Aerie - Merchandising Team Leader; Assistant Manager

Aerie - Merchandising Team Leader (Assistant Manager)

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

Pay range: $23.60/yr - $36.90/yr

As a full‑time Merchandising Team Leader, you are the Store Team Leader's "go-to" in developing and implementing the Merchandising strategy for the store. Your passion lies in training and coaching your team into great merchants delivering AEO brand visual standards every day. Through your leadership, your team always nails floorset execution and rocks merchandising and marketing brand standards. You ensure the store is always "guest ready" through effective replenishment.

Most importantly, you represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.

• You have a passion for driving sales:
  As a key LOD (Leader on Duty), you are an expert at driving sales by maximizing fitting room and sales floor productivity and building guest loyalty through a best‑in‑class guest experience. You contribute to the overall financial success of the store by analyzing reporting and daily trends to make strategic business decisions, and you help develop short and long‑term business plans to drive key KPIs.
• You are a merchandising innovator:
  You coach your team to deliver an outstanding guest experience by ensuring the store is always representative of AEO Brand Standards. You lead day‑to‑day merchandising, sell‑through adjustments and replenishment, and bring game plans to action.
• You are a people leader:
  You motivate and inspire your team through AEO's core values, hold them accountable to customer service standards, especially on the sales floor and in the fitting room.
• You have an eye for talent and a love of training:
  You recruit and hire strong talent to meet business needs, and you train and develop your team to deliver outstanding service.
• You know teamwork makes the dream work:
  You provide ongoing performance feedback, conduct touch‑bases, create development plans and performance reviews, and drive associate engagement.
• You are an operational innovator:
  You execute and innovate daily operational procedures, maintain visual standards throughout the store, and keep fitting rooms guest‑ready.
• Integrity is your middle name:
  You maintain store safety standards, support asset protection, adhere to AEO policies and procedures, and do the right thing.

• You love AE and Aerie products.
• You have led teams in a retail management role previously.
• You can multi‑task, pay attention to detail, and set priorities.
• You know how to lead and develop teams and have a general understanding of employment law.
• You have business acumen.
• You are available to work when guests shop.

• Medical, vision, and dental health care benefits.
• Wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement benefits, life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off, paid sick leave, holiday pay, parental leave and benefits.
• Employee stock purchase program and possible discretionary bonuses.

Actual starting pay is determined by experience and location.

Built on a platform of power, positivity and no photo retouching, Aerie is a fast‑growing lifestyle brand offering intimates, apparel, active wear and swim collections. With the #Aerie

REAL™ movement, we celebrate body positivity and empowerment.

AEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all federal, state and local EEO laws. AEO prohibits discrimination on any protected characteristic and provides reasonable accommodation of religion and disability.

Job

Category:
Stores

Posted:

Schedule:

Full time

Location:

Freehold, NJ

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Marketing and Sales

Retail, Retail Apparel and Fashion, IT Services and IT Consulting