Aerie - Selling Team Leader (Assistant Manager)

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.; Niagara-on-the-Lake; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Selling Team Leader, where your leadership will inspire a high-performing team to deliver exceptional guest experiences. This full-time role emphasizes driving sales, operational excellence, and team development within a vibrant retail environment. With a commitment to body positivity and sustainability, you'll be part of a movement that empowers individuals to embrace their real selves. If you're passionate about retail and eager to make a difference, this position offers a unique opportunity for growth and success.

Benefits

40% off products

Opportunities for development

Participation in store contests

Career advancement potential

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience leading teams.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Basic understanding of employment law.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and maximize store productivity.
• Motivate and inspire the team through AEO's core values.
• Recruit and develop strong talent for the store.

Skills

Retail Management

Sales Strategy

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Talent Development

Operational Excellence

Business Acumen

Multi-tasking

Job description

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YOUR ROLE

As the full-time Selling Team Leader, you are the Store Team Leader's "go-to" in developing and implementing the business strategy and leading the daily operations of the store. Your passion lies in training and coaching your team into high-performing sellers who consistently provide an unforgettable guest experience. Through your leadership, your team always nails their sales goals, rocks merchandising brand standards and delivers operational excellence! Most importantly, you represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.

Job Description

YOUR ROLE

As the full-time Selling Team Leader, you are the Store Team Leader's "go-to" in developing and implementing the business strategy and leading the daily operations of the store. Your passion lies in training and coaching your team into high-performing sellers who consistently provide an unforgettable guest experience. Through your leadership, your team always nails their sales goals, rocks merchandising brand standards and delivers operational excellence! Most importantly, you represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.

Your Responsibilities

• Driving sales: As a key Leader on Duty (LOD), you're an expert at driving sales by maximizing Fitting Room and Salesfloor productivity and building guest loyalty through a best-in-class guest experience. You contribute to the overall financial success of the store by analyzing reporting and daily trends to make strategic business decisions. You're the Store Team Leader's right hand in developing short and long-term business plans to drive key KPIs.
• People leadership: You're all about motivating and inspiring your team through AEO's core values. You're a role-model leader and you always hold your team accountable to rocking AEO's customer service standards, especially on the Salesfloor and in the Fitting Room.
• Talent acquisition and development: You make it a top priority to recruit and hire strong talent to ensure the store is always staffed to meet business needs. You take pride in training and developing your team to ensure they continue to provide outstanding service to the best of their abilities.
• Team building and performance management: You know that building a great team requires you to consistently provide ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching. You make team touch bases, development plans, and performance reviews a priority and you drive associate engagement by celebrating your team's outstanding performance - #winning!
• Operational excellence: You're a natural at executing and innovating daily operational procedures, you support the team in maintaining visual standards throughout every zone in the store, and most importantly, you ensure the Fitting Rooms are always guest-ready and rocking AEO Brand Standards.
• Integrity and safety: You ensure store safety standards are maintained, you're committed to Asset Protection standards, you always adhere to AEO's policies and procedures, and you do the right thing - always.

You'd Be Great For This Role If

• You love AE and Aerie products!
• You have previous retail management experience leading teams - #practicemakesperfect!
• You can multi-task and have attention to detail; priority-setting and time management are your strengths.
• You know how to lead and develop teams and have a basic understanding of employment law.
• You possess business acumen!
• You have flexible availability - you're available to work when the guest shops!

Our Associates Love AEO Because

• They work with REAL people - there's nothing like your #AEOFamily.
• They're given opportunities for development, the chance to learn new skills, and are offered great potential for career advancement.
• They receive 40% off product at both AE & Aerie year-round (plus additional seasonal discounts with new Floorsets!)
• They participate in store contests for the chance to win FREE merchandise and other exclusive prizes.

About Us

Built on a platform of power, positivity and no photo retouching - inspiring people to love their real selves. Aerie is a fast-growing lifestyle brand offering intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections. 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 with materials made from recycled polyester, recycled nylon fabric or sustainably sourced cotton.

AEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal and provincial equal employment opportunity and human rights laws. AEO prohibits discrimination against associates and applicants for employment because of the individual's race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which a pardon has been granted or any other ground protected by applicable human rights legislation. This applies to all AEO activities, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, performance evaluation, discipline and discharge. AEO also provides reasonable accommodation of religion and disability in accordance with applicable law.

JOB INFO

Job Identification 11553

Job Category : Stores

Posting Date : 2025-04-07T14:45:18+00:00

Job Schedule : Full time

Locations : Niagara on the Lake, ON, Canada

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales and Business Development

Industries

• Retail, Retail Apparel and Fashion, and IT Services and IT Consulting