Overview

Bring your skills as an experienced store operations leader to a growing Fortune 500 retail company and certified Great Place to Work! Burlington Stores is a nationally recognized retailer of high quality, branded merchandise at everyday low prices, with over 800 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.

As the Director, Communications, you will support Store Communications and Workload Planning. You will play a critical role within our Store Operations leadership team. You will be responsible for partnering across the organization to develop strategic communications strategies and gatekeeping/workload capacity plans. You will integrate planning processes with field and corporate business partners to ensure alignment with business objectives. A successful candidate will build and maintain strong relationships throughout the organization with both field and corporate business partners, working in a growing, fast paced environment, remaining flexible with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.You must be able to prioritize, plan, and implement workload planning solutions that streamline execution and drive results through an organized and effective communication strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Develop communication strategies to support end-to-end initiatives that drive operational improvements in stores via updated processes, operational efficiencies, and SOPs.
• Develop communications tools (calendars, brand templates, etc.,) that enable management teams to understand workload requirements and potential impact on driving results.
• Manage a comprehensive gatekeeping/workload capacity strategy that supports stores’ ability to execute tasks at the highest level.
• Drive field and store execution through the BPLANNER task management system
• Work closely with IT partners to develop and maintain KPI dashboard for field and stores to drive results through the most important metrics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a related discipline (retail operations, business administration, communications, project management, etc.) with 5 years experience developing operational or workload planning strategies in a fast-paced retail environment or equivalent experience.
• Leadership experience with proven ability to achieve business results while executing against multiple priorities

Hybrid Position: We are looking for someone that could come into the Burlington, NJ office on 1-2 days a week. 

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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