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Burlington Vice President, New Store Delivery in Burlington, New Jersey
LOCATION 1830 Route 130 North Burlington NJ US 08016
Overview
Position Summary:
The Vice President of New Store Delivery position is pivotal to spearheading Burlington’s aggressive expansion as outlined in our Burlington 2.0 growth strategy. With an ambitious goal to open 100 net new stores annually, this role demands a visionary leader who can strategically manage and oversee about 140 gross new store openings each year, accounting for relocations and closures. You will play a critical role in our rigorous and multifaceted pre-opening processes including coordination with construction, IT, AP, staffing, and merchandising. This position requires a sophisticated balance of project timelines, stakeholder engagement, and organizational interdependencies.
Reporting directly to the SVP of New Store Delivery & Market Strategy, the Vice President will be expected to leverage deep industry knowledge and a fervent passion for retail expansion to drive the success of our store openings. Your leadership will ensure seamless coordination across various departments such as IT, Merchandising, Operations, and HR, enhancing our store launch effectiveness and setting a high standard from day one.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Oversight: Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for new store development, ensuring alignment with Burlington’s long-term business objectives.
Leadership in Execution: Provide expert guidance and direct support for our most complex store openings, aimed at minimizing changes to grand opening schedules and maximizing store readiness and performance.
Innovative Problem Solving: Proactively identify and resolve immediate challenges, while also designing and implementing sustainable solutions to prevent future issues.
Continuous Improvement: Establish robust feedback loops with store teams to continuously refine opening processes and drive cost efficiencies without compromising on quality.
Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the SVP to formulate and refine organizational strategies based on insights gained from initial store openings.
As a key member of our leadership team, you will not only lead by example but also inspire a culture of excellence and innovation that aligns with Burlington’s strategic goals and values.
New store delivery (pre-opening):
Leadership: Lead a team of Territory managers that will be your “on-the-ground” team that are responsible for their territory’s new store opening success (on-time and high performing out of the gate). Additionally, the role is planned for two centralized resources that will focus on overall process management & improvement and data tracking, integration, and reporting.
Set objectives and develop team members.
Monitor performance, coach, celebrate wins, and set actions where there are opportunities.
Stakeholder Engagement: Identify and cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to facilitate the success of new store openings. Ensure these relationships span various departments such as merchandising, store operations, marketing, and HR.
Field Leadership Integration: Actively involve field leadership early in the store delivery process to prepare them for operational success. Coordinate experiences for non-field associates to participate in new store setups, enhancing company-wide understanding and support.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with merchandising, visual merchandising, marketing, fixture procurement, HR, and outbound logistics to ensure a cohesive approach to store openings.
Milestone Management: Monitor and ensure the completion of key decisions and pre-opening milestones. Develop and implement a process to escalate and address issues promptly, utilizing a centralized tracking system.
Immersive Experience Development: Working with cross-functional partners, develop an immersive experience in opening new stores through their processes. This would not be continuous, but a necessary part of early on-boarding. For example:
Attend permitting & other critical sessions in construction
Work alongside fixture installers
Build BPOD & help execute initial inventory
Train on AP processes & equipment
Participate in soft and grand openings
New store delivery (post-opening):
Conduct post-opening feedback sessions across new stores
Leverage survey data to also obtain feedback
Long-term problem solving & strategy:
With engagement from cross-functional partners, identify & build solutions against long-term opportunities related to new store opening.
Where possible, leverage inputs from what was captured in centralized issue log outlined above
With SVP, develop options for organization to scale efforts based on learning from initial set of new stores.
With engagement of IT and other necessary resources, identify opportunities to systematize new store milestone tracking (i.e., relevant store operations metrics included in our real estate tracking software Lucernex).
Education and Qualifications:
Education:
B.A. in Real Estate or equivalent experience
MBA or Masters in related field preferred
Experience:
- 10+ years of related experience
Skills and Abilities:
Effective cross functional leader, has the ability to influence.
Strong verbal communicator, resilient and innovative problem solver.
Experience with new store opening processes a plus, has knowledge of different cross functional dependencies.
Leverage data to analyze and identify risk to ensure proper resource allocation and prioritization.
Effective at leading meetings, ensuring follow-ups are clear, assigned to the right business partners and verify timely completion.
Ability to recognize patterns and solve issues at root level.
40% Frequent travel, more often during store opening quarters
Come join our team. You’re going to like it here!
You will enjoy a competitive wage, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.
We are a rapidly growing brand, and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
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Posting Number 2024-225691
Location US-NJ-Burlington
Address 1830 Route 130 North
Zip Code 08016
Workplace Type Hybrid
Position Type Regular Full-Time
Career Site Category Corporate
Position Category Real Estate/Store Development
Evergreen Yes
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