AMBSE

Director,RetailOperations

$185–275k ~AI est. United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Director, Retail Operations at AMBSE. Skills: Retail operations, Multi-location management, Inventory management, Event retail execution. Own day-to-day operations across all AMBSE retail locations. Ensure each environment meets brand, safety, and service”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure each environment meets brand, safety, and service standards; Hold each accountable to sales performance, operational compliance, and fan experience standards; Optimize coverage against game day and event calendars; Ensure shrink is tracked, reported, and addressed; Ensure all event retail locations are set, approved, and operational before gates; Monitor performance and fan experience in real time during events; Own deployment timelines, staff training, performance validation, and ongoing system integrity; Develop the SOPs, workflows, and training programs required for the system to perform as designed across stores and warehouse; Ensure systems are operational, issues are escalated and resolved quickly, and technology continuously meets business needs; Track and report key operational KPIs — sales by location, shrink, and event performance — on a regular cadence to the VP of Retail; Identify cost and process improvement opportunities across the retail ops infrastructure

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Continuous improvement

Eligibility Requirements

Available to work select nights, weekends, game days, and major events

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Management, Operations, or related field, 10+ years of experience in retail operations, Meaningful tenure in an in-venue, stadium, or high-volume event retail environment, Proven track record managing multi-location retail teams, Experience owning warehouse operations, Experience owning inventory management, Experience owning seasonal hiring cycles, Hands-on experience implementing or managing retail technology systems, Available to work select nights, weekends, game days, and major events

Nice to Have

POS, RFID, or inventory management platforms strongly preferred, Familiarity with sports retail, licensed product environments, or large-scale venue operations strongly preferred

What You'll Do.

Own day-to-day operations across all AMBSE retail locations

Ensure each environment meets brand

Lead and develop a team of store managers

Hold each accountable to sales performance

operational compliance

Establish and enforce store operating procedures

Establish and enforce opening and closing protocols

Establish and enforce loss prevention standards across all

Partner with the VP of Retail & Merchandising

and staffing models across

Lead seasonal and event-based hiring cycles

Manage workforce planning

and training for contract

Partner with HR on recruiting pipelines

compensation benchmarking

Build and maintain training programs that ensure all

Manage the relationship with contract retail staffing partners

Oversee warehouse operations including receiving

Own cycle count cadence and annual physical inventory

Ensure shrink is tracked

Partner with the merchandising & buying team to

Maintain inventory management systems

Ensure all teams are operating within established receiving

Lead event retail planning and execution for all

Serve as the main retail point of contact

Own pre-event preparation checklists

Own staff deployment plans

Own post-event wrap reporting

Ensure all event retail locations are set

Monitor performance and fan experience in real time

Lead the enterprise-wide implementation of AMBSE's new POS

Own deployment timelines

performance validation

Own implementation and enterprise adoption of YellowDog inventory

and training programs required

Maintain dotted-line oversight of the POS/Tech Analyst

Ensure systems are operational

issues are escalated and

Partner with the Senior Accountant on retail store

Track and report key operational KPIs — sales

Identify cost and process improvement opportunities across the

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional coordination; Vendor management; Stakeholder management; Buying; Marketing; Venue ops; Senior leadership; HR; Merchandising; Finance

Communication Scope

Clear; Direct; Effective

Process & Methodology

Process management, Resource planning

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