Center Manager

Center Manager Job Description

Title: Center Manager

Reports To: District Operations Manager

Supervises: Guest Service Associates and Wax Associates

Full Benefits: Available after 90 days with qualifying minimum hours worked.

Compensation: Competitive base Bonuses

Position Summary:
The Center Manager is responsible for ensuring every guest has a memorable and inviting experience, while delivering the company's desired financial results. This includes, but is not limited to; leading a team of Guest Service Associates and Wax Specialists, consistently modeling guest service behaviors, recruiting, development and retention of talent, loss prevention, expense control, training & coaching and center cleanliness. Please note this position requires the sale of retail products and wax passes.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Guest Experience

Ensures the center exceeds guest's expectations by delivering an inviting and memorable guest experience with every guest that walks in the door.
Creates guest intimacy with each transaction, building brand loyalty and creating a guest for life. Promotes sharing the experience with friends.
Trains Associates to establish trust and build guest confidence by becoming experts in package sales and products to reach their goals and produce desired results
Ensures that all guest transactions are handled in a friendly and efficient manner, leaving a positive lasting impression.
Sales Leadership

Produces results consistent with monthly goals. Manages productive center shifts to ensure center meets and exceeds key performance objectives. Lead Associates to do the same by embracing, practicing, and coaching all guest experience behaviors.
Partners with District Operations Manager to take smart risks and seek creative value-added solutions to challenges.
Takes ownership and accountability for creating a positive work environment that increases productivity and reduces turnover by sharing all best practices.
Communicates business goals and priorities to maximize Associate performance, increase sales opportunities and profitability.
Celebrates positive Associate performance and partners with District Operations Manager to identify performance opportunities for ongoing feedback and development. Administers Performance Improvement Plans when necessary, in a fair and consistent manner.
Maintains presence through effective floor sales leadership, ensuring staff coverage in all areas of the center.
Analyzes business reports, creates and executes Action Plans, in partnership with the District Operations Manager, to improve any results.
Talent Management

Recruit, interview, select, hire and retain the most qualified candidate using the Company’s Talent Filters as a guide.
Retains a talent pool and all open positions are filled within 30 days.
Coaches Associates for current and future career growth.
Creates a learning environment by implementing brand programs in sales, guest service and product knowledge.
Understands and communicates the company's vision and core values to promote teamwork, and partner in building a team focused on driving the growth of the center.
Maintains an open center environment where Associates are free to express their concerns and feelings without the fear of retaliation or ill will.
Motivates Associates to take action to achieve sales goals and drive positive results daily.
Demonstrates professional written and verbal communication when engaging in all business transactions with guests, Associates and the Corporate Office.
Communicates effectively with the Manager, Associates and peers, including the cascade of information necessary to manage the business.
Visual Management

Coaches and directs Associates on the implementation of visual marketing guidelines and ensures compliance to the company standards.
Implements all promotional and visual marketing moves as directed.
Ensures center is neat, clean and organized, the lobby is filled to the correct capacity and that all products and marketing are represented as directed.
Maintains all brand visual and cleanliness standards.
Operational Management

Ensures compliance to company standards per the Center Operations User Guide.
Ensures Wax Associates are properly licensed.
Manages and adjusts schedules and daily tasks to meet business goals.
Supports Company Loss Prevention guidelines through proper inventory procedures.
Ensures all areas of the Center, including storage room and desk are neat, clean, organized and operating to company standard.
Follows all safety standards to ensure a safe work environment.
Meets or exceeds monthly budget targets for sales, cost of goods, labor, and administrative.
Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Understands the business of Revealing Beautiful Skin and is able to utilize Key Performance Indicators to drive positive business performance.
Places the guest first. Coaches Associates to connect with our guests. Builds brand loyalty and establishes a loyal guest base through their behavior, product presentation and service.
Is self-motivated and a go getter. Is accountable, punctual, organized, and reflects the Brand.
Leads and inspires by example, regularly encourages fact based solutions and celebrates the success of others.
Will have an open and flexible schedule
Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal interactions.
Ability to learn and operate a POS system.
Ability to climb, reach, bend and lift up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to stand and work on the floor for extended periods of time - 80% or more of total shift.
The duties of this position may change from time to time. Pacific Wax, LLC, Cascade Wax, LLC, Olympic Wax, LLC, Vancouver Wax, LLC and their affiliates reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of its owners/managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

European Wax Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer!