Title: Assistant Store Director
Reporting to: CEO, COO, Store Director
Direct Reports: Liberty Leads, Wellness Guides, Wellness Concierges
Location: Somerville, MA
Role Overview
The Liberty Assistant Store Director (ASD) assists the Store Director in providing effective leadership in order to ensure the Liberty Patient Experience exceeds expectations every day. Along with the Store Director, the ASD leads the store business and its organization according to the Liberty Vision, Mission and Values. In this multi-faceted role, the ASD serves as brand ambassador, patient advocate, staff mentor, supervisor and general manager when the Store Director is not present.
Major Areas of Responsibility
- Consistently delivers the ultimate Liberty Patient Experience in all facets from patient entry to exit
- Accountable for P and L performance, setting and achieving financial goals
- Ensures store activities and staff are in compliance with each State’s guidelines, including the Department of Health and any other regulatory bodies
- Helps to facilitate all store inspections
- Maintains all confidential information according to HIPPA policies and procedures
- Oversees product quality control, pulling all products that do not meet quality standards
- Oversees inventory management to ensure inventory is consistently accurate, up to date, effectively ordered and replenished, and that there is no loss or theft
- Recruits and hires the best employees and oversees staff training according to the “Liberty Training Program”
- Along with the Store director the ASD is responsible for performance management of all staff
- Responsible for ensuring that the physical environment is safe, sanitary and that all equipment is in good working order, and that all preventative maintenance is performed in a timely manner
- Oversees Liberty’s on-line ordering program and delivery operations, as well as related staff
- Oversees inventory management and weekly ordering process
- Oversees store opening and closing activities
- Oversees all store visual merchandising
- Liaises with local community, area health providers and manages patient outreach and educational programing
- Coordinates local marketing/social media with vendors and/or internal business partners
- Supervises all Manager on Duty (MOD) functions and performs those duties as needed
- Accountable for crafting and delivering One Minute Meetings to all staff at opening and throughout the day
- Analyzes data and reports in order to recommend product promotions, adjust schedules, improve profitability and cost management
Primary Objectives
Ensure that Liberty successfully executes its vision, mission, values, and business objectives, delivering an exceptional Liberty Patient Experience every day.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work as a team ... along with the Store Director and fellow Assistant Store Director as well as the remainder of the Liberty staff
- Minimum 5 years retail management experience
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
- Experience in the medical cannabis industry is highly desirable
- Must be 21 years of age, able to pass a criminal background check and drug test (Testing positive for cannabis is allowed if candidate possesses a valid MMJ certificate from their state of residence)
- Demonstrated passion to serving the medical cannabis community and passing product knowledge
- Proven ability to manage teams effectively
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Solid understanding of store economics and ability to interpret and act on store KPI data
- Proficient technological operating skills
- Experience in complex, fast-paced store environments
- Meticulous planning skills
- Ability to build and foster community and organizational relationships
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
- Warm, kind and caring attitude
- Desire to grow with the company as the Liberty Brand is rapidly expanding
Culture and Work Environment
Liberty is dedicated to elevating the future of cannabis through outstanding products, innovative processes, expert education and value for our patients and partners. Liberty strives to provide the best in patient care and empowers employees to work hand-in-hand with the retailers we serve and the communities in which we work.
Our team is comprised of the nation’s most knowledgeable experts in cannabis cultivation and medical dispensing, including professionals who are at the top of their fields in medicine, security, agriculture, real estate, and the legal distribution of highly controlled substances. Our leadership includes public servants, clergy, thought leaders, investors, and representatives of one of the most respected agricultural companies in Maryland.
Founded in 2014, Liberty’s parent company, Holistic Industries, was the first cultivation center to open in Washington D.C. and the first to bring CBD to market. Today Holistic Industries owns and operates eleven medical cannabis facilities in three states and the District of Columbia – and we continue to grow! These facilities include cultivation centers, where we produce the highest quality, safest medical cannabis available; processing centers, where we develop and package medical cannabis products; and dispensaries, stores where we ensure our patients and customers receive the treatments they need and deserve.
At Holistic Industries and Liberty, our top priority is to provide access to quality, safe medicine. We care about our patients, customers and associates, and their experience interacting with our brand.
Holistic Industries offers benefits that reflect our commitment we have to our employees.
Competitive Compensation
Comprehensive health and dental insurance
Paid vacation and holidays
Please note, a background check is a requirement for employment.
Job Type: Full-time
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