
Team Leader, Operations
Naperville, ILFull-timeSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Team Leader, Operations leads merchandising and stock teams to support merchandise flow and store operations. The role oversees salesfloor, backdoor, curbside, replenishment, and back-of-house standards, while managing expenses and protecting margin. The leader coaches and develops associates, communicates the design vision, and partners with store leadership to keep the salesfloor customer-ready and deliver operational and visual excellence.
Skills & qualifications
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Qualifications
Full job description
Organized, efficient, and adaptable, the Team Leader – Operations ensures seamless merchandise flow and store operations. Supporting the Assistant Store Leaders for Operations and Visual, you lead, plan, and supervise merchandising and stock teams, adjusting priorities and schedules to keep the salesfloor customer-ready. You manage salesfloor, backdoor, and curbside operations, oversee inventory replenishment and back-of-house standards, and maintain control of store expenses, including supplies, packaging, and truck scheduling. You protect margin through safe product handling and effective management of second-quality and clearance items. As a mentor and leader, you communicate the design vision, provide feedback, and foster collaboration across teams to deliver operational and visual excellence.
A day in the life as a Team Leader, Operations...
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Lead designated team and manage associate workload as determined in partnership with the Assistant Store Leader
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Coach associates on exceptional performance and maintain a strong visible presence in the department/work area
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In coordination with the Assistant Store Leader, support all aspects of performance and development for the designated team to encourage professional growth
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Provide specific and timely feedback about performance directly to associates and share observations with the Assistant Store Leader
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Partner with the Assistant Store Leader to train and develop associates on product knowledge, selling, customer service, operations, visual, policies and procedures, as applicable
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Focus on promoting sales as they pertain to, or are driven by, position and acting as the Leader On Duty (LOD)
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Communicate regularly with the Assistant Store Leader to review business results, execution of plans/strategies, customer feedback and associate performance
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Ensure all customers are provided gracious, quick and efficient service through setting expectations and modeling behaviors
What you'll bring to the table...
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Excellent organizational and time management skills
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Strong problem solving skills
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Demonstrated ability to execute and drive results
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Required to spend significant time on the sales floor, interacting with customers, observing day to day operations, coaching, and helping whenever and wherever needed
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Ability to work a full time flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed
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Majority of time in this role will be spent interacting with customers and associates in the store and ensuring that the store business is running smoothly
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Ability to be in the store as the Leader on Duty multiple times a week
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Hourly team members and several leaders within multiple departments will rely on you in the store for everyday operations and ongoing efforts like associate development and performance management
We'd love to hear from you if you have…
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1+ years customer service or retail leadership experience
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Experience with Microsoft Office, Google applications, computer systems and tablet devices
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Full-Time roles: open availability to work flexible hours on weekdays, evenings and weekends
Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request. The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US. State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,968 open Retail Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$58–81K/yr310 salary ranges
- Illinois median$18–19/hr125 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 165 open Retail Operations jobs in Illinois and 2,968 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Thorntons LLC46 open
- Hibbett21 open
- Walgreens19 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Retail Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,453 postings).
- Education
- 42 of the 2,968 open Retail Operations jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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