Visual Lead - Battersea Power Station

Alo Yoga; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading yoga lifestyle brand is seeking a Visual Lead in London to drive store sales through effective visual merchandising and operational management. The role involves collaborating with management to optimize product presentation and leading a team to achieve key performance metrics. Candidates should possess prior sales experience, proven leadership abilities, and excellent communication skills. This full-time position requires flexibility during peak retail periods and fosters a culture of mindfulness in all operations.

Qualifications

• Prior work experience in a client-centric, sales environment.
• Proven leadership capabilities demonstrating excellent decision making.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of key operational functions including shipment and receiving.
• Maintain strategic product presentation and merchandising with the team.
• Execute and maintain visual direction from planning to execution.
• Utilize reporting tools to identify business opportunities.
• Lead by example and inspire staff in daily operations.

Skills

Sales environment experience

Leadership skills

Interpersonal communication

Feedback receptiveness

Self-motivated

Job description

The Visual Lead is responsible for achieving store sales & maximizing profitability through Visual Merchandising in partnership with the Visual Manager. The Visual Lead will work closely with the Operations & Visual Manager in initiating, delegating work, and providing feedback to the team to achieve optimal results supporting total store operations.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Maintains strategic product presentation and merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock, destock, and making visual merchandising change in accordance with directive and with partnership of the Visual Manager
• Effectively plans Visual floor changes with the management team through payroll management and adapting the zone and visual support to the needs of the business.
• Executes and maintains visual direction from planning through executing to meeting company expectations, budgets, timeline
• Utilizes reporting tools in partnership with management to identify business opportunities with product placement, outfitting, and stock levels. Makes changes as necessary
• Partner with Operations & Visual Manager to manage reporting, budgets, expenses, inventory control, supplies, vendor relationships, technology, and facilities to ensure maintained and maximized
• 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
• Leads by example and inspires staff in daily operations and guest experience
• Partner with management to provide coaching, guidance and direction to Associates; responsible for recruitment and development of talent
• Use company performance tools to evaluate each operations associate and provide constant feedback to drive individual growth and improvement in partnership with the store leader
• Collaborate with Operations Lead to ensure cross‑functional training, and Sales & Service Lead to ensure the business is well‑executed
• Execute company‑level operations‑focused directives, projects and initiatives, in partnership with the Operations & Visual Manager (e.g. from the SCC)
• Open and close the store in accordance to visual standards, The Visual Lead is full‑time and requires 32‑40 hours per week fulfilling the job description as stated above.
• 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.
• 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
• 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 values
• Proof of right to live and work in the UK

Qualifications

• Mindful movement. It's at the core of why we do what we do at ALO‑it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their 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.