Product Operations Lead
Job Description
The Product Operations Lead is part of the store leadership team at Lululemon, focused on turning store product strategy into day-to-day execution. The role drives inventory processing, back-of-house operations, and inventory accuracy while supporting a guest-first experience during scheduled floor coverage.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with store leadership to bring the store product strategy to life.
- Plan, prioritize, manage, and lead inventory processing and accuracy activities in line with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Ensure product actions are executed, including pull backs, consolidations, and repricing.
- Create a fun and productive shift environment that engages team members in inventory management.
- Monitor product levels and communicate findings to support sell-through strategy and optimal product availability for guests.
- Review and interpret daily business data and metrics to guide store actions, such as analyzing product sell-through to recommend product focus or, for outlets, pricing.
- Participate in the store hiring process, including recruitment, selection, hiring recommendations, onboarding, and training.
- Address performance through ongoing learning and development by providing direct feedback, recognition, coaching, demonstrations, and hands-on support.
- Foster a respectful, inclusive team environment through supportive working relationships.
- When scheduled as Supervisor on Duty during store open hours, move dynamically and lead from the floor to deliver technical product education and a world-class guest experience.
Requirements
- Legal authorization to work in the country where the store is located.
- Ability to travel to the assigned store using reliable transportation methods.
- Schedule varies based on store needs.
- Shifts are typically scheduled for mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- During peak periods, special events, or other circumstances, schedules may include early mornings or late nights or overnights for some team members.
Experience
- At least 1 year of work experience.
- Some experience with inventory management, product or visual merchandising, stocking, or planning and logistics, including using business technology to complete work.
- Some experience leading, mentoring, delegating, or implementing processes with others.
Job Assets (Nice to Have)
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent, or above.
- Experience in retail, sales, distribution center, or warehouse operations, including reviewing and interpreting business reports and metrics to inform action.
- For Experiential stores with food and beverage service: Food safety and/or liquor service certification.
What Lululemon Looks For
- Inclusion & Diversity: Creates and supports an inclusive environment that values and celebrates differences.
- Integrity: Behaves honestly, fairly, and ethically.
- Adaptability/Agility: Navigates uncertainty and can change priorities in a fast-paced environment, recovering quickly from setbacks.
- Leadership: Desires to lead and inspire others by motivating, empowering, developing, and directing people.
- Collaboration and Teamwork: Works productively with others to achieve shared goals while seeking connections, partnerships, and diverse perspectives.
- Decision Making/Problem Solving: Identifies improvement opportunities, evaluates alternatives, and makes effective decisions in a timely way.
- Planning and Organizing: Plans and organizes work efficiently to complete tasks aligned with priorities.
- Interactive Communication: Communicates information effectively and understands shared information during interactions.
Work Context
- Involves moving through the store, including front-of-house areas with bright lights and loud music, and back-of-house areas with no windows or natural light.
- Performed as part of a team, sometimes independently, and sometimes using a computer or other technical devices.
- May occasionally require moving boxes up to 30 lbs (13.6 kg) and/or using ladders to reach materials.
- For Experiential stores with food and beverage service: May involve using industrial kitchen equipment and exposure to heat to prepare food or beverages.
Compensation & Benefits
- Location: Orlando, FL (onsite)
- Hourly Base Pay: USD 22.00 - 27.00 per hour
- Target Bonus: $2.00/hour
- Total Target Base Pay Range: $24.00 - $27.25/hour
Compensation follows a pay-for-performance philosophy recognizing exceptional individual and team performance. The base pay offered is based on market location and may vary by job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. Employees in this position may be eligible for a competitive bonus program and equity offerings, subject to eligibility requirements. Incentive programs, benefits, and perks may be changed or discontinued at any time without advance notice.
- Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
- Paid time off
- Savings and retirement plan matching
- Generous employee discount
- Fitness and yoga classes
- Parenthood top-up
- Development course offerings
- People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series
Education and Minimum Experience
- Minimum experience: 1 year of work experience