Posted 21 days ago
Retail Assistant Manager
@ Samsonite
Burnaby, British Columbia
Overview
Samsonite is hiring a full-time Retail Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager in running a retail store. The role covers sales, customer service, point-of-sale accuracy, inventory and shrink control, and coaching store staff. The posting requires flexible hours including nights and weekends, and one year of prior retail management experience.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Store Manager in running the store
- Drive sales and deliver strong customer service
- Support sales and profit plans
- Train and coach store staff
- Protect assets and control inventory shrinkage
Requirements summary:
- One year of retail management experience
- High school diploma or GED
- Excellent selling and POS skills
- Flexible schedule including nights and weekends
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds and use a ladder
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-17
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-24
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Retail |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Management experience | 1+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 35 lb · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Samsonite
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Full company description
Founded in 1910, Samsonite is the world’s leading luggage brand. Renowned for its breakthrough research and development, and commitment to innovation, Samsonite has excelled since its inception with a number of industry firsts. Samsonite offers an extensive range of travel, business, kids, casual and personal accessory products. Samsonite helps travellers’ journey further, with ever lighter and stronger products.
- LinkedIn followers
- 101,463
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,082
- Reported office locations
- Westerring 17, Oudenaarde, East Flanders 9700, BE
- Boulevard Haussmann 7, Paris, Île-de-France, FR
- 575 West St, Suite 110, Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048, US
- Business categories
- Consumer Goods
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- Other recorded names
- Samsonite
- Samsonite GmbH
- Specialties
- Travel
- Business
- Casual
- Umbrellas
- Travel accessories
- Handbags
- Small leather goods
- Gloves
- Luggage
- Backpack
- Suitcase
- Holiday
- Vacation
- and Samsonite
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 2,141,373
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Founded in 1910, Samsonite is the world’s leading luggage brand. Renowned for its breakthrough research and development, and commitment to innovation, Samsonite has excelled since its inception with a number of industry firsts. Samsonite offers an extensive range of travel, business, kids, casual and personal accessory products. Samsonite helps travellers’ journey further, with ever lighter and stronger products.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Oudenaarde, East Flanders |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | TravelBusinessCasualUmbrellasTravel accessoriesHandbagsSmall leather goodsGlovesLuggageBackpack |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
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What You’ll Be Doing:
•Assist the Store Manager with the following aspects of operating a retail store.
• Support an environment that Drive sales by having strong customer service skills.
• Consistently deliver brand enhancing store standards that create a positive customer experience.
• Support store achievement of established sales and profit plan.
• Assist Store Manager with the training/coaching of store staff.
• Protect company assets and control inventory shrinkage.
• Utilize skills as a team player to help grow the store, the brand, and continuously provide constructive and positive feedback to one another.
• Possess an ability to drive sales by understanding/explaining merchandise to the customer.
• Demonstrate accuracy and efficiency at point of sale.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability.
We’re Excited If You Have:
• Have excellent selling skills.
• Possess knowledge of a POS system to ring up sales.
• Have experience in the retail industry, customer service, and inventory control
• Demonstrate a professional image in words, actions, and appearance.
• Like challenges and strives to exceed goals.
• Are dedicated, punctual and responsible.
• Are self-motivated.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior and take pride in work quality.
• Solution oriented.
• Demonstrate leadership in a team environment.
• Have a high energy level and are self-confident.
• Are articulate and comfortable in group settings.
• Are able to persuade others and verbally express themselves.
Qualifications of the role:
• Able to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Able to stand, move around the store, lift/push product that weigh up to 35 pounds, and use a ladder to complete job duties.
• 1 year previous retail management experience.
Why you'll love working here:
- Our employees matter. As a people-focused business, we work hard to provide meaningful rewards and development opportunities for our employees, recognizing performance, and creating a supportive working environment for them, wherever they are based.
- Vibrant culture. We are committed to a diverse and rich culture, welcoming people from all walks of life. Our long-standing commitment to culture and inclusion empowers us to bring our authentic selves and unique differences to work every day.
- Socially responsible. We want to minimize our products' impact on the environment and help create positive journeys worldwide. We do this by creating the best products using the most sustainable and innovative materials, methods, and models.
What we value:
At Samsonite, we do more than create the bags that move with our consumer, we inspire and celebrate the moments that move them. We believe we have a responsibility to the world in how we operate, the products we sell, the communities where we live and work, and how we treat the people we employ. We're as diverse as travel itself, and like travel, your journey with Samsonite presents the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and explore your passions. This is why we offer various paths for professionals and celebrate the knowledge and skills they bring to our team. We are committed to a respectful workplace that allows our team members to bring their best selves to the workplace daily.
Samsonite is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting and maintaining a work environment in which all applicants, associates, customers, and other individuals are treated with dignity and respect free from unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.
Who we are:
Samsonite is the worldwide leader in superior travel bags, luggage, and accessories combining notable style with the latest design technology and the utmost attention to quality and durability. For more than 100 years, Samsonite has leveraged its rich heritage to create unparalleled products that fulfill the travel lifestyle needs of conscious movers everywhere. With a portfolio of brands including Samsonite, Tumi, American Tourister, BÉIS, High Sierra, Gregory, Hartmann, and Lipault Paris, our products are sold in over 100 countries in North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America through our company-operated retail store, websites and a variety of retail partners.
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