Visual Manager - The Grove

Visual Manager The Visual Manager is a member of the store leadership team who deals with ALO’s visual and product strategy to life in the store. This individual is passionate about planning, product knowledge, analyzing reporting and visual execution – all with a lens on driving efficient and effective visual merchandising. The role’s north star is ensuring that the store is customer‑ready at all times. Duties require constant movement in and around the store, including the sales floor and back of house. When not actively assisting guests, this position takes initiative to perform other tasks, as needed, to keep the store clean, safe, inviting, and operating efficiently. Responsibilities Visual Leader Oversee and support execution of key operational and visual processes Champion strong visual standards for the sales floor by leveraging business performance data Lead strategic product presentation and merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock, destock, and making visual merchandising changes in accordance with directives and partnership of General/Store Manager Effectively plan visual floor changes through payroll management and adapting visual support to the needs of the business Own visual direction from planning through execution to meet company expectations, budgets, and timelines Utilize reporting tools in partnership with management to identify business opportunities with product placement, outfitting, and stock levels, and make changes as necessary Business Leader Represent the business in meetings and on conference calls, in partnership with General/Store Manager Review, monitor, and partner with General Manager to manage the budget, reporting, and other business data (including metrics such as Expenses and Sell‑Thru) and inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review and sales planning) Future planning workflow for business needs to protect optimal performance People Leader Ensure that the Visual team exudes ALO’s mission and guiding principles to effectively communicate who we are, what we do, and why we do what we do to guests Lead a team through accountability, continuous coaching, talent development, and elevating effective communication throughout the Operations and Visual team Establish internal and external pipelines through succession planning and recruitment strategy Flow Experience Leader Oversee the execution of deliverables on the sales floor, achieving KPIs while protecting operational efficiency and visual sets Collaborate and implement General/Store Manager’s vision and work cross‑functionally with business partners to support organizational goals and achieve visual and sales floor KPIs Demonstrate an ability to navigate the organization with a balance of business need and brand culture Qualifications 3–5 years of retail or related industry leadership experience Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written Agile with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a changing environment Independent work ethic, time‑management skills, and personal accountability Aligns with and embodies ALO’s Guiding Principles Requires constant movement in and around all areas of the store Ability to lift, push, carry or otherwise move up to 50 pounds Ability to lift, bend, kneel, climb, crawl and/or twist, and safely climb up/down a ladder Ability to stand and move for an entire shift Schedule To build a balanced schedule that supports the needs of the business and our teams, all full‑time employees are expected to have open availability and to work variable shifts including peak days and weekends. All employees, without exception, are expected to be able to work during the company’s Blackout period—from the week of American Thanksgiving (including Black Friday and Thanksgiving weekend) through the end of the holiday season (the 1st week of January). Benefits Generous employee discount for ALO and free membership to ALO Wellness Club, with access to hundreds of streaming fitness and yoga classes with top instructors Competitive medical, dental and vision plan options, and enhanced additional benefits such as free virtual access to mental health providers and new‑parent support for employees and dependents (full‑time employees) 401(k) with company matching (full‑time employees) Monthly store incentives Clothing allowance Free yoga classes at any of our Sanctuaries (select cities) Visual Manager base pay ranges from $36.06 to $40.87 per hour. Visual Managers are eligible to participate in the company’s monthly store incentive bonus program, which may result in a higher total compensation. Additional rewards include clothing allowance, employee discount, 401(k), competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, commuter benefits, and ALO Wellness Club access. For CA residents, Job Applicant Privacy Policy HERE. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, ALO does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr ALO