About the Role
As a full-time Sales Leader, you support the Store Leadership Team by leading shifts, ensuring a stellar guest experience, and driving daily store operations. You will train, motivate, and celebrate associates while focusing on achieving sales results and representing company values.
Responsibilities
- Maximize Fitting Room and Salesfloor productivity and build guest loyalty through a best-in-class, in-store guest experience.
- Support Store Leadership in maximizing business opportunities to drive KPI results.
- Motivate and inspire the team through AEO's core values, acting as a role-model leader.
- Hold associates accountable to AEO's service standards in the Salesfloor and Fitting Room.
- Recruit and hire strong talent to ensure the store is staffed to meet business needs.
- Train and develop associates to provide outstanding service and represent a Guest First culture.
- Challenge Sales and Stock Associates with clear, attainable goals and provide ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching.
- Motivate associates and drive engagement by celebrating outstanding performance.
- Execute and innovate daily visual and operational procedures including shipment processing, merchandising moves, and visual standards.
- Ensure the Fitting Rooms are always guest-ready and meet AEO Brand Standards.
- Ensure store safety standards are maintained.
- Adhere to Asset Protection standards.
- Adhere to AEO's policies and procedures.
- Do the right thing always.
Requirements
- Love for AE and Aerie products.
- Previous retail management experience.
- Ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
- Strong priority-setting and time management skills.
- Business acumen.
- Flexible availability to work when the guest shops.
Skills
- Sales leadership
- Guest experience
- Team motivation
- Training and development
- Recruitment
- Visual merchandising
- Operations management
- Asset protection
- Coaching
Location
- In-store
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Retail management
Benefits
- Opportunities for development
- Chance to learn new skills
- Potential for career advancement
- 40% off product at AE & Aerie year-round
- Additional seasonal discounts
- Participation in store contests for prizes
About the Company
- OFFLINE™ by Aerie offers a complete collection of activewear and accessories made for real movement and real comfort.
- OFFLINE™ celebrates real life with a unique take on an active lifestyle.
- Some OFFLINE™ collections are made with the planet in mind.
Equal Opportunity
- AEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal and provincial equal employment opportunity and human rights laws.
- AEO prohibits discrimination against associates and applicants for employment because of the individual's race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which a pardon has been granted or any other ground protected by applicable human rights legislation.
- This applies to all AEO activities, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, performance evaluation, discipline and discharge.
- AEO also provides reasonable accommodation of religion and disability in accordance with applicable law.
