Brilliant Earth — Assistant Retail Manager (full-time)

Brilliant Earth (Coming Soon!)

The Assistant Retail Manager for our Chestnut Hill location will build, lead and mentor a team of dedicated Concierges, Customer Experience Assistants, and Jewelry Consultants responsible for delivering exceptional service to Brilliant Earth customers. The Customer Experience team members efficiently and effectively execute a personalized showroom experience with our fine jewelry customers. As the team’s manager, you will foster an environment of partnership & positivity, bias toward action, and commitment to the customer. The Customer Experience Assistant Manager assists in leading the team to achieve and exceed sales and customer experience goals, directly impacting the growth of the company and the individual team members. We are searching for a motivated and dedicated team leader to drive success.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the recruitment and management of a Customer Experience team in a fast-paced environment, focused on achieving sales targets, team KPIs, and providing a luxury experience to all customers.
• Work closely with the Retail Operations team to maintain a luxury environment in the showroom.
• Maintain an efficient and highly functional showroom and office, ensuring that the team is meeting a high standard of customer service.
• Create memorable and personalized experiences for Brilliant Earth customers by guiding customers through purchasing decisions, such as diamond options and custom designs.
• Respond to customer inquiries over phone, email and live chat, and ensure that high standards are upheld by the team.
• Conduct in-person customer appointments to present jewelry in our private showroom, creating a truly personalized experience in a luxury goods environment.
• Consistently seek ways to improve the customer experience by designing and implementing efficiency improvement initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Problem-solve customer experience escalations, in partnership with operations and customer care, ensuring the best possible experience for all customers.
• Partner with Workforce Operations Analysts to create and maintain a team schedule to provide coverage for all necessary duties and appointments.
• Collaborate across departments on special projects in operations, merchandising, marketing, HR and customer care.

Specific qualifications: 

• Must have experience managing people in retail or direct to consumer sales, store leadership or keyholder experience a plus
• Must demonstrate a proven track record of recruiting and growing high performing and accountable teams
• BA degree or equivalent, preferred
• A true passion for helping people and creating positive customer service experiences
• Highly organized with focus on execution, problem solving, and improving processes
• Motivated self-starter with high efficiency work style, while maintaining attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Ability to think critically and adapt quickly in a flexible environment
• Exceptional time management skills and accountability
• Team player with an ability to work collaboratively to achieve business goals
• Robust CRM software experience
• Entrepreneurial spirit / self-starter
• Understanding and acceptance of diversity, equity, inclusion and workplace belonging concepts
• Interest in socially and environmentally responsible organizations and products