Employment Opportunities

Magic Beans is a locally-owned toy and baby gear retail company. The company is the brain child of a Boston-area husband and wife team invested in creating a hybrid toy/baby gear retail company with a competent, well-trained staff. Our goal is to provide our customers with a great shopping experience that is complimented by our quality products and exemplary customer service.

We are always looking for exceptional and motivated candidates. Having a great customer service ethic is imperative to joining our team. 

Working at Magic Beans allows you to become an expert in a relatively small industry, work directly with the brands you sell, have your voice heard, and build mastery in the surprisingly complex world of baby gear. You won’t just be an employee, you’ll be an authority on all things car seats, strollers, and more! There’s much more to Magic Beans than meets the eye, and we just may be exactly what you’re looking for.

We at Magic Beans are looking to grow our team of experienced, specialty retail consultants in both our Cambridge and Wellesley locations! At Magic Beans, employees can expect flexible scheduling, reasonable operating hours, (our brick and mortar storefronts close at 6:00pm at the latest), competitive wages, benefits, and a work environment which supports our staff and fosters their personal and professional growth and development.

Experience in specialty retail is highly recommended though not required. A Magic Beans retail team member will split the majority of their time either focusing on our extensive selection of toys, books, and educational items, OR consultation focused, appointment based interactions with expecting families and parents as they navigate the world of strollers, car seats, baby carriers and nursery furniture. Customer service proficiency is a must and a desire to maintain an upbeat, jovial disposition with our customer base in order to grow your clientele is a baseline expectation. Extensive training is provided and curiosity is key in the process of developing and supporting new hires as they transition to a fully gear-trained member of our team.

When you reply to this ad please include a cover letter letting us know why you'd be a good fit to work with us at Magic Beans.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Customer Relationship Management:

• Represent the company brand and culture with coworkers and customers at all times.
• Exemplify professional and ethical behaviors by complying with all company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate superior product knowledge when assisting customers.
• Develop lasting customer relationships by getting to know customers, making great recommendations, collecting customer information for follow up communications, and sending CRM thank-you notes for their business.

Sales:

• Work in collaboration with a dedicated team to meet and exceed individual and team sales goals.
• Ensure that all transactions (sale or return) are completed and recorded accurately using proper cash handling procedures per established store policies.

Boutique Presentation & Operations:

• Maintain the appearance and organization of the store by stocking and replenishing merchandise, following visual merchandising guidelines, and performing general housekeeping duties.
• Operate computerized cash register, utilize multi-line phone system, gift wrap, maintain computerized inventory, and additional duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to work weekends/holidays as needed.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, kneel, reach, and/or twist for up to eight hours or more per day.

This is an hourly non-exempt position. Compensation is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. We offer excellent health and dental benefits, flexible schedules, employee discounts, generous paid time off, and opportunities for career growth.

When you reply to this ad please include a cover letter letting us know why you'd be a good fit to work with us at Magic Beans.

Full-time preferred, part-time allowed as well.

We look forward to hearing from you!

As the Assistant Manager, you'll support the Store Manager in energizing your team to meet and exceed sales goals! You'll represent the Magic Beans brand and culture to the community while developing meaningful relationships with our customers.

Job Summary

This position requires someone who prioritizes safety, is self-motivated, enjoys working with a variety of different people, is detail oriented, and can make good judgement calls on the fly. Candidates should be able to multitask and work in a team.

Responsibilities and Duties

Job Requirements:

• Pick, scan, tote, and load merchandise allocated for delivery to retail locations
• Report inventory discrepancies (items that cannot be found)
• Accurately receive, count, and sticker new incoming inventory.
• File completed purchase orders once the merchandise is counted and stickered
• Neatly shelve incoming merchandise in accordance with shelving lists provided by the Director of Logistics or a Logistics Specialist
• Pick merchandise from the fulfillment center for online orders in accordance with an assigned pick list
• Gift wrap online orders as requested
• Carefully pack and efficiently prepare orders for shipment
• Neatly organize, palletize, and stretch wrap outgoing shipments
• General cleaning and upkeep of the fulfillment center including, but not limited to, sweeping, trash removal, and cardboard removal
• Help to facilitate communication between the stores and the warehouse

Additional responsibilities:

• Capable of standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, reaching, and/or twisting for up to eight hours or more per day
• Complete home deliveries to customers, including some assembly of furniture.
• Maintain inventory integrity throughout the delivery process.
• Learn the basics of, and use, our inventory management computer system.
• Help scan and put away delivered merchandise in the appropriate location.
• Assist and support daily warehouse operations such as order processing and pulling and distribution of items to the stores when needed.
• Identify problems and issues, then report them to the warehouse manager for resolution.
• Complete any other tasks as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications and Skills

• Able to lift at least 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Available days Monday through Friday
• Have reliable transportation to our warehouse in Hyde Park.
• Maintain a valid driver's license and a clean driving record at all times.
• Have a valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and at least 3 years of driving experience, personal or professional, preferably in the greater Boston area.

****Experience working in a retail warehouse/distribution center or stockroom is a plus. ****

Forklift experience/certification is preferred, but not required.

Compensation is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. We offer excellent health and dental benefits, flexible schedules, employee discounts, paid time off and opportunities for career growth. Starting salary rate $16-$20 hr.

If you are energetic and have a great work ethic, please reply to this ad!

If you are interested in learning more about the positions listed above, please e-mail us at jobs@mbeans.com.

*Magic Beans is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one's employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits and termination.