Sales Floor Manager (Slidell, 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 clean and hazard-free store environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads, supervises, and motivates store employees to ensure a constant rotation and flow of merchandise to the sales floor daily.
• Supports staffing the retail store by coaching, training, developing, and leading the store team.
• Ensures compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Creates and maintains a positive public image of Goodwill through a clean store environment, full of fresh product daily, with a focus on excellent customer service.
• Leads and assists in the receiving, pricing, and displaying of store merchandise.
• Opens and closes the store. Balances cash registers and conducts end-of-day procedures. Responsible for all cash in store, including in the safe, petty cash, deposits, and cash registers.
• Maintains a clean and hazard-free store through daily monitoring and cleaning of all areas.
• Performs all duties of all store personnel including operating a cash register, weekly pulls, hanging new donations, cleaning of store, etc.
• To use the cash register for total sales, accept payment, authorize voids, returns, exchanges and credits for merchandise only.
• To conduct hourly floor checks to ensure processed merchandise is properly placed on the floor.
• Conducts daily store walkthroughs, daily store team huddles, and regular store meetings.
• Responsible for revenue and expense budgets and works to achieve/exceed budgeted goals.
• To assist the store manager in corrective coaching and training and development of employees.
• Assists in scheduling employees with a focus on adequate coverage of store operation.
• To keep the store clean and hazard free by vacuuming, mopping, dusting, sweeping, and cleaning the bathrooms.
• All other job-related duties as required by management.

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.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or general education degree (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.
• Prefer a background in leading teams in retail sales or other sales experience.
• Must have reliable transportation. Must be able to pass MVR check and provide proof of a valid driver’s license, liability insurance, vehicle registration, and a current vehicle inspection sticker.
• Must be proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power BI, and other programs.
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate clearly in English.