Territory Manager, Store Delivery

Position: Territory Manager, New Store Delivery

Territory Manager, New Store Delivery

Company: Burlington Stores, Inc.

Location: New Jersey – Burlington

Job Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $95,000.00 – $ per year (base pay)

Position Overview

The Territory Manager – New Store Delivery is a key leadership role at Burlington, charged with spearheading the launch of new stores within the designated territory as part of Burlington’s aggressive expansion strategy. The role requires a dynamic leader who manages the on‑ground execution of store openings, identifies and implements improvement opportunities, and ensures each opening is executed with precision, on time, and aligns with Burlington’s high standards of retail excellence.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of New Store Openings, the Territory Manager ensures each new store opening meets predetermined timelines, quality standards, and contributes to the broader strategic goals by capturing learnings and integrating best practices to enhance future openings.

Responsibilities Opening Process

• Acts as the single point of contact for overall success of a new store opening, coordinating efforts across several departments (real estate, construction, fixtures, merch allocation, operations, outbound logistics, IT, AP, etc.).
• Ensures all store launches meet predetermined timelines and quality standards.
• Prioritizes complex stores (vertical, new markets, compressed construction schedule, etc.), while maintaining oversight of less complex openings.

Leadership & Team Coordination

• Develops relationships across departments, especially with local leadership.
• Keeps Territory Senior Vice Presidents & Regional Vice Presidents up to speed on new opening status and opportunities.
• Works closely with District & Store Managers to solve issues, provide training, and elevate critical issues.
• Partners with Regional Operations Managers to ensure stores follow the latest SOPs and address critical issues.
• Partners with District Asset Protection Managers to ensure proper setup for asset protection devices (PVMs, EAS tags, etc.).

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Manages local vendor relationships and coordinates with central procurement for store supplies, fixtures, and other needs.

New Store Delivery (Post‑Opening)

• Conducts regular post‑opening feedback sessions with new store teams to gather insights and identify improvement areas.
• Leverages survey data and other feedback mechanisms to continuously refine the new store opening process.

Long‑Term Problem Solving & Strategy

• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams to identify and address long‑term challenges in the new store opening process, drawing on data from centralized issue logs.
• Works with the SVP to develop scalable strategies based on insights gained from initial store openings.
• Partners with IT and other resources to enhance integration of new store milestones into Burlington’s real estate tracking software (Lucernex), ensuring operational metrics are accurately tracked and accessible.

Qualifications

• BA in Real Estate or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Effective cross‑functional leader, strong verbal communication, resilient, and innovative problem solver.
• Experience with new store opening processes a plus; knowledge of cross‑functional dependencies.
• Experience leveraging data to analyze and identify risk to ensure proper resource allocation and prioritization.
• Effective at leading meetings, ensuring clear follow‑ups, assignments to the right partners, and verifying timely completion.
• Ability to recognize patterns and solve root‑level issues.
• Physical ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Approximately 50% frequent travel, more often during store opening quarters.

Benefits

Burlington offers competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Benefits include medical, dental, vision coverage, life and disability insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and a 401(k) plan. Training and development opportunities are available to support career growth.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

Posting Number: R101801

Remote Type: Remote

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