Aerie - Merchandising Team Leader; Assistant Manager

Overview

YOUR ROLE:
As the 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 nails floorset execution and merchandising and marketing brand standards. You ensure the store is always "guest ready" through effective replenishment.

You represent our company values and bring your REAL self to work every day.

• You have a passion for driving sales:
  As a key Leader on Duty (LOD), you drive sales by maximizing fitting room and salesfloor productivity and building guest loyalty through a best-in-class guest experience. You contribute to the store's financial success by analyzing reporting and daily trends to make strategic business decisions. You develop short and long-term business plans to drive key KPIs.
• You're a merchandising innovator:
  You coach your team to deliver an outstanding guest experience and ensure the store represents AEO Brand Standards. You lead day-to-day merchandising, sell-through adjustments, and replenishment. You identify merchandising opportunities and create action plans.
• You're a people leader:
  You motivate and inspire your team through AEO's core values. You model leadership and hold your team accountable to customer service standards on the Sales floor and in the Fitting Room.
• You've got an eye for talent and a love of training:
  You recruit and hire strong talent to ensure the store is staffed to meet business needs. You train and develop your team to deliver outstanding service.
• You know that teamwork makes the dream work:
  You provide ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching, conduct team touch bases, development plans, and performance reviews, and drive associate engagement by celebrating outstanding performance.
• You're an operational innovator:
  You execute and improve daily operational procedures, maintain visual standards in every zone, and ensure the Fitting Rooms are guest-ready and aligned with AEO Brand Standards.
• Integrity is your middle name:
  You maintain store safety standards, adhere to Asset Protection standards and AEO policies, and do the right thing—always.

• You love AE and Aerie products.
• You have retail management leadership experience and can multi-task with strong attention to detail, priority-setting, and time management.
• You know how to lead and develop teams with an understanding of employment law.
• Business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Flexible availability to work when the guest shops.

• They work with REAL people and are part of the #AEOFamily.
• Opportunities for development, learning new skills, and career advancement.
• 40% off AE & Aerie product year-round (plus seasonal discounts with new Floorsets).
• Opportunity to participate in store contests for prizes.

Built on a platform of power, positivity and no photo retouching—inspiring people to love their real selves. 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 the empowerment of all women. As part of our Real Good promise, we create swimsuits, bras, and underwear with materials from recycled polyester, recycled nylon fabric or sustainably sourced cotton.

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