UNIQLO Management Candidate (UMC)

Department: UNIQLO stores, On-Site

Reporting to: Store Manager and Corporate Trainer

Start*: July 2025

Salary Range*: $72,000-$88,000

Duration: about 9 months

Location: U.S. Location assigned based on business expansion plans. Relocation and housing costs and coverages are subject to company policy.

Our UNIQLO Management Candidate (UMC) Program is shaped to prepare you to become an impactful store manager. 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 & 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:

• Maximization of sales and profit via sales and inventory management
• Employee staffing, training and development
• Exceptional customer service
• Overall store management, supervision, and policy implementation

Career Growth

After successful completion of the training program, UMCs are placed in a store with an available opening as an Assistant Store Manager. The potential developmental career path of UMCs: UMC, Assistant Store Manager, Store Manager, General Manager/Area Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (open to all majors)
• 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
• Previous retail, food & beverage, hospitality, or sales leadership experience

Desired Candidate Qualities:

• 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
• Relocation assistance may be provided for the first three months of training, depending on distance

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:

To apply and find more information please visit LinkedIn.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, UNIQLO USA, LLC, does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The Company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.

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