AE - Merchandising Team Leader (Assistant Manager)
About the role
The full-time Merchandising Team Leader is the Store Team Leader's "go-to" in developing and implementing the Merchandising strategy for the store. Your passion lies in training and coaching your team into great merchants delivering AEO brand Visual standards every day. Through your leadership, your team always nails floorset execution, and rocks merchandising and marketing brand standards. You ensure the store is always "guest ready" through effective replenishment. Most importantly, you represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.
Responsibilities
Drive sales by maximizing Fitting Room and Salesfloor productivity and building guest loyalty through a best-in-class guest experience.
Analyze reporting and daily trends to make strategic business decisions contributing to the overall financial success of the store.
Develop short and long-term business plans to drive key KPIs, working closely with the Store Team Leader.
Coach your team to deliver an outstanding guest experience by ensuring your store is always representative of AEO Brand Standards.
Ensure your store stays in tip-top shape by leading day-to-day merchandising, sell-through adjustments, and replenishment.
Have a keen eye for merchandising opportunities and be ready with a game plan to take action!
Motivate and inspire your team through AEO's core values, holding them accountable to rock AEO's customer service standards, especially on the Salesfloor and in the Fitting Room.
Recruit and hire strong talent to ensure the store is always staffed to meet business needs, and take pride in training and developing your team to ensure they continue to provide outstanding service to the best of their abilities.
Provide ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching, making team touchbases, development plans, and performance reviews a priority, and drive associate engagement by celebrating your team's outstanding performance - #winning!
Execute and innovate daily operational procedures, support the team in maintaining visual standards throughout every zone in the store, and ensure the Fitting Rooms are always guest-ready and rocking AEO Brand Standards.
Ensure store safety standards are maintained, adhere to AEO's policies and procedures, and do the right thing - always.
Qualifications
Love AE and Aerie products!
Experience leading teams in a retail management role previously - #practicemakesperfect!
Multi-tasking ability and attention to detail; priority-setting and time management are your strong suits.
Knowledge of leading and developing teams and a general understanding of employment law.
Business acumen.
Flexible availability - available to work when the guest shops!
Benefits
Health care benefits (including medical, vision, and dental)
Wellness benefits
401(k) retirement benefits
Life and disability insurance
Employee stock purchase program
Paid time off
Paid sick leave
Holiday pay varies by job level and type, job location, employment classification (part-time or full-time / exempt or non-exempt), and years of service.
Discretionary bonuses and other incentives at the discretion of AEO.