Area Execution Manager

The Area Execution Manager (AEM) is a full-time, field-based working lead responsible for high-quality, on-time retail merchandising execution across an assigned market of stores. The AEM personally performs merchandising, reset, installation, and break-fix work and leads the in-store team of merchandising associates assigned to market projects, training associates, modeling standards, directing in-store work, and inspecting completed work for quality, completeness, and safety.

The AEM partners with the District Manager, who owns scheduling, staffing, and personnel decisions for the market. Regular travel throughout the assigned market, and when business needs require travel to neighboring markets, is a requirement of the role.

USD $56,240.00/Yr.

USD $58,240.00/Yr.

• Weekly pay schedule
• Health and wellness benefits plans
• Paid time off and holidays
• Technology allowance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Paid training, drive time, and mileage between store locations, per company policy
• Employee discounts
• Referral bonus
• Tax savings with flexible spending accounts for parking, transit, dependents, and healthcare costs
• Opportunity to work with a growing company that actively rewards and promotes its employees

• Perform and oversee in-store merchandising activities in the assigned territory — resets, new-item cut-ins, planogram compliance, displays, fixture assembly and installation, signage, and inventory
• Direct the in-store team on assigned projects: communicate project instructions, sequence tasks on site, and inspect completed work against company and client standards
• Serve as the company's in-market point of contact; build and maintain strong working relationships with store management and client representatives
• Complete accurate, on-time project reporting (visit completion, photos, data) through company mobile apps and systems, and verify the accuracy of team project reporting
• Plan efficient daily travel between assigned stores to meet project timelines
• Enforce safety standards on site: verify proper and safe use of tools and equipment by self and team, and stop and correct unsafe conditions or behavior
• Escalate coverage gaps, staffing needs, and client or store issues to the District Manager promptly
• Lead the in-store team of merchandising associates in the quality and on-time completion of team-based projects
• Train, coach, and demonstrate standards for merchandising, installation, break fix, safety, dress code, and retailer requirements
• Provide input to the District Manager on associate performance, development, and conduct; participate in interviews and onboarding of new associates as requested

Experience and

Education:

• 2+ years of retail merchandising, fixture installation, electronic displays, resets, or comparable field experience
• Experience leading, training, or directing the work of field associates; formal or informal lead experience

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to read, interpret, and execute planograms and project instructions
• Valid driver's license, reliable personal transportation, and auto insurance meeting company policy requirements
• Proficiency with a smartphone, tablet, or iPad for reporting and photo capture
• Certified, or willing to become certified within 30 days of hire, to safely operate forklifts and aerial/scissor lifts in accordance with applicable OSHA requirements and client site authorization requirements, where required
• Resides within reasonable commuting distance of the assigned territory; generally within approximately 30 miles of the majority of assigned stores
• Able and willing to travel by personal vehicle throughout the assigned market and, when business needs require, to neighboring markets, including…