Company Description
Canada Goose isn’t like anything else. We’ve built something great, something special - an iconic lifestyle brand with an inspirational and authentic story. At the heart of it is our promise to inspire and enable all people to thrive in the world outside. To Live in the Open. At Canada Goose, you’re part of a movement that belongs to something bigger. One that seeks out the restorative power of nature and is driven by a purpose to keep the planet cold and the people on it warm. We endure any condition, observe every detail, and are building a community that believes in living bravely and coming together to support game-changing people.
Here, opportunities are everywhere - to try something new, to learn, to do meaningful and impactful work, and they’re yours for the taking.
Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Store Manager oversees the entire operation and drives the success of their Canada Goose store. You embody Canadian Warmth, demonstrating expertise in every recommendation and conveying warmth in each interaction, setting the tone for your team. With an entrepreneurial spirit, you manage your store as a business owner, leading your team and ensuring that efforts align with strategic initiatives. You are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse team environment focused on continual learning and open to new insights. As a fearless leader, you navigate ambiguity with ease, always aiming to enhance the guest experience and go above and beyond. You are dedicated to driving store performance across all areas including Financial Performance, Customer Journey, Talent Development and Engagement, and Operational Excellence. You are a steward of Canada Goose’s values and culture.

• Achieve or exceed performance objectives and sales targets, including both top-and bottom-line results, as well as key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Sales Density (Sales per square foot or metre) and Comparative Revenue Growth (LFL).
• Continuously analyze KPI’s and leverage insights to create and implement action plans that drive performance.
• Leverage strategic partnerships to ensure the store has adequate resources to achieve and exceed performance goals (e.g., inventory, labour).
• Deliver and model a superior customer service journey reflective of Canadian Warmth, resulting in consistent exceptional guest experiences; track, measure, and report on relative KPIs.
• Create and develop lasting client relationships through consistent engagement and use of Canada Goose tools.
• Lead a culture of clienteling, ensuring Brand Ambassadors cultivate consistent, elevated engagement with top guests.
• Represent Canada Goose in the market by developing a client base through community involvement, partnerships with local high-profile businesses, and social and seasonal events.
• Ensure the execution and maintenance of exceptional visual merchandising and that directives are reflective of a luxury lifestyle brand.
• Resolve guest issues through a customer-centric lens by investigating opportunities and developing solutions.
• Create a culture of talent development by prioritizing ongoing education and training for the entire store team.
• Foster an inclusive, diverse and open-door working environment while driving employee engagement and continuous feedback
• Lead, implement, and follow up on all corporate initiatives and strategies.
• Actively mentor and develop Assistant Managers to improve performance, cultivate growth, and create future leaders while empowering them to step into the Store Manager (SM) role when needed.
• Continuously coach selling behaviors that drive team performance and elevate the guest journey
• Consistently identify, attract, recruit, develop, and retain talent.
• Create schedules that prioritize the guest journey, improve productivity, and manages labour spend.
• Coach to all Canada Goose operational standards with excellence including stockroom standards, cleanliness standards, opening and closing procedures.
• Educate management on all store-controlled spending i.e., supplies, packaging, labour budgets.
• Lead, coach, and ensure consistent use of strategic tools and resources including inventory management, communications platform, automated scheduling tool, payroll management, mobile devices, queueing tool, etc.
• Partner with key cross-functional teams to ensure the physical store space is maintained at the highest level.
• Analyze and proactively react to inventory planning and maintain proper inventory metrics such as stock-checks, turnover, and flow.
• Lead Health & Safety meetings in line with local municipal guidelines and Canada Goose policies.
• Ensure overall accuracy and efficiency in inventory and cash management, measured by relative shrink results.
• Follow all loss prevention procedures, including weekly cycle counts, yearly inventory physical count, and incident reporting to minimize loss and increase profitability.
• Ensure all incoming and outbound merchandise requests and shipments are processed in a timely manner.