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Lakeshore Learning Materials is seeking a part-time Retail Supervisor (store manager role) in Austin, Texas to lead a store team, drive sales, and deliver an exceptional customer experience in a fast-paced environment. No education background is required, but a strong willingness to learn is essential.

Key Responsibilities: Recruit, train, and coach sales associates; maintain customer service and store presentation standards; train staff on products and promotions; assist with inventory, cash handling, scheduling, and payroll approvals; serve as keyholder for opening and closing the store.
Skills & Tools: Leadership and team development, customer service excellence, retail operations expertise, inventory and cash management, and strong organizational and sales-driven abilities.
Qualifications: No formal education background required; a desire to learn is essential. Prior retail or supervisory experience is implied by the store management and keyholder responsibilities.
Location: In-Person - Austin, TX
Compensation: $28K–$38K/yr (estimated)

Job Description

Opportunity knocks at the Lakeshore Learning Store. Are you ready?
You don’t need a background in education, but a desire to learn is essential! As one of our store managers, you get to develop a first-class team, implement plans to maximize store sales, and provide our customers with an unforgettable retail experience—all in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment that demands operational expertise. Sound challenging? It is. But with success comes reward.

Providing great customer service isn’t just a goal—it’s the essence of who we are.
Our energetic and friendly approach to exceeding each customer’s expectations is a hallmark of over 50 Lakeshore Learning Stores nationwide. Each customer knows that walking through our doors means experiencing unbeatable service with an amazing depth of product knowledge every time they visit.

Lakeshore Learning Store managers have a knack for leading by example.
In fact, this is the glue that holds our successful retail team together. No job is too small to tackle…and no team success is too small to celebrate.

Responsibilities

Building Talent

  • Support the recruitment and development of the sales team 
  • Support the training and development of new sales associates 
  • Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to team members 
  • Assist in driving workplace engagement and motivation within the store

Building Service Standards

  • Surpass expectations regarding customer service and empowers team to adhere to customer service protocols 
  • Seek and communicate customer feedback regarding school and home use of products 
  • Build a unique and lasting relationship with customers
  • Train staff on new products and promotions 
  • Monitor and maintain company expectations around store presentation standards, retail policies and procedures, store cleanliness and safety standards

Building Revenue and Operational Excellence

  • Assist in inventory management and stock control 
  • Help with cash handling and reconciliation processes 
  • Operate as keyholder with responsibility to support opening/closing of store and cash registers 
  • Assist in employee scheduling and payroll approvals to support optimal staffing
  • Support sales initiatives, promotional activities, and the retail store’s outreach programs to raise awareness and foster relationships that support Lakeshore’s goals