Retail Area Manager (East)

Stio • Denver, CO

6d • $85,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Stio® is an omni-channel mountain brand that designs, develops and sells beautiful, functional, and innovative apparel, footwear and other accessories infused with the soul of the mountain lifestyle. With headquarters in Jackson, Wyoming, Stio draws inspiration from the surrounding Teton Range and offers product via Stio.com, catalog, B2B and its Mountain Studio® retail locations.
We live and love mountain life, and as such see ourselves as caretakers of the resources that provide it. We are proud partners of Protect Our Winters and the Conservation Alliance among many other organizations. We have a strong preferred materials platform, use Bluesign® approved textiles wherever possible, audit our supply chains for best practices, and operate our workplaces responsibly.
We think that outside is the best side and that you can’t improve on nature. It’s good for mind, body and soul, and it’s our responsibility to help enable access for all people, regardless of race, gender, beliefs, background or ability. We strive for inclusion at Stio and in our local and national communities.

YOUR ROLE
The Retail Area Manager supports our Stio Mountain Studio™ leadership and teams in all aspects of their business and people leadership. This role is responsible for people and business leadership related to store needs with retail leadership and key internal stakeholders aligned with our evolving channel growth, both current and new retail locations. The Retail Area Manager will bring seasoned experience in multi-unit leadership, budget planning and ownership, as well as individual and team development. The responsibilities of this role will continue to evolve with changing needs of our teams and growth ahead for the retail channel and company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with subsequent experience in retail leadership required
• 8+ years of relevant experience including multi-unit leadership and/or responsibility over $12M+ in retail volume and budget ownership required
• Proficient in Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite including Excel required
• Effective communicator and collaborator, with an ability to clearly articulate support needs and summarize high level progress updates across key stakeholders
• Able to work independently and collaborate cross-divisionally as needed
• Excited to jump in wherever needed and to adjust to growing needs of our team as this role evolves and we add more Mountain Studios

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Asana or similar project management platform preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with retail leadership and cross-divisional teams to continue to grow our retail channel, creating meaningful customer and employee experiences
• Hiring new Store Managers when needed, guiding a quality onboarding process
• Support all retail hiring needs within your store teams, collaborating with your Store Managers and HR team
• Consistently connect with your team and support their varied projects and progress
• Ownership over budget management including investing in Store Manager business acumen and monthly tasks, individual stores’ EBITDA, annual budget planning and monthly reforecast processes
• Participate in capital expense and assortment planning proposals when relevant
• Ongoing support for local retail marketing planning and initiatives
• Support successful progress in retail KPIs, developing teams who create memorable Mountain Studio experiences
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly operations accountability and updates for process improvements
• Support new store openings and physical inventory counts when needed
• Facilitate Sendback TOs in partnership with the Planning team and NRI for your assigned stores.
• Facilitate cycle counts and annual physical inventory counts for assigned stores
• Develop and launch various initiatives for the retail channel in partnership with the Sr. Director of Retail as needed (eg. Training programs, incentive programs, succession plans, etc…)
• Able to travel up to 40% annually
• Ongoing collaboration with Retail Director, Store Managers and teams, key stakeholders in Planning and Finance as needed
• Commitment to our company mission, vision and values

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Company Paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Programs
• 401k with Match
• Generous paid time off policies
• Gear test, perks and more
• Competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives and benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager