Regional Retail Leader – East Growth & Budgets

Socket.dev; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

401(k) with match

Generous PTO

Gear test program

Job summary

Stio is seeking a Retail Area Manager to lead our Mountain Studio retail footprint. You will guide multi-unit teams, drive profitable store performance, and partner with HR for onboarding and staffing across locations.

You will own budgets, coordinate capital plans, and work with cross-divisional partners to deliver superior customer experiences. This role requires up to 40% travel and a collaborative leadership style in a dynamic, outdoor-focused brand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with subsequent experience in retail leadership required.
• 8+ years of relevant experience including multi-unit leadership and/or responsibility over $12M+ in retail volume and budget ownership required.
• Proficient in Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite including Excel required.
• Experience in Asana or similar project management platform preferred.
• Effective communicator and collaborator, with an ability to clearly articulate support needs and summarize high level progress updates across key stakeholders.
• Able to work independently and collaborate cross-divisionally as needed.
• Excited to jump in wherever needed and to adjust to growing needs of our team as this role evolves and we add more Mountain Studios

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with retail leadership and cross-divisional teams to continue to grow our retail channel, creating meaningful customer and employee experiences
• Hiring new Store Managers when needed, guiding a quality onboarding process
• Support all retail hiring needs within your store teams, collaborating with your Store Managers and HR team
• Consistently connect with your team and support their varied projects and progress
• Ownership over budget management including investing in Store Manager business acumen and monthly tasks, individual stores' EBITDA, annual budget planning and monthly reforecast processes
• Participate in capital expense and assortment planning proposals when relevant
• Ongoing support for local retail marketing planning and initiatives
• Support successful progress in retail KPIs, developing teams who create memorable Mountain Studio experiences
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly operations accountability and updates for process improvements
• Support new store openings and physical inventory counts when needed
• Facilitate Sendback TOs in partnership with the Planning team and NRI for your assigned stores.
• Facilitate cycle counts and annual physical inventory counts for assigned stores
• Develop and launch various initiatives for the retail channel in partnership with the Sr. Director of Retail as needed (eg. Training programs, incentive programs, succession plans, etc…)
• Able to travel up to 40% annually
• Ongoing collaboration with Retail Director, Store Managers and teams, key stakeholders in Planning and Finance as needed
• Commitment to our company mission, vision and values

Skills

Retail leadership

Budget ownership

Multi-unit leadership

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel 40%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Asana

Google Suite

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Stio is seeking a Retail Area Manager to lead our Mountain Studio retail footprint. You will guide multi-unit teams, drive profitable store performance, and partner with HR for onboarding and staffing across locations.

You will own budgets, coordinate capital plans, and work with cross-divisional partners to deliver superior customer experiences. This role requires up to 40% travel and a collaborative leadership style in a dynamic, outdoor-focused brand.