Full- Time Sales Lead

Overview
About Express, Inc.
Express, Inc. is a multi-brand fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest. The Company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. Grounded in a belief that style, quality and value should all be found in one place, Express is a brand with a purpose - We Create Confidence. We Inspire Self-Expression. - powered by a styling community. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for exceptional fit and an innovative retail model. UpWest is an apparel, accessories and home goods brand with a purpose to Provide Comfort for People & Planet.
The Company has over 530 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the Express.com online store and the Express mobile app; over 60 Bonobos Guideshop locations and the Bonobos.com online store; and 13 UpWest retail stores and the UpWest.com online store. Express, Inc. is traded on the NYSE under the symbol EXPR. For more information about our Company, please vis it www.express.com/investor and for more information about our brands, please visit www.express.com , www.bonobos.com or www.upwest.com .
Responsibilities
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The Engagement Leader creates memorable experiences for customers by embodying a hospitality mindset and driving the consistent delivery of positive customer experiences, promoting squad interconnectivity, assisting in teaching squad members, and modeling strong stylist skills. The Engagement Leader delivers the highest level of a personalized styling that helps to fulfill the Express brand purpose: We Create Confidence. We Inspire Self-Expression.
This position is responsible for achieving personal productivity and performance metrics as well as contributing to the total Style Squad's success. Additionally, our Engagement Leaders are brand ambassadors for the Express experience and promote to potential squad members an inclusive squad mentality built on teamwork and shared objectives.
Key Responsibilities

• Exemplify a hospitality mindset and deliver on all aspects of the Express Customer Experience Philosophy to create outstanding experiences for customers/clients
• Support Style Squad interconnectedness and approach customer engagement with the thought that it is a 'team sport' by actively engaging with colleagues to deliver the very best customer experience
• Create an environment built on teamwork and inspiring a Squad mentality
• Teach, coach and develop Stylists to create transformational/memorable experiences for customers
• Set the example for engaging with a hospitality mindset
• Model transformative customer experiences leveraging the Customer Experience Philosophy
• Display expert knowledge of product, company policies, promotions, and loyalty programs
• Drive for results by leading the customer experience as Customer Engagement Leader (CEL)
• Execute all aspects of daily store operations
• Monitor the customer experiences delivered by squad members, providing feedback and coaching

Essential Qualifications

• High school or equivalent education
• One to three years' experience, preferably in retail or hospitality
• Willing and able to meet defined availability criteria including nights, weekends and non-business hours
• Proficient in use of retail technology such as iPads and registers

Preferred Qualifications (skills and abilities)

• Hospitality mindset with a genuine desire to create positive and memorable customer experiences
• Ability to explain and model how excellent customer experiences are created
• Proven ability to drive sales results
• Strong supervisory and communication skills
• Brand ambassador mentality

Closing
An equal opportunity employer, EXPR does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. EXPR only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. EXPR is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a listed job position, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Notification to Agencies : Please note that EXPR does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, EXPR will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.