optimization between the sales floor and back of house to ensure a seamless guest journey.
• Create a culture of talent development and ongoing education for the entire store team.
• Foster an inclusive and diverse working environment.
• Lead execute and follow up on all educational initiatives and strategies.
• Actively coach and develop direct reports to improve performance and foster growth; empower Team Leads to step into Assistant Store Manager (ASM) role as needed.
• Continuously coach behaviours that drive team member performance and enhance the guest journey.
• Inspire and influence an outstanding employee experience that drives Employee Engagement.
• Maintain an open-door environment that encourages feedback and discourse.
• Consistently recruit to build an external network of talent.
• Achieve or exceed sales targets including both the top-and bottom-line results.
• Continuously analyze key performance indicators and leverage insights to create and execute action plans that drive performance.
• Partner with the Store Manager to ensure store has adequate resources to achieve and exceed performance goals. (e.g. inventory labour).

Lets Talk About You:

• 3-5 years retail management experience.
• Proven track record in store operations.
• Experience working with affluent and luxury brands is an asset.
• Previous Flagship or high-volume traffic experience is an asset.
• Experience in maintaining operational excellence in retail stores (payroll shrink management inventory management etc.).
• Inventory Scheduling and Payroll and expense management.
• Solid understanding of retail math and metrics; uses analytics to drive the business.
• Operations enthusiast driving performance through internal KPIs.
• Analytical driver with keen attention to detail.
• Is agile and able to drive decision-making.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time and flexible to work retail hours (standard peak and holiday).
• Strong time management and organizational skills; ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of retail metrics.
• Consistently exhibits Canada Gooses Values taking pride in being innovative authentic passionate relentless and entrepreneurial.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office; specifically Word and Excel.
• Proficiency in another language is an asset.

Whats in it For You

• A company built on Canadian roots and heritage

• Your work is recognized with a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards Program

• Opportunities for career growth through numerous internal and external programs

• Recognize and be recognized by your peers with our Goose Rewards & ICON Rewards

• Be a part ofCG Gives. Donation matching and paid volunteer time to help the organizations you care about

• Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health embracing change and connecting with colleagues

• Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

Salary Range:

About the salary range: Were committed to being open and fair about pay. The range provided is intended as a guideline and does not represent a guaranteed offer. When we make an offer we consider the responsibilities of the position market data and internal equity to ensure consistency across our team. Your actual offer will depend on your experience skills and alignment with the role.

Vacancy status: This posting represents an active vacancy for which we are currently hiring.

At Canada Goose we believe that belonging goes beyond mere inclusion. Its about being part of a community that values supports and empowers you. We thrive when we can be our authentic selves. Our community is built on empathy and the understanding that every individuals experience is unique and every voice is important. We also recognize that communities are ever evolving and that our work is never done. At Canada Goose belonging is more than just an idealits the key to unlocking our collective potential taking us further together.

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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