Sr. Manager, Store Operations - Retail Operations

Gap Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company seeks an experienced professional to drive store strategies that enhance earnings and competitive advantages. This role involves collaborating with senior leaders, managing strategic projects, and influencing operational initiatives across teams to ensure alignment with company goals. Ideal candidates have a strong Store Operations background and proven skills in project management and relationship building.

Qualifications

• Experience in Store Operations with leadership focus.
• Proven track record in project management and stakeholder governance.
• Strong ability to manage ambiguity and multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Drive business priorities for Store and Brand goals.
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage strategic initiatives.
• Develop project scope and perform quantitative analyses.

Skills

Store Leadership

Project Management

Relationship Building

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Job description

About the RoleIn this role, you will deliver store strategies to enable brands to deliver strong earnings and create competitive advantages. The team integrates and operationalizes all planned activities to enable stores, field leadership and HQ business partners to optimize performance and results.What You'll Do

• Provide thought leadership and work closely with Store Operations, Field Leaders and other functional business partners to define, develop and drive key business priorities to support Stores and Brand goals

• Lead cross functional teams defining success criteria, aligning milestones, stakeholder communications, implementation, and managing organizational change

• Independently own and manage strategic initiatives, leading cross functional teams in evaluation of hypotheses, strategic analysis / planning, and operational execution to further store goals and priorities

• Develop and refine project scope, structure, and approach, quantitative and qualitative analyses Identify key issues, guide analysis, develop conclusions, and present findings to cross functional leaders

• Build cross functional partnerships and consensus

• Influence strategy for area/team

Who You Are

• Store Leadership and/or Store Operations experience with a passion for developing team members and mentoring future leaders

• Experience leading large program management efforts including establishing effective governance structures, cross functional coordination, and executive stakeholder management and reporting

• Comfort with ambiguity and a dynamic business landscape Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, to prioritize, and adapt to a changing environment

• Strong relationship building skills and experience working closely with senior executives and cross functional partners to influence strategic agendas and operationalize key strategic initiatives

• Strong critical thinking and business curiosity, including strong analytical and creative Problem-solving skills, strong ability to work with complex and detailed data to drive insights and decisions