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.
L.L.Bean is searching for the Retail Associate Store Manager to lead the Visual Merchandising of our Ridge Hill store located in Yonkers, NY.
Guided by our belief in the restorative power of the outdoors, we’re creating spaces where people can connect with nature, gear up for adventure, and feel part of something bigger. As an Associate Store Manager, you’ll play a critical role in this growth journey; leading a strong, collaborative team, building relationships with our loyal customers, and delivering the authentic, high-quality experience that defines L.L.Bean.
Position Purpose:
This highly important Associate Store Manager role brings the L.L.Bean brand to life through compelling merchandise presentations and visual execution across the entire store. This Associate Store Manager of Visual Merchandising drives department performance through quick reaction to business performance, ensures delivery of the legendary L.L.Bean customer experience for an outdoor lifestyle concept retail store, and 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.
Store Sales Volume: $4-6 Million
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
Addresses employee issues/conflicts and provides feedback, coaching and developmental opportunities.
Leads and executes compliance with Loss Prevention policies and procedures.
Health and Safety Requirement: 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.
L.L.Bean uses a market-based compensation approach. The anticipated base pay for this Yonkers NY Associate Store Manager position is between $65,100 - $80,000 annually. Individual compensation may vary based on factors such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, education, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.
Education Level: 2-Year Associates Degree
Years of Experience: 3+
Skills and Qualifications:
Associate's degree or equivalent with at least 3+ years of retail management experience in relevant traffic and volume Retailer
Store visual leadership experience with an apparel retailer is a must
Experience in all aspects of Retail leadership, service, operations, floor sets 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
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
L.L.Bean is for everyone, and we are committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity and belonging.
If you care about the outdoors, joining L.L.Bean is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better, with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan.
If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you'd be great at this role, we'd love to learn more about you! At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We strive to reflect this every day in our commitments to employees and partners and in our efforts to promote belonging.
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