Visual Lead - Cherry Hill Mall

About the role

Mindful movement is at the core of what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living, changing who yogis are off the mat and making their lives and communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.

Objective

The Visual Lead is responsible for achieving store sales and maximizing profitability through Visual Merchandising in partnership with the Management Team. The Visual Lead works closely with Operations & Visual Managers in initiating, delegating work, and providing feedback to the team to achieve optimal results supporting total store operations. Duties require constant movement in and around the store, including the sales floor and back of house. When not actively assisting guests, this position takes initiative to perform other tasks as needed to keep the store clean, safe, inviting, and operating efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Visual Leader
  • Manage execution of key operational functions including shipment, receiving and processing, reverse transfers, sales floor recovery, intra-day sales floor replenishment, floor set updates, and supply management
  • Maintain strategic product presentation and merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock, destock, and making visual merchandising changes in accordance with directives and in partnership with the Visual Manager
  • Effectively plan visual floor changes with the management team through payroll management and adapting the zone and visual support to the needs of the business
  • Execute and maintain visual direction from planning through execution to meet company expectations, budgets, and timeline
  • Utilize reporting tools in partnership with management to identify business opportunities with product placement, outfitting, and stock levels; make changes as necessary
• Business Leader
  • Partner with Operations & Visual Managers to manage reporting, budgets, expenses, inventory control, supplies, vendor relationships, technology, and facilities to ensure maintenance and maximization
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen by leveraging metrics to support business-driving strategies
  • Move dynamically on the retail floor to assess and fulfill the needs of the business, team, and guests
• People Leader
  • Lead by example and inspire staff in daily operations, guest experience, and visual standards
  • Partner with management to provide coaching, guidance, and direction to associates; responsible for recruitment and development of talent
  • Use company performance tools to evaluate associates and provide constant feedback to drive individual growth and improvement in partnership with the store leader
• Flow Experience Leader
  • Collaborate with Operations Lead to ensure cross-functional training and with Sales & Service Lead to ensure the business is well-executed
  • Execute company-level operations-focused directives, projects, and initiatives in partnership with the leadership team to achieve goals and KPIs
  • Open and close the store in accordance with visual standards

Qualifications

• 2+ years prior work experience in a client-centric, sales environment
• Proven leadership capabilities demonstrating excellent decision-making
• Values feedback, receptive to receiving feedback and eager to provide it
• Self-motivated with a desire to achieve results and excel individually and as a team
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Aligns with and embodies ALO’s Guiding Principles
• Requires constant movement in and around all areas of the store
• Ability to lift, push, carry, or otherwise move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to lift, bend, kneel, climb, crawl, and/or twist, and safely climb up/down a ladder
• Ability to stand and move for an entire shift

Schedule

To build a balanced schedule that supports the needs of the business and our teams, we expect all full-time employees to be available for opening, closing, and weekend shifts, which may be subject to change. All employees are expected to be able to work from the week of and including “Black Friday” until the end of the holiday season, first week of January.

Benefits

• Generous ALO employee discount and free membership to ALO Wellness Club, with access to hundreds of streaming fitness and yoga classes with top instructors
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options, and enhanced additional benefits such as free virtual access to mental health providers and new parent support for employees and dependents
• 401K with company matching
• Monthly store incentives
• Clothing allowance
• Free yoga classes at any of our Sanctuaries (select cities)

Pay

The Company’s Lead base pay ranges from $19.00 – $23.00/hour in Cherry Hill, NJ. Leads are eligible to participate in the Company’s Monthly Store Incentive bonus program, which may result in bringing the total compensation to a higher range. The range listed is one component of the Company’s total rewards package for retail employees. Other rewards may include clothing allowance, employee discount, 401K, competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, commuter benefits, and ALO Wellness Club.