Welcome Home with locations in Chestertown, MD and Annapolis, MD is excited to expand our business to Easton, MD in August 2024. We are recruiting a store manager to join us prior to our opening day to assist in setting up the store. This position will begin in July 2024.
Welcome Home specializes in goods for the kitchen and table. We aspire to help our guests cook, dine, entertain, and relax at home. We are a functional home goods store - we specialize in beautiful goods our guests touch and use in daily life. We sell linen for kitchen, bath, and table, culinary tools, and decor for the table & home.
This position is full-time with a set schedule of Tuesday - Saturday, 10am to 6pm. Our Store Managers are asked to support periodic evening events for community festivals and additional holiday overtime on select days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Note: We are open to considering a 4 day a week (10-6, Wednesday - Saturday) employee.
Team Culture
- We maintain a warm and welcome environment where all staff and customers are welcome regardless of their age, gender, family composition, religion, or identity
- We maintain a smoke free environment
- We’re a fail fast fail safe environment where we encourage our team to help us continuously improve
About The Job
- Point-person for store operations, merchandising, and workforce planning; Manager on Shift for Staff & Customers
- Consult with, and assist clients in the selection of tableware, table linen, and cooking tools, based on their interests, personal styles, and needs; Support a culture of fabulous customer service
- Assist in buying, marketing, and staffing
- Receive & manage inventory; lead special projects focused on merchandising and events
- Train & onboard staff; support location hiring & scheduling
- Assist with data cleanup and Shopify (our POS) updates
- Picking, packing, & shipping online orders
- Create social media stories and reels
- Dust and fold. Restock, count, and organize. We do this a lot.
You’ll gain…
- End-to-end experience in retail
- A warm, supportive, and friendly work environment
- Visual merchandising and product knowledge
- Inventory management and buying insight
- A set retail schedule
- A competitive hourly salary, paid time off, and paid all team holidays
Must love linens to apply.
We’re looking for a retail professional with a passion for design. The ideal candidate has retail experience working with home goods, textiles, interior design, or art. Many of our products are craft or speciality. We are looking for a polished professional who is comfortable consulting with our customers on their ideal entertaining style.
All candidates must have….
- A history of excellent sales and cross-team and product sales success
- A passion for design; a strong sense of color and design
- Outgoing yet consultative personality
- Comfort rolling up their sleeves
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Excellent administrative abilities, including Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of local market and customer preferences
- Basic math skills and cash handling experience
- Prior retail or design experience (strongly preferred).
Physical & Mental Health Requirements
- Walk up and down a flight of stairs at least 3-4 times per shift while carrying 15-20 lbs
- Lift at least 30 lbs
- Comfort assessing and understanding facial, physical, and social cues
- Ability to manage personal stress and anxiety in complex and sometimes crowded social space
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The Store Manager may be required to perform other related duties as assigned by the Store Owner.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 37 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Experience level:
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 7 years
- 8 years
Shift:
Weekly day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work Saturday 10am - 6pm as part of your weekly shift?
Experience:
- Retail sales: 3 years (Required)
- Retail management: 3 years (Required)
- Merchandising: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person