Retail Merchandising Team Lead - West

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 in 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 décor 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

• Current merchandising team lead looking to work for a global brand with aggressive store growth and remodeling goals with the opportunity to advance your career.  The candidate for this role must be able to make decisions based on the challenges and opportunities that arise in any project.  They should be focused on team building and recognize the need to communicate professionally at all times. A passion for teaching and a dedication to ensuring successful outcomes, and a willingness to learn and adapt as the company and projects evolve.

Required Skills

• Background in leading large scale retail projects and/or merchandising resets

• Experience managing a team of hourly members and leaders, achieving specific tasks and goals

• Ability to be on your feet for 10+ hours throughout the day

• Understand Plan-O-Grams and the ability to freehand product when necessary

• Knowledge/ability to use basic hand tools, tape measures, cordless drill, wrenches, saws and other tools necessary for the job

• Ability to lead a team and work in team environment

• Knowledge of light construction

• Knowledge of product assembly (Power Equipment, Grills, Patio Furniture)

• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license

• Engage in considerable physical activity, ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds

• Extensive travel within region or as otherwise directed.

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:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 122% of your target opportunity!)
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the