Retail Assistant Store Manager, Visual Merchandising - Fabletics (Domain Northside - Austin, TX)

Fabletics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative retail company is seeking a passionate Assistant Store Manager for Visual Merchandising to enhance the shopping experience. In this role, you will ensure brand consistency through effective merchandising and product management while collaborating with your Store Manager to foster a top-notch employee environment. Your strategic planning and communication skills will be essential in managing the visual aesthetic and executing corporate directives. Join a vibrant team where your contributions will directly impact customer engagement and store performance, all while enjoying fantastic employee perks and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

70% employee discount

Free outfits each month

Paid Sick Time

401k match

Annual Bonus Plan

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Experience in visual merchandising within retail environments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage visual merchandising and product management for the store.
• Collaborate with HQ teams for effective product placements.

Skills

Strategic planning

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Leadership skills

Problem analysis

Decision-making skills

Education

2-3 years experience in retail

Tools

Microsoft 365

Adobe Creative Suites

Mac iOS

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate and driven Assistant Store Manager, Visual Merchandising for our new Fabletics Retail Store at Domain Northside - Austin, TX!

What makes this job FAB?

To create a unique and impactful shopping experience at the Fabletics retail stores while understanding the importance of a strong branded environment to support business objectives. This role is responsible for preserving brand consistency and standards through merchandising and product management. You will collaborate closely with your Store Manager to create a best-in-class employee environment through coaching, training, and implementation while delivering an exceptional and one-of-a-kind customer experience.

How you’ll play to Win:

• Act as a liaison of communication between corporate direction and store level execution. Responsible for the visual impact by following, interpreting, and translating corporate direction while remaining consistent with weekly, monthly, and seasonal brand direction.
• Manage the brand aesthetic so that appropriate substitutions and adaptations can be made to merchandise presentations, interior displays, fixture placement, and mannequin styling based on product ownership, business needs, and store-specific architecture.
• Communicate & partner with HQ Visual teams to plan, oversee, and execute product placement, fixture layouts, displays, and window installations for any corporate floorset rollouts (monthly/seasonal).
• Conduct in-store trainings using VM tools & resources to develop and elevate store talent.
• Identify and follow up on preventative store deficiencies including broken/chipped fixtures & mannequins, paint, façade damages, lighting issues, overall fixture needs, etc.
• Reinforce back of house organization, maintenance, and cataloguing of all visual props, mannequins, and fixtures; ownership of all physical merchandise inventory from initial delivery to RTW (inbound/outbound product).
• Participate in corporate/field leadership visits with the ability to present and discuss any visual successes and/or opportunities within your location.

Deliverables:

• Identify opportunities and develop solutions that will help drive business results for your location.
• Analyze inventory of key categories and communicate any product needs in the areas of depth and assortment to Store/District Manager.
• Utilize sales reports to track, analyze, and react to business trends, ensuring store meets or exceeds financial plan and payroll goals.
• Partner with HQ teams to hindsight any opportunities or successes of corporate marketing, product, or visual merchandising initiatives.

Skills and abilities required:

• Ability to understand and interpret merchandise presentation direction that can support high volume and flagship stores.
• Strong strategic planning and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize to deadlines with agility and nimbleness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with an entrepreneurial disposition.
• High level leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively and graciously with all levels within the organization (corporate office and field leadership).
• Strong influencing, problem analysis, and decision-making skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Suites, Mac iOS.

Qualifications & physical requirements:

• Flexibility to work on and off peak hours including weekends and overnights.
• Able to safely lift/move 50 lbs.
• Comfortable with heights and climbing ladders.
• Able to stand and stretch for extended periods of time.

Education and experience required:

• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a comparable retail environment with a focus on visual merchandising.

What’s In It For You?

• 70% employee discount on Fabletics Brands.
• Free outfits each month.
• Paid Sick Time.
• 401k match.
• Annual Bonus Plan*
• Paid Time Off.
• And More!

*This job description is not all-inclusive and may change at any time in order to meet the needs of the business.