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URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) · 22 hours ago

Anthropologie District Manager - New York City

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $155K/yr

5+ years exp

URBN is a company that encompasses brands like Anthropologie and Free People, and they are seeking a District Manager for their stores in New York City. The District Manager will lead and inspire a district of stores, focusing on creating a unique retail experience through customer engagement, team management, and strategic business operations.

ApparelFashionLifestyleWeb Design

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Leads teams to deliver a welcoming environment through genuine and efficient customer engagement; provides meaningful feedback to store managers to improve the customer experience

Collaborates with Store and Visual managers on merchandising and display execution in each location to ensure stores are creating a compelling visual environment that appeals to the local customer

Challenges store teams to evolve and elevate every aspect of the brick-and-mortar experience as Omni channel capabilities expand; solicits ideas from field employees and customers to translate good ideas into actionable concepts

Encourages participation in brand campaign events and innovative customer-driven events to drive brand awareness, community connection, and customer appreciation for our retail spaces and products; drives digital community connection and inspiration through social media platforms when applicable

Prioritizes people and culture through forward-thinking strategic succession planning based on store talent, business needs, and URBN’s D&I commitments; networks with external talent to add different perspectives and experience to the team

Ensures store teams facilitate a thoughtful onboarding for new hires to drive a strong brand, customer, and store connection; engages in growth conversations with all levels of store teams to discuss career interests, cultivate an inclusive environment, and identify retention opportunities

Collaborates with store leadership to develop individual training plans or management training strategies to build skills and expertise; provides timely and specific feedback that allows team members to thrive and grow while fostering a culture of problem solvers and people who take action

Embraces and promotes the open-door policy; collaborates with Regional Leadership and Human Resources to address employee concerns with empathy, professionalism, and confidentiality

Assesses district and individual store business using company reporting tools to identify department and global opportunities to drive sales; effectively guides store managers to make strategic, creative, and business-impacting decisions that create store ownership

Oversees and guides store leadership team to plan a strategic approach to daily, weekly, and monthly brand priorities; contributes to assessing accuracy and compliance of sales forecasting, staff scheduling, and payroll management

Fosters a strategic and creative community to lead timely and effective execution of visual priorities for the district; ensures Home Office direction is applied and delivers individual store feedback on structure, display, signage, merchandising, and outfitting execution

Adheres to programs that promote store safety standards, shrink reduction, and company policy and procedure; supports the education of anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies to uphold URBN Code of Conduct

Promotes an inclusive district and store environment by representing and amplifying all voices, actively seeking and advocating different perspectives

Works with various communication systems to share ideas and information from a distance and keep a dialogue and feedback always flowing; communicates on Regional and special project forums to provide meaningful insight related to the store experience

Champions development by protecting time with direct reports to consistently deliver feedback for individual personal growth and succession planning; supports peer-to-peer mentorship for onboarding newly promoted or newly hired Store Managers

Leads by example and encourages relationship building across Stores, Districts, URBN brands, and Shared Services with a goal of building bridges of support and investing in shared fate

Qualification

Store managementFinancial results deliveryTeam leadershipBusiness acumenVisual merchandisingCustomer engagementDiversityInclusionCommunication skills

Required

5+ years of store or multi-store experience

Strong merchant skills and a history of delivering financial results

A well-rounded leader with a proven record of hiring and developing creative and operational talent

Strong business acumen and ability to achieve visual and operational excellence

Preferred

high-profile or flagship management experience

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Generous employee discounts

Retirement savings

Much more

Company

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.

Founded in 1970

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees

http://urbn.com

H1B Sponsorship

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