Store manager - Lululemon

Reference number: BVLULULEMONSM16


Description


lululemon athletica

Founded in 1998 in beautiful Vancouver, Canada - lululemon athletica creates components for people to live longer, healthier, fun lives.  We opened our first store in London in March 2014 and now have several European stores including eight in London.


lululemon athletica is seeking a highly capable leader who is passionate about developing their team and connecting with the community as our Store Manager for our first UK outlet. The key objective of this position is to develop incredible leaders, grow the business, and positively impact their surrounding community.


Duties


What you will do


The role will combine the life-altering potential of wearing black stretchy pants to work every day while talking health, fitness and yoga to your community. The store manager is responsible for all aspects of the retail store operations and for the strategy and development of their people and communities. They are accountable for ensuring that all areas of the business are fulfilled and are 100% responsible for the level of education on the floor by delivering the lululemon guest experience. The store manager builds capabilities within their teams to drive strategy and achieve results for their business today and tomorrow. A store manager emanates the lululemon culture, is a purveyor of sweaty endeavors and a true connector in their community.


What makes you great?


takes full responsibility and accountability for their lives and results through meaningful and measurable goals that support in achieving their vision


stands for greatness


removes roadblocks to then hold their people accountable for results develops people through their vision and goals, straight talk and intentional listening


owns strategy to build and accelerate their pipeline


proactively recruits through the law of attraction by being a beacon of lululemon values and culture


passionately leads and educates on the retail floor and sets the standard for greatness around product education and sell through


leads and coaches their people by incorporating store operating principles into the daily business


leads with yoga at the core of the business with an emphasis on strong relationship building and giving without expecting within the community


fully accountable for the success of their business, working with others to produce and achieve the best results


produces results that meet or exceed company goals by managing their store’s P&L and quarterly and yearly sales contribution


store managers schedule in a way that allows our guests to experience the fun and greatness of our people, our product and our communities


Qualifications


What are the technical skills necessary to perform this role?


Must have a minimum of at least three year’s experience operating as a Store Manager within an outlet environment


Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field preferable


Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)


Detail oriented and highly organized


Ability to multi-task and coordinate ongoing projects, plans and people


Work well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines


Love of brainstorming, problem-solving, being creative and resourceful


Positive attitude and contagious enthusiasm for lululemon, community and people


Actively lives and breathes #thesweatlife


To Apply for this position:


If you have the neccessary skills required (as outlined above) and are looking to secure your dream job in retail please submit your resume and cover letter directly to this posting #joblove

Posted on: 20-12-2016 Closing on: 20-02-2017
Employer: Bicester Village Location: lululemon athletica
Telephone: +44 (0) 1869 366 266 Website: http://careers.bicestervillage.com/en_GB/careers/show/27331
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