Zone Lead - FT

Pay: $17.13 - $20.01/hr

About the role

The Zone Lead (ZL) reports to the Assistant Store Manager and supports merchandising in designated zones, maintaining an active selling culture by ensuring all visual aspects meet documented company standards to drive sales. The ZL provides expertise in visual standards, merchandising techniques, fixturing, and implementation of in-store marketing elements (signs, vignettes, endcaps, tables, first look/flash finds) that reinforce seasons, holidays, and promotions within their designated areas. The role influences store Team Members to uphold visual merchandising and standards while demonstrating ethical conduct, safety, and compliance. Responsibilities require physical tasks such as lifting, carrying, moving around the warehouse-format store, and stocking.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead visual merchandising processes, including transitions, reinventions, product assortment changes, and resets, while maintaining visual integrity and an organized environment.
• Support Task Management by planning and executing daily/weekly workloads and assigned tasks to meet visual merchandising, sales goals, guest engagement, and other store objectives.
• Participate in all freight processes, including sorting, stocking, down stocking, and end cap maintenance, ensuring a neat and organized zone.
• Support customer satisfaction, inventory control, safety, loss prevention, and expense control to ensure effective and profitable store operations.
• Serve as a role model and coach in visual merchandising, providing continuous learning opportunities for team members.
• Communicate and train team members on visual priorities and create visual moments that enhance the customer experience.
• Review store financial and business data, such as sales and expenses, and take action within assigned zones to improve metrics.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and organized zone, ensuring the store is up to date with current signing and sets.
• Perform additional duties as assigned based on business needs.

Requirements

• At least 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Pass a background check.
• Excellent verbal, written, and comprehension skills.
• Open availability, including nights, weekends, and some holidays.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. and team lift 100 lbs.
• Ability to move merchandise routinely around the warehouse-format store.
• Ability to use hands to handle objects or controls, reach with hands and arms, and stand or walk for prolonged periods.
• Ability to bend, climb, and reach as needed.
• Work effectively both independently and within a team.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly regarding standards, processes, and marketing.
• Reliable, trustworthy, and a role model for ethical behavior.
• Ability to create a sense of urgency, promote teamwork, and motivate self and others to accomplish objectives.
• Flexible, creative, and able to handle multiple tasks with shifting priorities.

Benefits

• Part-Time and Full-Time positions eligible for 401(k) with employer match.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 25% store discount (includes seasonal team members).
• Full-Time employees receive additional benefits, including medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, holidays, and volunteer time.

Schedule

Open availability required, including nights and weekends.