Based in Chicago this role will be at the ground level of building and developing Vuoris unique and fast growing shopping experience. We are looking for an experienced leader who desires the challenge of a fast growing business. You are the ultimate ambassador of our brand; accountable for creating a highly productive environment in which customers have a fun and memorable experience employees are motivated to do their best and the business thrives. You understand the importance of engaging with and building the Vuori community through our retail locations and will partner with the Marketing to design and facilitate local events and activations.
Qualifications :
What youll get to do:
Leadership & People Management
- Effectively manage Vuori stores in your region through touchbases inperson visits and development conversations. Continuously audit and improve operational processes.
- Oversee the hiring process for all store roles you are connected to the vision and strategy for the store teams and support the Store Managers in their hiring decisions building a diverse team that prioritizes customer connection and provides worldclass experience.
- Support Store Managers in creating a culture of performance feedback support and recognition setting the expectation of daily in the moment and well as formalized coaching training and recognition grounded in the global vital behaviors and performance drivers.
- Employee relations: stay uptodate on HR compliance laws in your region and ensure teams abide by labor law policies; partner with HR and People team as necessary to resolve employee issues.
- Develop and audit onboarding and ongoing training materials for the Vuori retail teams; proactively develop new trainings as needed.
CrossFunctional Partnership
- Act as a liaison between HQ and Vuori retail stores through regular communications; own the twoway feedback loop to continuously improve the business and employee experience.
- Create and facilitate pipeline for bottomsup communication of ideas customers insights and best practices from teams to Vuori HQ.
- Partner with Retail New Store Opening Manager and team to produce new store openings in your region.
Sales & Operations
- Own the store performance: Meet and exceed revenue targets in your region by looking ahead at targets revenue drivers and KPIs and develop short and longterm sales strategies partnering with marketing.
- Visual Merchandising: Partner with Merch/Marketing to ensure brand consistency and standards are being upheld in each Vuori store with your region including windows displays and fixtures.
- Support Store Managers scheduling and payroll; ensure teams are properly staffed; work to resolve any discrepancies with store managers and finance. Ensure holiday pay OT and all policies are adhered to.
- Track and update regional P&L; find opportunities for cost savings and profit driving.
- Ensures store standards are maintained including but not limited to: merchandising visuals marketing cleanliness appropriate inventory levels backroom organization and cleanliness safety in accordance with Company operating policies and procedures.
Community
- You lead innovation in the community reaching out to new communities as well as growing and driving traffic in established markets.
- Be knowledgeable about local clientele and communities and establish an ongoing rapport with the local community. Along with Store Managers act as local brand ambassador to position brand through community/charitable involvement partnerships with local studios gyms teams and athletes.
Who you are:
- 4 years in multiunit retail leadership.
- An obsessive approach to elevating the customer experience and commitment to taking every opportunity to overdeliver
- You act like an owner: if something isnt working you fix it and you constantly find ways to improve the business by taking feedback from the team and customers and translating it into action items.
- Availability must reflect the needs of the business this schedule will include weekends evenings and holidays
- Extensive experience with P&L POS & CRM
- Ability to build and maintain relationships solicit cooperation and achieve results through collaboration while managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fastpaced highgrowth environment.
- Expertise in human resources including recruiting hiring onboarding payroll and performance management
- Ability to travel up to 50%
Additional Information :
Our investment in you:
At Vuori were proud to offer the following to our employees:
- Health Insurance
- Savings and Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Vuori Discount & Industry Perks
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness & Fitness benefits
Base salary ranges from $117500 annually $132500 annually. Actual base pay offered may vary based on location skills experience and qualifications. This position is eligible for additional compensation in the form of a commission estimated to range from $25000 to $30000 depending on factors including store performance.
Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime