Store Layout Lead

Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

About this Team

The North America Store Portfolio Visual Merchandising (NASP VM) team works under our Retail Brand Experience Org and collectively we bring our product and brand to life through powerful storytelling within our retail stores. We ensure all Openings + Optimizations open at a high level of execution and our product and brand vision comes to life. NASP VM works cross-functionally to deliver customized layouts for all store openings, seasonal Visual Merchandising resources, pre-season planograms, and product initiatives.

A Day in the Life: What You’ll Do

The Store Layout Lead is responsible for delivering updated Optimal Store Layouts to our Top 80 doors. In partnership with NA, ISM (In Store Marketing) and NA, VM (Visual Merchandising), creates and delivers an inspiring execution of in-store campaigns and activations through the use of individualized store layouts. In partnership with the Store Portfolio Visual Merchandising Team, they bring the vision of Optimal Store Layout to life.

Day to Day Responsibilities

1. Create and maintain Optimal Store Layouts for Top 80 Doors, in AutoCAD based on seasonal product updates and VM strategies.
2. Manage and organize the Store Layout Library with all current layouts.
3. Create monthly and quarterly Optimal Store Layouts for VM resources including the VM Monthly Directive and Campaign Execution Guides.
4. Work in partnership with Design + In-Store Marketing to deliver customized Optimal Store Layouts for product and growth initiatives, new category expansions, and campaign launches.
5. Work in partnership with Visual Merchandising & Styling to deliver seasonal resources to stores.
6. Collaborate with the North America Store Portfolio VM Team to elevate VM execution and training through the New Store Opening Process and beyond.
7. May support in-person to execute campaign launches, store openings, and retail brand experience initiatives focused on elevated execution.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising or visual communications.
2. Experience working in retail, apparel experience preferred.
3. Knowledge of and confident using AutoCAD, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Excel, and Adobe Illustrator.
4. Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

Must Haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.

Additional Notes
Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

Compensation and Benefits Package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $81,500 - $107,000 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans.
• Paid time off.
• Savings and retirement plan matching.
• Parenthood top-up.
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings.
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few).

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Workplace Arrangement

This role is classified as In-Person under our SSC Workplace Policy:

In-Person

In-person collaboration and/or office-based work is necessary or important for the role. Work is mainly performed onsite, 4-5 days per week depending on role requirements.

Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.

lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at accommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.