Retail Store Manager

At Lindt, we are a global fast-growing consumer goods company, enchanting the world with premium chocolate. We are driven by our passion for excellence and go the extra mile ensuring that every Lindt experience is nothing short of exceptional. Our collective efforts are geared towards making a positive impact, not only in the world of premium chocolate but also in the lives of our employees, customers, and communities.

Our company embraces a culture defined by the core values of Excellence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Responsibility, and Collaboration, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment where these principles drive our success.

At Lindt, we are a global fast-growing consumer goods company, enchanting the world with premium chocolate. We are driven by our passion for excellence and go the extra mile ensuring that every Lindt experience is nothing short of exceptional. Our collective efforts are geared towards making a positive impact, not only in the world of premium chocolate but also in the lives of our employees, customers, and communities.

Our company embraces a culture defined by the core values of Excellence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Responsibility, and Collaboration, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment where these principles drive our success.

As a Store Manager at Lindt USA, you will be joining more than a company -- you will be joining a team that truly believes in you and your abilities to create a positive and engaging in-store experience for our customers. Our retail teams play an integral part in delivering legendary service and premium experience to our customers. It takes a passionate, positive, highly engaged, confident, self-starter to win our customers over with every interaction.

It is this passion for Lindt, knowledge of our product and commitment to our brand that keeps customers coming back again and again. The individual in this position is responsible for achieving and/or exceeding the store’s sales plan, while ensuring profitable store operations and performing all functions necessary to provide superior customer service.

• Ensure store meets or exceeds weekly, monthly, annual sales budgets and consistently contributes to the company’s overall achievement.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the stores sales mission and the ability to communicate it effectively in actionable terms to the store staff.
• Utilize suggestive selling techniques to upsell and cross-sell products. Maintain a deep understanding of our product offerings to effectively communicate product features and benefits
• Identify and capture external sales opportunities to include, but not limited to, business-to-business contacts, external networking events and marketing opportunities.
• Ensure store meets all company standards and expectations for visual direction and brand presentation.

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of our chocolate products, including ingredients, flavor profiles, and production processes
• Assist customers in selecting the perfect chocolate products based on their preferences and needs
• Monitor and elevate customer or product issues to management in a timely and professional manner

• Partner with District Manager with hiring, managing and developing store personnel according to Lindt & Sprüngli guidelines and standards in order to ensure a knowledgeable, friendly, well-trained staff.
• Motivate staff, build brand commitment and hold staff accountable to meeting critical internal KPI’s and external sales opportunities.
• Build a talent pool to prepare for staffing gaps due to promotions, peak selling seasons and/or turnover.