Timberland: Floor Supervisor - Grand Rapids

Supervisor

As a Floor Supervisor, you will lead, develop, and motivate a team of Brand Advocates, ensuring a consistent Best in Class customer experience that aligns with our brand purpose and values. You will partner with the Assistant Store Manager and Store Manager to maximize profitability by ensuring that customer engagement, story-telling merchandising, operations, and community connection are all consistent and in compliance with company standards. Additionally, you will create an inclusive environment, while ensuring internal and external customers are your top priority. You will assume an active role in the store team's self-development through Division of Responsibility rotations and Position-based training.

Timberland, a VF Company

Founded in 1973, Timberland® is a global outdoor lifestyle brand based in Stratham, New Hampshire, with international headquarters in Switzerland and Hong Kong. Best known for its original yellow boot designed for the harsh elements of New England, Timberland today offers a full range of footwear, apparel and accessories for people who value purposeful style and share the brand’s passion for enjoying - and protecting - nature.

At the heart of the Timberland brand is the core belief that a greener future is a better future. This comes to life through a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and strengthen communities around the world.

By joining Timberland, you will serve as a purpose-led, performance driven, brand ambassador. You will build productive relationships by providing products to “adventurous doers” allowing them to “step outside and move the world forward.” You will also have the opportunity, tools, and environment to more explore the world around you and make meaningful, lasting connections.

How You Will Make a Difference

Responsibilities

• Assist in maximizing sales and achieving store target goals by leading an environment of productivity through ensuring the store team has the knowledge and skills to meet store goals for sales and customer engagement.
• Assist in monitoring payroll while protecting the needs of the business.
• Lead and inspire customer-centric culture by recognizing and rewarding the teams’ successes.
• Be an active brand ambassador within the community through proactively seeking opportunities to engage with the customers and support or participate in community initiatives outside the four walls of the store.
• In partnership with the store manager, provide leadership to ensure thorough training and ongoing development of store team in customer engagement and all company programs, policies and procedures.
• Partner with Store Manager in achieving all financial and operational objectives including expense control, Loss Prevention, store audits and review weekly reports.
• Responsible for ensuring that the store’s inventory integrity is maintained
• Partner with Store Manager on the implementation of visual merchandise directives and maintains standards consistent with the company brand strategies.
• Partner with Store Manager to ensure compliance and adherence to policies and procedures, standards and practices, and company directives regarding loss prevention, safety and compliance; protects company assets.
• Model behavior that respects the background, experience, and cultural differences of others, while upholding the integrity and values of the VF Corporation and the brand.
• Promote an environment that encourages participation, creativity, and learning by sharing best practices and building on the ideas of others.

What You Bring

Required

• 1+ years of store management experience in a fast-paced, highly engaging retail environment
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales results
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business; will require weekends, evenings, and holidays
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced store environment
• Proven ability to meet business goals by driving results through store team
• Willingness and desire to learn and to share knowledge of products, local community, experiences and activities relevant to the store’s customer base
• Ability and desire to provide a highly engaging customer experience through individual service, conversation and relationship building
• Excellent decision-making ability in a fast-paced environment
• Detail orientated
• Proficient computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and software programs

Preferred

• Experience in a specialty retail environment, retail footwear/apparel industry experience
• High School Diploma or GED

Physical:

• Operate office equipment and technology (i.e., computers, tablets, phones, copier, etc.)
• Standing required for entire work shift • Bend, lift, open and move product up to 50 pounds as needed
• Use ladders for visual merchandising, light adjustments, and window banner placement

Free To Be, Inclusion & Diversity

As a purpose-led, performance driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness, and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

What’s In It for You

We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package. Go to MyVFBenefits.com and click on “Looking to Join VF?” to learn more.

Our Parent Company, VF Corporation

VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies connecting people to the lifestyles, activities and experiences they cherish through our family of iconic outdoor, active and workwear brands. At the heart of our journey lies our company-wide purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It’s the reason we come to work every day. It’s a commitment shared by our global associates across all brands. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Learn more at vfc.com

We just have one question. Are you in?

Hiring Range :

Incentive Potential : This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation : This position is a part-time or limited time position (i.e., internship) and is not eligible for all of the benefits plans offered at VF Corporation. There are some benefits the company offers that this position can participate in. You can review a general overview of the benefits provided at VF by visiting and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on the benefits options you qualify for will be provided upon hire.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. Although all positions have a hiring range based upon market data, this position has a minimum starting rate that is listed above. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. VF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.