Maritime Beauty was founded in 1966 as a full-service professional beauty supply distributor for the Maritime Provinces. Their organization has seen extraordinary growth over the years and is proud to be an industry leader in the Maritimes representing numerous top professional lines. They currently have a store network of 17 locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The ability of Maritime Beauty to remain competitive and successful in today's world is directly attributable to their employees. They value their employees and strive to offer an environment of challenge, continued growth and learning opportunities.

On behalf of our client, we are currently recruiting for a full-time driven and experienced Store Team Leader to join their team of dedicated professionals at their location in New Minas, Nova Scotia.

As Store Team Leader, you will lead the training and development of the Store Associates and manage the daily operations of the retail store. The ideal candidate has a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, a team-oriented mindset, and is highly organized with a focus on exceptional customer service. If you are passionate about coaching and mentoring, have a customer-centric approach, and are looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of store operations to protect resources and maximize sales results.
• Manage employee performance including training, providing feedback, coaching, mentoring, and ensuring accountability to all employees.
• Support the store's recruiting and hiring processes, such as interviewing, offering positions, onboarding, and training.
• Follow established merchandising practices.
• Create and foster a respectful and supportive environment for employees and clients.
• Inspire your employees to make each client's visit a delightful and memorable customer service experience.
• Proactively seek and support ongoing learning and development opportunities for yourself and employees.
• Ensure all Health and Safety protocols are followed.
• Demonstrate company culture and values.
• All other duties as required.

Qualifications & Core Competencies:

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
• Post-secondary education with a focus in Leadership, Business Administration, or other related fields is a plus.
• Three (3) years+ of customer service and retail sales experience, with at least one (1) year in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Knowledge of retail operations, including inventory management, visual merchandising and loss prevention.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated professionalism with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Solid work ethic and ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision.
• Desire to continuously learn, develop and educate team members to reach departmental goals.
• Ability to motivate and positively influence others.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and retail management software.
• Hair, Esthetic, or other industry licenses are a plus.
• Must be available to work weekdays & weekends as needed.

Maritime Beauty Supply is an equal opportunity employer.

Current Store Hours

• Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
• Saturday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
• Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

To express interest in this opportunity please apply online directly: https://meridiarecruitment.ca/Career/17391982688880000008cyn

If you have any questions, please contact Brittany Neaves, Consultant, at [email protected] or Jeff Lanthier, Partner, at [email protected]. If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.

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