UNIQLO Management Candidate (UMC) - Mid Career
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Similar Industry Titles and Key Words: Store Manager in Training, Executive Team Leader in Training, Retail Store Management Trainee, Store Management Development Program, Retail Leadership Program
Department: UNIQLO stores, On-Site
Reporting to: Store Manager and Store Learning & Development Trainer
Start: January 2027, July 2027
Salary Range*: $84,000 - $91,000
Duration: approximately 12 months
Location: U.S. Store Location assigned based on business expansion plans. Relocation, housing costs, and all other benefits listed below are subject to company policy.
The UNIQLO Management Candidate (UMC) Program is shaped to leverage your existing management, customer service, and operations experience and guide you toward becoming an impactful UNIQLO Store Operations Leader. As a UNIQLO Store Manager you will take on many roles, such as an innovator, talent developer, problem solver, and above all a global business leader. You will join a community of passionate and diverse peers in this training program, which is expected to last approximately nine months. You will be assigned to work in one of our U.S. stores where you will take on the responsibility of a business owner, overseeing sales and inventory planning, layout & visual merchandising, profit and loss, people management, and customer satisfaction.
As a member of the Store Management team, you embody Company’s philosophy of “Changing Clothes. Changing Conventional Wisdom. Change the World,” by driving sales and profit with your team and building customer loyalty through excellent customer service. Under the mentorship of your Store Manager/Trainer, you will oversee an engaged, productive store team by leading by example through demonstrating strong leadership and initiative.
As a UMC, you will be learning from your trainer how to support the store and team in the following areas:
Store Operations
- Manage opening, mid-day, and closing store procedures
- Oversee cleanliness, organization, and visual merchandising standards
- Execute daily stock replenishment and manage backroom efficiency
- Support point-of-sale and customer service operations
Leadership & Management
- Coach and develop associates through feedback and performance conversations
- Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention initiatives
- Build a positive and inclusive team culture
- Learn workforce planning and talent management practices
Sales Planning & Review
- Understand and manage store profitability
- Analyze labor, sales, and productivity metrics
- Develop action plans to achieve business goals
- Learn strategic decision-making through retail business reviews
Training & Development
- Engage in hands-on mentorship with Area Managers, Store Managers or Learning & Development Trainer
- Participate in district and regional business reviews
- Gain exposure to multi-store leadership and business planning
After successful completion of the training program, depending on your previous work experience and achievement level in the program, you could follow an expedited career path of the following:
- Store Manager
- General Manager/Area Manager
To learn more about Careers at UNIQLO please visit: https://careers-us.uniqlo.com/
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree, business administration or hospitalities studies preferred 1-3 years of retail, food & beverage, hospitality, or sales management experience
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now and in the future.
- Available to join in-person orientation at our New York City office & NYC Training Store during the first two weeks of the program.
- Flexibility to relocate to various locations over the course of your career
- Flexible work schedule, which could include early mornings, late nights, or overnights as well as weekends and holidays
- Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodations
- Strong leadership experience and work ethic
- Analytical and intuitive mindset to drive innovative processes and compliance with various laws that impact the business
- Passion for customer service
- Ability to adapt and multi-task in a fast-changing environment
- Team player mentality
- Ability to capture fundamental issues, out of box thinking, and challenging the status quo
General Benefits
- Relocation assistance depending on distance
- Competitive paid time off package
- 401K plan
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- Medical flexible spending account
- Transit flexible spending account
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Merchandise discount
Physical Demands: This position involves constant moving, talking, hearing, reaching, and standing. Involves standing for at least two consecutive hours. Involves lifting at least 30 lbs. May occasionally involve stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders. Vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. May involve reaching above eye level. Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodations
Next Steps:
Before being considered for interviews, a pre-screening questionnaire will be given to selected applicants.
The interview process consists of three rounds of virtual interviews:
1. Recruiter Interview
2. Store Manager/Director Interview
3. Interview Preparation
4. C-Suite and HR Leader Interview
Please expect a 4-6 week turnaround time. We will start interviewing around early September (applications may close early if there is an influx of candidates)!
Salary:
*The offered salary or salary range is based on several factors, including, but not limited to, overall experience, relevant experience, education level, certifications, applicable skills and expertise, and location of the position. Start dates are subject to change based on business needs.
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About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,500 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now over 3,600.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
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