Aerie - Merchandise Leader (Part-Time)

About the role

As the Merchandise Leader, you are the Merchandising Team Leader's right hand in ensuring your store consistently meets AEO Brand Visual Standards. Your expertise lies in executing effective floorsets, marketing and merchandising updates, and maintaining a "guest-ready" store through effective replenishment. You have a keen attention to detail, a passion for visual standards, and thrive in collaborating with your team to achieve goals. Most importantly, you embody our company values and bring your authentic self to work every day.

Responsibilities

• Support driving an outstanding guest experience by ensuring the store consistently represents AEO Brand Standards in partnership with the Merchandising Team Leader.
• Drive exceptional floorset execution by training and coaching the floorset team, setting clear productivity goals, and ensuring all store areas—from uppers and bust forms to tables and wardrobers—meet floorset standards.
• Maintain store presentation by owning day-to-day merchandising, sell-through adjustments, and replenishment, with a sharp eye for merchandising opportunities.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify and act on merchandising improvements.
• Support the Merchandising Team Leader in ensuring the team understands how to uphold AEO Brand Standards through merchandising, adjustments, and replenishment.
• Prioritize the guest experience by fostering a culture of recognition and celebrating team wins.
• Maintain store safety standards on the sales floor and in the stockroom, commit to shrink-reducing strategies, and adhere to AEO policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Passion for AE and Aerie products.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in priority-setting and time management.
• Flexible availability, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends.
• Strong retail merchandising and visual skills, with a history of retail work experience.

Benefits

• 40% off product at both AE & Aerie year-round, plus additional seasonal discounts with new floorsets.
• Opportunities for development, skill-building, and career advancement.
• Participation in store contests for the chance to win free merchandise and exclusive prizes.

About Us

Aerie is a fast-growing lifestyle brand offering intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections, built on a platform of power, positivity, and no photo retouching—inspiring people to love their real selves. With the #AerieREAL™ movement, we celebrate our community by advocating for body positivity and the empowerment of all women. As part of our Real Good promise, we create swimsuits, bras, and underwear using materials made from recycled polyester, recycled nylon fabric, or sustainably sourced cotton.

This is a part-time role located in McLean, VA, United States.