AE - Store Team Leader (Store Manager)

Job Description

YOUR ROLE As the full-time Store Team Leader, you are the CEO of your store! You are an entrepreneurial-minded business owner who takes pride in maximizing the daily operations of your store. You are passionate about developing a strong team through effective coaching and training, you are a pro at making tough, strategic decisions to drive your business, you consistently deliver operational excellence and your store is always rocking AEO Brand Standards. Most importantly, you bring your REAL self to work every day! YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES You have a passion for driving results: You’re an expert at driving sales by maximizing overall store productivity and building guest loyalty through a best-in-class guest experience. You’re entrepreneurial-minded and you create, manage and own your store’s business plan to meet KPI goals. You’re a business innovator : Because you own the controllable elements of your store’s P&L, you are skilled at analyzing reporting and daily sales trends to make real-time, innovative business decisions in order to achieve store financial goals. You’re a people leader: You’re passionate about recruiting, hiring and retaining a high-performing team. You’re an advocate for your team’s development, you encourage your team to pursue internal opportunities, and you always have a succession plan in place to ensure a clear career path for all associates. You take pride in developing store leadership through leadership development training, performance feedback, individual development plans and annual performance reviews. You know that teamwork makes the dream work: You champion a culture of teamwork and recognition by establishing and communicating goals, holding your team accountable to brand standards, and celebrating and rewarding o