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American Eagle Outfitters Inc. · 1 day ago

Aerie - Associate Selling Team Leader (Associate Manager)

Altoona, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is a fast-growing lifestyle brand offering intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections. The Associate Selling Team Leader is responsible for developing and implementing business strategies, leading daily store operations, and training a high-performing sales team to provide exceptional guest experiences.

Fashion

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

You have a passion for driving sales: As a key LOD (Leader on Duty), you're an expert at driving sales by maximizing Fitting Room and Salesfloor productivity and building guest loyalty through a best-in-class guest experience. You contribute to the overall financial success of the store by analyzing reporting and daily trends to make strategic business decisions. You're the Store Team Leader's right hand in developing short and long-term business plans to drive key KPIs

You're a people leader: You're all about motivating and inspiring your team through AEO's core values. You're a role-model leader and you always hold your team accountable to rocking AEO's customer service standards, especially on the Salesfloor and in the Fitting Room

You've got an eye for talent and a love of training: You make it a top priority to recruit and hire strong talent to ensure the store is always staffed to meet business needs. You take pride in training and developing your team to ensure they continue to provide outstanding service to the best of their abilities

You know that teamwork makes the dream work: You know that building a great team requires you to consistently provide ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching. You make team touch bases, development plans, and performance reviews a priority and you drive associate engagement by celebrating your team's outstanding performance - #winning!

You're an operational innovator: You're a natural at executing and innovating daily operational procedures, you support the team in maintaining visual standards throughout every zone in the store, and most importantly, you ensure the Fitting Rooms are always guest-ready and rocking AEO Brand Standards

Integrity is your middle name: You ensure store safety standards are maintained, you're committed to Asset Protection standards, you always adhere to AEO's policies and procedures, and you do the right thing - always

Qualification

Retail management experienceSales strategy developmentTeam leadershipTrainingCoachingBusiness acumenMulti-taskingEmployment lawAttention to detailTime management

Required

Passion for driving sales and maximizing Fitting Room and Salesfloor productivity

Ability to analyze reporting and daily trends to make strategic business decisions

Experience in leading teams in a retail management role

Ability to motivate and inspire a team through AEO's core values

Experience in recruiting and hiring strong talent

Ability to provide ongoing performance feedback through real-time coaching

Experience in executing and innovating daily operational procedures

Commitment to maintaining store safety standards and adhering to AEO's policies and procedures

Ability to multi-task and have attention to detail

Strong priority-setting and time management skills

General understanding of employment law

Business acumen

Flexible availability to work when the guest shops

Preferred

Love for AE and Aerie products

Benefits

Health care benefits (including medical, vision, and dental)

Wellness benefits

401(k) retirement benefits

Life and disability insurance

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Parental leave and benefits

Discretionary bonuses and other incentives

Company

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

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AEO is a leading global specialty retailer offering high-quality, on-trend clothing, accessories and personal care products

Founded in 1977

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.aeo-inc.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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