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Job Title: Boutique Coordinator

Hours: Full Time (5 days a week including weekends)

Classification: Exempt

Summary:  Maitri is a non-profit agency in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides culturally responsive services to survivors of domestic violence and abuse. The Maitri Boutique, is an innovative arm of the agency and Bay Area’s one of a kind store that carries donated high-end new and gently used South Asian party wear and accessories. This full-time position is for a professional, motivated, stylish, customer experience-oriented, and outgoing person to drive sales, manage merchandise & inventory, and train and manage the sales team. The Boutique is set-up to support the Economic Empowerment programs at Maitri.

  Responsibilities:

  • Drive, maintain, and achieve high sales.

  • Inspire customer confidence and create loyalty to the store and the Maitri cause.

  • Implement and enhance an online and traditional marketing plan to make the store a success

  • Enable and organize creative visual merchandising on the sales floor and display windows

  • Coordinate and manage events such as trunk shows and exhibitions

  • Reach out to artists/designers and different communities to form partnerships

  • Manage incoming donations

  • Hire, train, and manage associates as needed

  • Enroll, engage and coordinate volunteers and their activities for the boutique

  • Work closely with Maitri’s outreach program and other programs as needed

  • Manage timely administrative responsibilities connected to the Boutique including inventory, accounting and reports

Qualifications:

  • Strong belief in Maitri’s vision

  • 2-3 years of experience in  retail sales in a fast-paced, customer service-oriented environment

  • Proven experience in increasing sales

  • Team player that can work with other agency staff, and provide guidance to the sales team

  • Self-starter, creative, motivated, enthusiastic and detail oriented

  • Strong MS-Office, Social media and POS skills

  • Good communication and customer interaction skills

  • Excellent time management, multi -tasking and organization skills

  • Ability to manage process and accounting 

  • Must be able to lift at least 30lbs and be able to be on their feet for several hours at a time

  • Must be authorized to work in USA and have a driver’s license

  • Knowledge of South Asian language /culture / fashion  is a plus

  • MUST LOVE FASHION!!

Compensation is dependent on experience and commensurate with overall agency structure and policies.

Please send a cover letter and resume via email to jobs@maitri.org marking “Boutique Coordinator” in the subject line.

No Phone Calls please.

Maitri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We may be unable to respond to each email based on the volume of applications received.