Visual Manager - Valley Fair

The Visual Manager is a member of the store leadership team who deals with ALO's visual and product strategy in the store. This individual is passionate about planning, product knowledge, analyzing reporting and visual execution, all with a lens on driving efficient and effective visual merchandising. This role's north star is pointed at ensuring that the store is customer-ready at all times. The Visual Manager role is a full-time role. To build a balanced schedule that supports the needs of the business and our teams, all full-time employees are expected to be available for opening, closing and weekend shifts, which may be subject to change.

Responsibilities

Oversee and support execution of key operational and visual processes; Champion strong visual standards for the salesfloor by leveraging business performance data; Lead strategic product presentation and merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock, destock, and making visual merchandising change in accordance with directive and with partnership of the Visual Manager; Effectively plan Visual floor changes through payroll management and adapting visual support to the needs of the business; Own visual direction from planning through executing to meeting company expectations, budgets, timeline; Utilize reporting tools in partnership with management to identify business opportunities with product placement, outfitting, and stock levels and make changes as necessary; Represent the business in meetings and on conference calls, in partnership with General Manager; Review, monitor and partner with General Manager to manage the budget, reporting and other business data, including metrics (e.g. Expenses, Sell-Thru) and inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review and sales planning); Future planning workflow business needs to protect optimal performance; Ensure that the Visual team exudes ALO's mission and guiding principles to effectively communicate to visitors who we are, what we do and why we do what we do; Lead a team through accountability, continuous coaching on a regular basis, development of talent, and elevating effective communication throughout the Operations and Visual team; Establish internal & external pipeline through succession planning and recruitment strategy; Write an effective schedule that prioritizes the best business strategy, in partnership with the General Manager; Oversee the execution of deliverables on sales floor, achieving KPIs, while protecting operational efficiency and visual sets; Collaborate and implement General/Store Manager's vision and work cross-functionally with business partners, as directed, to support organizational goals and to achieve visual and sales floor KPIs; Demonstrate an ability to navigate the organization with a balance of business need and brand culture

Requirements

3-5 years of retail or related industry leadership experience; Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook); Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written; Agile with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a changing environment; Independent work ethic, time management skills, and personal accountability; Aligns with and embodies ALO's Guiding Principles; Requires constant movement in and around all areas of store; Ability to lift, push, carry or otherwise move up to 50 pounds; Ability to lift, bend, kneel, climb, crawl and/or twist, and safely climb up/down a ladder; Ability to stand and move for an entire shift

Benefits

Generous ALO employee discount; Free membership to ALO Wellness Club, with access to hundreds of streaming fitness and yoga classes with top instructors; Competitive medical, dental and vision plan options; Enhanced additional benefits such as free virtual access to mental health providers and new parent support for employees and dependents; 401K with company matching; Monthly Store Incentives; Clothing Allowance; Free yoga classes at any of the Sanctuaries (select cities); Commuter benefits