Retail H-1B Sponsorship Jobs in Tennessee
Tennessee's retail sector spans national headquarters in Nashville, major distribution hubs around Memphis, and a dense concentration of big-box and specialty retailers across the state. Companies like Dollar General, Tractor Supply Co., and AutoZone are headquartered here and periodically sponsor H-1B visa workers for corporate retail roles in merchandising, supply chain technology, and data analytics.
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Who We Are
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
Job Summary
The Assistant Manager, Operations role is an essential part of the store leadership team and is responsible for making sure our retail business runs smoothly and successfully. Assistant Managers, Operations manage business enablers (including financial, profit and loss [P&L], budget, expenses, and cash) and ensure inventory, supplies, vendor relationships, technology, and facilities are maintained and maximized. They are responsible for writing the store's weekly schedule and accomplishing people-related administrative activities (including completing payroll and other documentation). Assistant Managers, Operations also execute company-driven operations-focused projects and initiatives at the store level.
Core Responsibilities of the Job
Operations, Product, and Strategy
- Implement the Store Manager's Operations vision for the store and cascade to team members.
- Plan and prepare weekly team member schedule according to labor requirements, availability, and budget considerations.
- Move dynamically on the retail floor to assess and fulfill the needs of the business, team, and guests.
- Review, monitor, and partner with Store Manager to manage the budget and other business data and metrics (e.g., P&L statement, expenses) and inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review and sales planning).
- Provide retail floor leadership to team members, including planning retail floor coverage and making decisions to maintain efficiency and effectiveness of retail floor operations.
- Support sell-through management by ensuring accuracy of inventory counts and coordinating labor hours to efficiently receive product deliveries.
- Execute company-level operations-focused directives, projects, and initiatives (e.g., from the SSC).
- Understand and adhere to people safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.
- Perform work in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and laws or regulations.
Leadership and People
- Create and foster a respectful and inclusive team environment by welcoming and celebrating differences to ensure a supportive, productive, and fun experience for all team members.
- Perform administrative actions to support team members, including completing payroll, approving vacation and time off requests, approving shift swaps, and other documentation according to policies and procedures.
- Inform people managers of projected team growth needs to support the building of a strong and diverse team based on operational trends and results.
- Establish supportive and productive relationships with all team members, focusing on personal and professional development.
Guest Experience and Community
- Facilitate a seamless end-to-end guest experience by monitoring the incorporation of omnichannel programs (e.g., in-store guest transactions, buy online pickup in store, phone sales, and ship from store).
- Collaborate with team members to ensure an optimal guest experience that values guests' time and supports store operations.
- Resolve guest feedback and address issues, including guest escalations and urgent requests, helping to "make it right" for guests.
Budget Responsibility
- Accountable for delegated aspects of controllable budget and labor hours.
People Management
- Leadership role indirectly responsible for subset of store employees as delegated by Store Manager.
What We Look For
- Inclusion & Diversity: Creates/supports an inclusive environment that values/celebrates differences.
- Integrity: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner.
- Adaptability/Agility: Navigates uncertainty and ambiguity and can change priorities in a fast-paced environment; recovers quickly from setbacks.
- Leadership: Is able and desires to lead and inspire others; motivates, empowers, develops, and directs people as they work.
- Collaboration and Teamwork: Works productively with and supports others to achieve common goals; seeks connections, partnerships, and diverse perspectives.
- Decision Making/Problem Solving: Identifies opportunities for improvement; evaluates alternatives and makes effective, timely decisions.
- Strategic Thinking: Considers the lasting implications of decisions; sets a plan and makes decisions aligned with company strategy, vision, and values.
- Business Acumen: Is able to quickly understand and address business information (e.g., profit and loss statements, budgets and sales forecasts, retail strategy and approaches).
- Interactive Communication: Conveys information effectively and understands information shared while interacting with others.
Job Requirements
Eligibility
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country in which the store is located.
- Must have the ability to travel to assigned store with reliable transportation methods.
Schedule/Availability
- Work occurs on a variable schedule which could include early mornings, mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights or overnights as well as weekends and holidays.
Experience
- 1 year experience managing business operations and administration, including experience with scheduling and management of designated labor hours and managing projects or processes.
Job Assets (i.e., nice to have; not required)
- Education: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Experience: 1 year retail or sales specific management experience.
Work Context (e.g., environment, interactions, physical)
- Work occurs in an environment with bright lights and loud music.
- Work is accomplished as part of a team and also independently.
- Work may involve managing conflict or mediating problems between others or deescalating guest issues.
- Work involves reaching out to meet and build relationships with strangers/new people, and to strengthen existing community partnerships.
- Work is sometimes conducted on a computer or other technical devices, including to meet with others virtually.
- Work involves moving through a store for most of a shift to help guests and accomplish work, but can also involve sitting for extended periods of time (i.e., more than 1 hour).
- Work may occasionally involve moving boxes weighing up to 30 lbs (13.6 kg).
Compensation & Benefits Package Base Pay Range: $23.19 - $31.38/hour, subject to minimum wage in the location
Target Bonus: 25%
Total Target Base Pay Range: $28.99 - $39.23/hour
lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our offerings, employees in this position are eligible for our competitive bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.
At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
- Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans.
- Paid time off.
- Savings and retirement plan matching.
- Generous employee discount.
- Fitness & yoga classes.
- Parenthood top-up.
- Extensive catalog of development course offerings.
- People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few).
Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
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Search Retail Jobs in TennesseeRetail H-1B Sponsorship Jobs in Tennessee: Frequently Asked Questions
Which retail companies in Tennessee sponsor H-1B visas?
Tennessee is home to several major retail headquarters that have filed H-1B visa petitions. Dollar General, AutoZone, and Tractor Supply Co. are based in the Nashville metro area and have sponsored H-1B workers for corporate roles in technology, analytics, and supply chain operations. Fred's and Genesco are additional Tennessee-based retailers with histories of corporate hiring that may involve H-1B sponsorship.
Which cities in Tennessee have the most retail H-1B sponsorship jobs?
Nashville and its surrounding suburbs, particularly Goodlettsville and Brentwood, concentrate most retail H-1B sponsorship activity due to the corporate headquarters clustered there. Memphis is a secondary hub, with retail distribution and logistics operations that occasionally generate sponsorship-eligible roles. Knoxville and Chattanooga have smaller but active retail corporate presences worth monitoring for openings.
What types of retail roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship in Tennessee?
H-1B sponsorship in retail is almost exclusively limited to corporate office positions that require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Roles that commonly qualify include software engineers supporting e-commerce or point-of-sale systems, data analysts, supply chain engineers, financial analysts, and IT infrastructure specialists. Store-level positions such as sales associates or store managers generally do not meet the specialty occupation requirement for H-1B classification.
How do I find retail H-1B sponsorship jobs in Tennessee?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search, letting you filter by visa type, state, and industry to surface retail H-1B roles in Tennessee without sifting through listings from employers who don't sponsor. Focus your search on corporate functions like technology, analytics, and supply chain, since those are the roles Tennessee-based retail employers most commonly sponsor. Setting up job alerts for Nashville and Memphis will capture the highest volume of relevant openings.
Are there any state-specific considerations for H-1B retail sponsorship in Tennessee?
Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, which can affect total compensation comparisons when evaluating offers from Tennessee-based retail employers versus those in other states. From an immigration standpoint, H-1B rules are federal and apply uniformly regardless of state. However, Tennessee's retail industry is heavily corporate-headquarter-driven, meaning sponsorship opportunities are concentrated in specific suburbs of Nashville rather than distributed broadly across the state.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B retail jobs in Tennessee?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.