Store Team Leader - Retail Merchandising - Cincinnati, OH

llbean; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

L.L.Bean’s Kenwood Retail Store in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking a Store Team Leader of Retail Merchandising to drive business results and lead a team in an outdoor lifestyle setting.

The role focuses on merchandising execution, customer experience excellence, and staff development, guiding floor sets, signage, promotions, and service standards to deliver the legendary L.L.Bean experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans, maps, and executes floor sets by translating Trail Guide and floor sets into compelling and inspiring merchandise presentations
• Analyzes reports and uses business acumen to make smart decisions to drive sales
• Completes and supports all visual display and windows execution
• Works closely with Operations Productivity team to plan and efficiently process floor sets and replenishment
• Executes marketing signage and promotions
• Executes markdowns and merchandise recovery
• Models and fosters an environment where service is the top priority and drives sales and brand loyalty
• Acts as a Leader on Duty to drive conversion and sales
• Uses reports to analyze trends, identify opportunities, and build actions to improve loyalty and service metrics
• Executes recognition programs and reviews forward-looking business events
• Develops activations and selling efforts to drive sales
• Ensures the sales floor is full and sizes are represented
• Ensures top-notch fitting room service to drive conversion and UPT
• Supports, trains, and communicates standards and processes to associates
• Delivers product knowledge training to build sales and loyalty
• Maintains employee communications and drives inclusive hiring practices
• Fosters an inclusive work environment and collaboration across differences
• Manages exceptions and provides coaching as needed
• Supports Peak planning and budget-adherence in staffing and resources

Job description

At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome-both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive.

Our Kenwood Retail Store in Cincinnati, Ohio is currently searching for a Store Team Leader of Retail Merchandising to join their team.

Position Purpose: Drives business results, directs team talent, supports store leadership team and ensures delivery of the legendary L.L.Bean customer experience within an outdoor lifestyle concept retail store. Promotes the company's core values of Outdoor Heritage, Integrity, Service, Respect, Perseverance and Safe and Healthy Living to ensure the integrity of the brand, culture and mission of L.L.Bean is upheld at all times.

Responsibilities Include

Merchandising

• This is a support role under the Product area of responsibility for stores.
• Plans, maps, and executes floor sets by translating Trail Guide and floor sets into compelling and inspiring merchandise presentations
• Analyzes reports and uses business acumen to make smart decisions to drive sales
• Completes and supports all visual display and windows execution
• Works closely with Operations Productivity team to plan and efficiently process floor sets and replenishment
• Executes marketing signage and promotions
• Executes markdowns and merchandise recovery

Customer Experience

• Models and fosters an environment where service is the top priority. Enthusiastically seeks opportunities to convert every customer that enters the store continually striving to drive sales and brand loyalty through great service. Rallies the rep team towards the same objectives.
• Acts as a Leader on Duty as scheduled to drive conversion and sales.
• Leverages business reports including Qualtrics, variance reporting, and merch group sales to analyze trends, understand wins and identify opportunities. Builds compelling actions to enhance customer loyalty and improve service metrics through introspective business analysis and strong acumen skills.
• Executes and implements all recognition programs including living the legend efforts, in store contests, etc.
• Reviews all forward-looking business events (holidays, promotional weekends, market trends).
• Develops meaningful activations and selling efforts to drive even greater sales results.
• Ensures that the sales floor is full, and all sizes are represented by performing regular size audits.
• Ensures the highest level of fitting room service is occurring driving conversion and UPT.

Training

• Supports and trains associates, communicating standards and processes, company policies and procedures
• Has a passion for learning and sharing product knowledge as a tool to build the sale and increase customer loyalty.
• Delivers GUIDE training for new hires as well as ongoing GUIDE training efforts for year-round team members in conjunction with the exempt leader team. Ensures all guides are performing at a high level and 30-day/ongoing assessments are completed.
• Supports, directs, and develops store champions (buddies) and experts.
• Facilitates all new hire product training modules for store or area of responsibility and develops a strategy and execution plan for delivering all seasonal product training materials.
• Maintains and manages all employee facing communication including break room messaging, and communication boards. Ensures start up meeting are occurring, and that content is compelling and inspiring.
• Models L.L.Bean's inclusive and fair hiring practices
• Fosters an inclusive work environment by seeking team members' perspectives, actively listening to others' opinions and experiences, and modeling and encouraging respectful communication among the team.
• Values and works collaboratively and respectfully across a variety of differences among team members and customers.

Total Store Accountability

• Aids in the achievement of all financial measures as well as area specific metrics.
• Key holder as required serving as a potential opener/closer for the store.
• Prepares & communicates daily task responsibilities to staff. Leverages knowledge and strengths to foster growth and development of the team
• Recommends adjustment to staffing levels/schedules to meet work requirements.
• Address and respond to employee issues/conflicts related to day to day operations within defined parameters in accordance with company policies and procedures under direction of supervisor.
• Provides in the moment input, feedback, and coaching. If performance concerns exist, hands off to store management for performance management process
• Contributes to Peak planning preparation and readiness.
• Leverages knowledge and strengths to foster growth and development of the team.
• Expense management ownership ensuring proper use of resources and adherence to budgetary guidelines w