Assistant Manager NorthBoys/Northgirls Upper Canada Mall

The Role

Assistant Store Manager

As Assistant Store Manager, you partner with the Store Manager to drive the performance, presentation, and people of a large format location carrying both banners. You lead visual merchandising for the store and run the floor in the Store Manager's absence.

Before Opening (September to November 2026)

• Support the Store Manager and ownership on store layout, fixturing, and floor flow across both banners
• Lead receiving, ticketing, and the full opening merchandising set
  
  

Merchandising and Presentation

• Lead visual merchandising for both NorthBoys and Northgirls, including windows, feature walls, mannequins, and daily floor standards
• Merchandise two distinct banners so each reads clearly while the store still feels like one destination
• React to sell through, seasonality, and new receipts by resetting the floor without waiting to be asked
• Give the Store Manager regular feedback on what is selling, what is sitting, and what the store needs
  
  

Sales and Performance

• Drive store sales targets, average transaction value, units per sale, and conversion alongside the Store Manager
• Coach the team on the floor in consultative selling, full outfitting, and recommending additions
• Build and grow a personal client base through styling relationships, appointments, and clienteling
  
  

Team Leadership

• Support recruiting, onboarding, and training of a team across a large format footprint
• Run shifts, set daily priorities, delegate clearly, and hold the team accountable to standards
• Lead the store and make day-to-day decisions when the Store Manager is off
• Model a floor culture that is professional, energetic, and focused on the client
  
  

Operations

• Support inventory accuracy, receiving, transfers, and loss prevention
• Keep back of house organized at a scale larger than a boutique
• Ensure opening, closing, and daily processes run consistently
• Share floor insights to help inform buying and replenishment decisions for the location
  
  

Who You Are

• Someone who sees what needs doing and does it, because this store will not come with a playbook
• Strong merchandising instincts, with a portfolio or examples of floors and windows you have built
• Experienced supervising or co-leading a fashion retail team, ideally in a premium or designer environment
• Passionate about product, styling, and building lasting client relationships
• Sales driven and comfortable being measured on numbers
• Precise, with a high standard for presentation and an eye for detail
• Calm and organized under the pressure of a new store opening
• Professional, polished, and confident with an affluent clientele
• Ready to grow into a store leadership role
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• 2 or more years of retail leadership experience (assistant manager, key holder, or supervisor), fashion preferred
• Demonstrated visual merchandising experience, which is a core part of this role rather than an afterthought
• Experience with a new store opening or a major reset is a strong asset
• Experience training and developing team members
• Full availability including evenings, weekends, and peak seasons
• Available to start ahead of the November 2026 opening, with training at our Lawrence Plaza locations in North York

Location

• Upper Canada Mall - 17600 Yonge Street, Newmarket Ontario