Retail Sales Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The Role

EcoDunia is looking for a market lead who can run our booths independently and sell with confidence. Most weekends you’ll be at one or two markets. Some weekends, three. You’ll direct a small team at the markets, manage inventory, handle POS, and close the day clean.

This is not a brand ambassador role. You’re actively working the booth, learning the product cold, and driving the sales numbers.

Besides sales, you are a competent problem solver who can execute.

What You’ll Actually Do

• Set up and break down our full market booth — tents, displays, signage, and display product
• Run sales — engage customers, tell the product story, handle objections, and close the sale
• Direct sales staff during the market
• Manage POS transactions, end-of-day cash reconciliation, and inventory counts
• Communicate daily results and any operational issues back to management
• Help set up and break down.

The Schedule

Markets run Friday through Sunday and there will be a few hours during the week of packing and scheduling. A typical weekend is one or two markets; peak weekends may three. Most markets are a full day — plan for 8–10 hour days.

This role is weekends-heavy by definition. If that doesn’t fit your life right now, it’s not the right fit.

Compensation

$24/hr base.

Performance commission: 3% of all sales above the threshold. There is no cap.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in sales is a MUST. Genuine ability to sell — not just answer questions but actively engage, pitch, and close
• Reliable and organized — you show up on time, you count inventory accurately, you close the register and clean.
• Running a retail booth, pop-up, or market independently — you’ve done this before and don’t need to be managed through it is a bonus.
• Comfortable with physical setup — our booth involves tents, tables, display fixtures, and product cases
• Chicago-based or close — most markets are in the city or nearby suburbs

Big plus:

• Drivers license and ability to drive a small Uhaul or box truck

Mission alignment is a plus but not the lead requirement. The lead requirement is that you can run a market and hit sales goals

We make handcrafted jewelry and bags in Nairobi, Kenya — verified Fair Trade. Everything we sell is designed for daily wear, made by artisans.
Our markets are our highest-revenue channel. The person in this role is the face of the brand on those days. We take that seriously.

Company Description

We make handcrafted jewelry and bags in Nairobi, Kenya — verified Fair Trade. Everything we sell is designed for daily wear, made by artisans. \r\nOur markets are our highest-revenue channel. The person in this role is the face of the brand on those days. We take that seriously.