Sales Floor Manager (Chalmette, LA)

About the role

The Sales Floor Manager oversees and motivates store employees to ensure a constant rotation and flow of merchandise to the sales floor daily. They support staffing the retail store, ensuring compliance with safety policies, and maintaining a positive public image of Goodwill.

Responsibilities

• Sets and achieves budgeted goals and implements contingency plans.
• Interacts professionally and productively with a diverse array of people.
• Marks Goodwill and explains its mission to the public.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with store personnel while motivating them to their best performance.
• Conducts ongoing training and development of store employees.
• Works a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends, and occasionally, long hours.
• Uses repetitive hand movement when pulling and hanging.
• Engages in prolonged standing, walking, and bending.
• Functions in a fast-paced work environment with occasional periods of high volume.
• Has knowledge of clothing brands and household item values.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Leadership, team building, and mentoring experience and/or training experience preferred.
• A background in leading teams in retail sales or other sales experience preferred.
• Reliable transportation, passing MVR check, valid driver’s license, liability insurance, vehicle registration, and current vehicle inspection sticker.
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power BI, and other programs.
• Reads, writes, and communicates clearly in English.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to achieve budgeted goals and implement a contingency plan if goals are not met.
• Able to interact professionally and productively with a diverse array of people.
• Able to market Goodwill and explain the mission to the public.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with store personnel while motivating them to their best performance.
• Able to conduct ongoing training and development of store employees.
• Able to work a flexible schedule at short notice, including nights and weekends, and occasionally, long hours.
• Able to use repetitive hand movement when pulling and hanging.
• Able to engage in prolonged standing, walking, and bending.
• Able to function in a fast-paced work environment with occasional periods of high volume.
• Knowledge of clothing brands and household item values.

Working Conditions

• Frequent physical exertion.
• Frequent movement.
• Conditioned indoor temperatures with occasional exposure to outdoor temperatures and weather conditions.
• Occasional travel in district area.