NEW STORE OPENING Retail Associate Store Manager

L.L.Bean • Maple Grove, MN

6d • $59,600 - $72,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome—both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive. This position, in partnership with the Store Manager, oversees all store operations, ensures flawless execution of multi-channel service initiatives, and recruits, hires, trains, and develops talent. It ensures the delivery of the legendary L.L.Bean customer experience for an assigned outdoor lifestyle concept retail store. The role 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.Bean is upheld at all times.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent with at least 3+ years of retail management experience in relevant traffic and volume.
• Retailer Experience in all aspects of Retail leadership, service, operations, and visual merchandising.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to achieve sales and service goals.
• Proven leadership skills with the capability of developing and motivating employees.
• Demonstrated ability to foster an inclusive work environment and customer experience.
• Demonstrated capacity for collaborative work in a retail environment, is adept at serving customers and teams from a variety of backgrounds.
• Established time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Capable of building strong partnerships and working collaboratively to achieve goals.
• Ability to maintain a high level of enthusiasm, motivation, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Delivers legendary world-class customer service.
• Responsible for operational execution in the stores following known SOPs.
• Leads price changes, replenishment, floor-set changes, and visual, promotional, and marketing initiatives.
• Oversees execution of multi-channel services ensuring execution that delivers top-notch customer service.
• Recommends hiring plans and strategies.
• Helps recruit, hire, train, and develop talent for the stores.
• Models L.L.Bean’s inclusive and fair hiring practices.
• Fosters an inclusive work environment by seeking team members’ perspectives, actively listening to others' opinions and experiences, and modeling and encouraging respectful communication among the team.
• Values and works collaboratively and respectfully across a variety of differences among team members and customers.
• Addresses employee issues/conflicts and provides feedback, coaching, and developmental opportunities.
• Leads and executes compliance with Loss Prevention policies and procedures.
• Every employee is responsible for contributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants 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. Those in a leadership role are also expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risk, and ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels.

Benefits

• Programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals.
• Maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree