L.L.Beanis currently searching for aRetail Merchandising Store Team Leaderto join our team in ourOakbrook Retail Store,locatedin Oak Brook, Illinois.

Thisimportant positiondrives business results, directs team talent, supports the store leadership team, and ensures delivery of the legendary L.L.Beancustomer experience within an outdoorlifestyle concept retail store. The Store Team Leader also 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.Beanisupheld at all times  

The supervisor will have a specialty in Merchandising.

• This is a support role under the Product area of responsibility for stores.

• Plansmapsand 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

​Responsibilities:

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 sameobjectives

• 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 andidentifyopportunities. 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 highleveland 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.Ensuresstart-up meetings are occurring, and that content is compelling and inspiring.

Total Store Accountability:

• Aids in the achievement of all financial measures as well as area-specific metrics.

• Keyholder asrequiredserving 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 parametersin accordance withcompany policies and procedures underdirectionof supervisor.

• Provides in-the-moment input, feedback, and coaching. If performance concerns exist, hands off to store management for performance management process

• Contributes to Peakplanningpreparation and readiness. 

• Leverages knowledge and strengths to foster growth and development of the team.

• Expensemanagementownership ensuring proper use of resources and adherence to budgetary guidelines with a focus on payroll management.

• Is an active participant in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner.

• As assigned:

• Maintains the cash office per policy ensuring proper signatures,accuratereconciliation, and general organizationisachieved. 

• Ensure the service hub is fully stocked, free of clutter, andoperatingeffectively. 

• Accountable for cashier execution and efficiency with a focus on service delivery.    

Health and Safety Requirement:Every employeeis responsible forcontributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants in health and safety byfollowing all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner. Those in a leadership role are also expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risk, and ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels.

Education Level:2-Year Associates Degree
Years of Experience 2+

Skills and Qualifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent with at least 2 plus years of retail experience in relevant retailer

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Systems knowledge (POS, Word, Excel) and comfort with social media platforms

• Capability to build strong partnerships and to work collaboratively to achieve goals

• Ability to inspire and motivate others

• Ability tomaintaina high levelof enthusiasm and a positive attitude

• Demonstrated interpersonal,writtenand verbal communicationskills

• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights,weekendsandholidays

• Mobility and desire torelocatea plus