Indigo Books & Music
Retail
GeneralManager
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“General Manager at Indigo Books & Music. Skills: Sales generation, Team leadership, Customer experience, Store operations. Cultivate employee experiences. Cultivate customer experiences”
What You'll Achieve.
Meet sales plans; Exceed sales plans; Drive positive store profitability; Achieve best-in-class engagement; Achieve best-in-class NPS
Industry & Context.
Mobile on sales floor, Flexible schedule availability, Evening availability, Weekend availability, Holiday availability, Lift up to 40 pounds
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years management experience, Retail management experience, Leading leaders experience
Nice to Have
College degree preferred, Equivalent job experience
What You'll Do.
Cultivate employee experiences
Cultivate customer experiences
Create high performing culture
Model operational excellence
Model visual excellence
Role model Indigo Beliefs
Support team decisions
Empower team decisions
Develop leadership team
Build bench for needs
Provide consistent feedback
Represent Indigo as brand ambassador
Bring Indigo mission to life
Promote storytelling culture
Enrich customer lives
Cultivate trust environment
Value employee opinions
Value employee voices
Value employee well-being
Inspire customer-centric culture
Encourage entrepreneurship
Foster health and safety
Participate in health and safety
Act as agent of change
Respond to customer feedback
Gain alignment on goals
Gain alignment on objectives
Ensure teams drive engagement
Ensure teams drive NPS
Drive store profitability
Hold team accountable
Inspire visual experience
Align with brand standards
Drive sales productivity
Engage in community marketing
Engage in community events
Strengthen community ties
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Regional Director alignment
Communication Scope
Provide feedback
Full Job Description
WHO WE ARE Indigo is a physical and digital place inspired by and filled with books, ideas, beautifully designed lifestyle products, and the creative people who help make it all happen. We believe in real books, living life fully and generously, being kind to each other and to the environment, and that stories — big and little — connect us. Indigo is our customer's happy place — for joyful moments of discovery and to connect with people who share their passion for reading, their belief in ideas, and their commitment to making the world a better and more beautiful place. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES Our Mission is to inspire reading and enrich the lives of booklovers. As such, we believe in the power of people and their stories. We aim to attract top talent, nurture the potential of our employees, and create space for everyone to thrive. Our Guiding Principles are the few key ideas that are meant to influence everything we do, every day. * We Will Hire, Inspire, Promote and Retain the Best * We Will Be Customer Centric * We Will Be Entrepreneurial * We Will Be Committed to Caring About Each Other, Our Communities, and Our Environment * We Will Be Committed to True and Shared Value Creation * We Will Be Systems Thinking, Data Driven and AI enabled You cultivate an environment that promotes authentic best-in-class employee and customer experiences and are guided by our culture and our mission of adding joy. Your role as a General Manager with Coles, IndigoSpirit or Smithbooks is one of collaboration, innovation, inspiration, support, and coaching and in doing so, you help to create and sustain a high performing culture focused on delivering sales and profit goals. Your store models operational and visual excellence. You consistently role model the Indigo Beliefs and are a leader that sets examples for your team to follow. KEY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS * Employee Engagement * Net Promoter score * Sales to Plan * Store Profit KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Talent * Supports and empowers
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