Store Manager, Beyond Yoga - Old Orchard Skokie, IL

Levi Strauss; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Levi Strauss, a leading apparel company, is seeking a Store Manager for its Beyond Yoga brand in Skokie, Illinois. The role involves leading a retail team, managing operations, and engaging with the local community. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, retail management experience, and a passion for the brand.

Benefits

3 weeks of paid time off for the first year

Immediate medical, dental, and vision coverage

60% employee discount

125% 401(k) match up to 6%

Paid volunteer hours & charity donation matching

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in retail store management.
• History of hiring and developing talent.
• Apparel experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the retail team to achieve sales goals.
• Manage store operations and payroll.
• Develop and coach staff.

Skills

Team Leadership

Sales Strategy

Customer Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Store Manager

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Beyond Yoga is a premium active lifestyle brand, female-founded, LA born and bred. Founded in 2005 and grounded in the value of body positivity, Beyond Yoga creates clothing from luxuriously soft, easy to care for fabrics in styles that serve a broad range of workouts and activities. The brand has over 1,218 wholesale accounts spanning both US and international markets, alongside seven stores located in California, Chicago and Seattle. Its strong fan base is fueled by enthusiasts of its signature Spacedye fabric and lifestyle essentials including outerwear, lifestyle pants, fleece and beyond. Beyond Yoga seeks to inspire growth in mind, body and in connection with community.

In September 2021, we joined Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear. Beyond Yoga benefits from our relationship with LS&Co.'s global capabilities. For more information, go to beyondyoga.com

About the Job

• Lead the retail team in achieving daily/weekly/monthly sales goals in addition to meeting store financial plans with a primary focus on promoting employee engagement and a collaborative selling environment.
• Can assess and strategize how to improve performance goals (Conversion, Units Per Transaction, Sales Per Hour and other measurable KPI's)
• Use company tools to assess the business and put into action a plan to celebrate wins and address areas of opportunity
• You will report into the District Manager

Team Management

• Recruit and make hiring, pay and termination decisions for all levels of store personnel including members of store management; history of hiring and developing amazing talent
• Manage employee relations issues including coaching, conflict resolution, and ensuring all associates follow Beyond Yoga and LS&CO Operational Excellence procedures
• Facilitate onboarding processes for new hires on Beyond Yoga culture, product knowledge, selling culture, and other employee responsibilities
• Coach staff to increase their knowledge, providing opportunities for continued development; create succession plans for developing associates for promotion

In-Store Experience and Operations

• Achieve payroll plan through managing store schedules, monitoring labor costs and adapting to business conditions based on weekly and monthly sales; plan payroll/scheduling based on store traffic to ensure the store is staffed to assist customers
• Ensure sound inventory management through an accurate receiving and sending merchandise process, completing all required business directives such as price change and ticketing procedures; prevent loss by educating associates on customer service, monitoring daily store activity, ensuring company policies are followed and partnering with Home Office partners
• Perform store visual standards following visual merchandising direction, accomplishing product presentation; make decisions about and adaptations to visual merchandising direction based on the lay out and needs of the store; ensure product is displayed in a manner which tells a story through styling and is compelling to the customer
• Maintain appropriate levels of product on the sales floor by planning and directing floor replenishment
• Create a compelling store experience for customers by engaging and modeling appropriate selling and service behaviors to associates

Community and Culture

• Build relationships naturally, embrace individuality and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Collaborate with store team and Home Office partners on building connections with the local community and contributing to the execution of inspiring events to support brand engagement
• A brand ambassador that embodies and can cultivate our core values

About You

• Bachelor's degree (5+ years of retail work experience may be substituted for a degree)
• Minimum 3 years experience in retail store management position managing and coaching sales associates and a leadership team
• Apparel experience
• Positive, helpful demeanor and a passion and interest in Beyond Yoga
• Flexible work hours to meet the needs of the store
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds, and constant standing, walking, squatting, kneeling, bending carrying items, and reaching overhead; comfortable climbing ladders. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• You are a collaborative role model exhibiting behaviors aligned with company culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Must have reliable transportation

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes base pay, incentive plans, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health insurance, product discounts, and more designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits and incentive compensation vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. Read more about our benefitshere.

LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.

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Life-Enhancing Perks:

Full-Time Employees:

Unwind & Recharge: 3 weeks of paid time off for the first year, growing to 4+ weeks thereafter.

Health & Wellness: Immediate medical, dental, and vision coverage. Free Medical Premiums w/Live.

Full-Time & Part-Time Employees:

Make a Difference: Paid volunteer hours & charity donation matching up to $2000/year.

Live in Levi's: 60% employee discount.

Retire Sooner: 125% match on your 401k, up to 6%! That's getting $1.25 for each $1 you put in. Free $$$.

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LOCATION

USA, Old Orchard, Beyond Yoga (713)

FULL TIME/PART TIME

Full time

COMPENSATION

Compensation for this role ranges from $52,100.00 - $86,800.00 annually, varying with experience and qualifications.

Current LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.

Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, Vietnam era/disabled veteran status, physical or vmental disability, or other protected classes prohibited by applicable law. Company policy prohibits harassment or discrimination of applicants or employees on the basis of any protected classes. We have established a continuing Affirmative Action Program to assure equal employment opportunity in all its policy decisions affecting recruitment, selection, assignment, promotion, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. However, LS&Co pays at least the local, state or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher. The amount a particular employee will earn within the wage range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, seniority, store location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business needs (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive plans, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you, and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include paid leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k) match and health care benefits for eligible employees. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits or other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.