Retail Store Manager - NEW STORE OPENING Omaha, Nebraska!
About The Position
L.L.Bean is hiring a Store Manager to lead the opening of its first Nebraska store at Avenue One in Omaha, scheduled for Spring 2027. The manager will build and lead a team, launch the new location, develop customer relationships, and deliver the L.L.Bean retail experience. The assigned outdoor lifestyle concept store has annual sales volume of $4–6 million. The Store Manager drives business results, develops talent, communicates and implements retail strategic initiatives, and is accountable for the store’s profit and loss performance. The role promotes L.L.Bean’s core values of Outdoors Heritage, Integrity, Service, Respect, Perseverance, and Safe and Healthy Living, while upholding the company’s brand, culture, and mission. The manager is responsible for delivering an inclusive and safe workplace and customer experience. Leaders are expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risks, and ensure they are reduced to acceptable levels. The position requires a retail schedule that may include nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as occasional travel between stores and out of state if necessary.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a Store Manager in a relevant traffic, volume, and unit-intensity location.
- Leadership experience with an apparel retailer.
- Two-year associate degree.
- Strong business acumen and ability to achieve sales and service goals.
- Proven leadership skills and ability to develop and motivate employees.
- Established time-management and organizational skills.
- Established interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate to achieve goals.
- Ability to balance growth and tradition.
- Ability to travel occasionally between stores and out of state if necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to foster an inclusive work environment and customer experience.
- Ability to work a retail schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.
Nice To Haves
- New store opening experience preferred.
- Demonstrated critical leadership behaviors, including being strategic and innovative.
Responsibilities
- Drive business results in the assigned store and set clear direction and consistent priorities.
- Inspire and guide teams to meet goals and objectives, and allocate payroll, expenses, and people to support those goals.
- Create a disciplined culture focused on excellent execution.
- Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, including human resources management, loss prevention, and safety.
- Protect assets and control supplies to contribute to profit and loss management; take accountability for individual results and team decisions.
- Set high standards and clear accountability, develop talent, and support legendary customer service in keeping with L.L.Bean’s Golden Rule and Guarantee.
- Build the team’s connection to the brand; assess talent objectively and accurately; and provide frequent, comprehensive written and verbal performance feedback.
- Recognize employee achievements, address underperformance promptly with appropriate partners, and identify high-potential employees for challenging assignments and succession planning.
- Foster an inclusive environment by seeking team members’ perspectives, listening to different opinions and experiences, encouraging respectful communication, and modeling fair hiring practices.
- Work collaboratively and respectfully across differences among team members and customers.
- Elevate GUIDE and Manager On Duty behaviors and hold self and others accountable to L.L.Bean’s Golden Rule and Guarantee.
- Promote the Learn, Try, Buy and Enjoy concept through outdoor discovery school walk-on adventures, clinics, and demonstrations.
- Use customer feedback to inform improvements to the customer experience.
- Identify and influence visual presentation improvements to maximize profitability and results, and uphold visual presentation standards.
- Contribute to a safe and healthy workplace by following safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors, and working safely; leaders also model safe behaviors, evaluate risks, and ensure risks are reduced to acceptable levels.
Benefits
- Benefits package with programs and perks designed to support health and financial goals.
- Programs and practices intended to support work-life balance and time to recharge outdoors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
