Aerie - Merchandising Team Leader (Assistant Manager)

AEO; Rockaway (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join AEO as a full-time Merchandising Team Leader where you will lead a dynamic team to deliver exceptional merchandising strategies and guest experiences. Your role will focus on driving sales, coaching your team, and maintaining AEO's visual standards. This opportunity provides an engaging work environment where you can build a meaningful career while championing the AEO brand.

Benefits

40% discount on products at AE & Aerie

Opportunities for development and learning

Participation in contests for free merchandise

Qualifications

• Previous experience in retail management.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Understanding of employment law is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and maximize store productivity through leadership.
• Ensure outstanding guest experience aligned with AEO brand standards.
• Recruit, train, and develop team members for their roles.

Skills

Sales Leadership

Merchandising

Coaching

Team Motivation

Operational Procedures

Integrity

Job description

YOUR ROLE

As the full-time Merchandising Team Leader, you are the Store Team Leader's "go-to" in developing and implementing the Merchandising strategy for the store. Your passion lies in training and coaching your team into great merchants delivering AEO brand Visual standards every day. Through your leadership, your team always nails floorset execution and excels in merchandising and marketing brand standards. You ensure the store is always "guest ready" through effective replenishment. Most importantly, you represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. You have a passion for driving sales: As a key LOD (Leader on Duty), 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.
2. You're a merchandising innovator: You coach your team to deliver an outstanding guest experience by ensuring your store is always representative of AEO Brand Standards. You ensure your store stays in top shape by leading day-to-day merchandising, sell-through adjustments, and replenishment. You have a keen eye for merchandising opportunities and are always ready with a game plan to take action!
3. You're a people leader: You're about motivating and inspiring your team through AEO's core values. You're a role-model leader and always hold your team accountable to uphold AEO's customer service standards, especially on the Salesfloor and in the Fitting Room.
4. You've got an eye for talent and a love of training: You prioritize recruiting and hiring strong talent to ensure the store is always staffed to meet business needs. You take pride in training and developing your team to provide outstanding service to the best of their abilities.
5. You know that teamwork makes the dream work: You believe building a great team requires ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching. You make team touchbases, development plans, and performance reviews a priority and drive associate engagement by celebrating your team's outstanding performance.
6. You're an operational innovator: You're natural at executing and innovating daily operational procedures, supporting the team in maintaining visual standards throughout every zone, and ensuring the Fitting Rooms are always guest-ready and aligned with AEO Brand Standards.
7. Integrity is your middle name: You ensure store safety standards are maintained, are committed to Asset Protection standards, adhere to AEO's policies and procedures, and always do the right thing.

YOU'D BE GREAT FOR THIS ROLE IF:

• You love AE and Aerie products!
• You've led teams in retail management roles previously.
• You can multi-task, with attention to detail; priority-setting and time management are your strengths.
• You know how to lead and develop teams and have a general understanding of employment law.
• You possess business acumen!
• You have flexible availability 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, learning new skills, and potential for career advancement.
• They receive 40% off product at both AE & Aerie year-round, plus seasonal discounts with new Floorsets!
• They participate in contests to win FREE merchandise and exclusive prizes.