Retail Merchandising Team Lead - Midwest

Retail Merchandising Team Lead

As a Retail Merchandising Team Lead, you will be responsible for the completion of Ace Hardware new store buildouts / setup and existing store renovations. You will be responsible for leading a team of merchandisers and fixture installers to safely complete the defined scoped project. This position will be responsible to ensure best practices, quality assurances, cost effectiveness, safety requirements, and that company initiatives are followed throughout these projects. The Retail Merchandising Team Lead will be expected to successfully work with Independent store owners to meet the project scope requirements. This position will contribute to the department's capacity and ability to create more and better Ace Hardware stores.

What You'll Do

• Provide leadership and hands on merchandising / set up for store projects from start to finish
• Direct teams of 6+ merchandisers to ensure they are working efficiently and safely throughout the project
• Lead the building and assembling of store shelving and fixtures
• Lead the merchandising of the entire Ace store according to the floor plan
• Lead the installation of signage and dcor as required by the store plan
• Communicate with the Independent store owner / Ace retailer on a daily basis providing project status updates
• Document and escalate project issues in a timely manner to stakeholders raising awareness and driving resolution
• Communicate regularly with the extended Project Team providing project status updates
• Conduct daily standup meetings with current store team and / or merchandising team
• Navigate through ambiguity as issues arise during a project with the ability to reassign resources when required
• Conduct a final walk with the Ace Project Manager and retailer to go through each section and provide necessary callouts
• Close out the project with the retailer by obtaining their signature on the required documentation
• Utilize existing best practices, tools and processes and define in Ace Hardware's retail projects SOP's
• Provide productive feedback from your projects to help Ace improve our tools, programs and processes

Who You Are

Required Skills

Compensation Details : $75000 - $90000 Per Year

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand. In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits that address life's necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including :

We want to hear from you! When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state / local laws.

Disclaimer

The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual's education, training, and experience, the position's work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.

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Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Cuautitln I