Center Store Manager

Healthy Living; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible scheduling

Paid time off

Job summary

Healthy Living in South Burlington is seeking a Center Store Manager to oversee Grocery, Refrigerated, Frozen, Wellness, Beer, and Wine departments. You will lead department staff, manage daily operations, merchandising, inventory, product quality, and department performance while driving replenishment, using HL software and data reports to support sales goals and budget.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, organized operations, and flexible scheduling, with a pay rate starting at

Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain accountability for the day-to-day operations of the store, promoting an organized, efficient, and smoothly run environment.
• Support a stable, profitable, and growing business through effective operational leadership and decision-making.
• Monitor store performance and operations across multiple departments, identifying opportunities for improvement and growth.
• Promote and empower continuous quality improvement initiatives throughout all departments.
• Partner with Department Assistant Managers to maintain appropriate inventory levels, product assortment, and merchandising standards that support organizational goals.
• Foster an exceptional guest experience by promoting Healthy Living's culture and maintaining a positive, comfortable, and welcoming store atmosphere.
• Support, coach, and develop team members while encouraging collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Lead by example through genuine, compassionate, and "extra mile" service to guests and fellow team members.

Job description

Description

Healthy Living is looking for a Center Store Manager in South Burlington. The Center Store Manager will oversee all functions of the Grocery, Refrigerated, Frozen, Wellness, Beer, and Wine departments. This individual will be leading department staff and managing daily operations, merchandising, inventory levels, product quality, and department performance. This role is responsible for replenishment buying and inventory management, utilizing HL software, ordering systems, cycle counts, and data reports to support sales goals and budget expectations.

The Center Store Manager leads by example, providing genuine and compassionate "extra mile" service to guests while fostering a positive, high-performing team culture. Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills are essential. Flexible scheduling is a must!

Job Type: Center Store Manager

Schedule: Full-time position, 40 hours/week including flexible availability

Pay Rate: Starting at $27-$32.65/hour. Previous experience will be taken into consideration.

Requirements

Experience

• At least 2 years of management/progressive supervisory experience
• At least 2 years working in a professional retail environment; preferably in the grocery or natural foods industry
• Previous experience working with local products is preferred
• Previous buying, inventory management or equivalent experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain accountability for the day-to-day operations of the store, promoting an organized, efficient, and smoothly run environment.
• Support a stable, profitable, and growing business through effective operational leadership and decision-making.
• Monitor store performance and operations across multiple departments, identifying opportunities for improvement and growth.
• Promote and empower continuous quality improvement initiatives throughout all departments.
• Partner with Department Assistant Managers to maintain appropriate inventory levels, product assortment, and merchandising standards that support organizational goals.
• Foster an exceptional guest experience by promoting Healthy Living's culture and maintaining a positive, comfortable, and welcoming store atmosphere.
• Support, coach, and develop team members while encouraging collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Lead by example through genuine, compassionate, and "extra mile" service to guests and fellow team members.

Benefitswe're proud of! Staff at Healthy Living enjoy:

• Health Insurance (we pay 75% you pay 25% for single health benefits)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Health Spending Accounts
• Paid time off (Full timestaff receive 2 weeks, gainadditionalweek on 1st and 4th anniversary)
• Sick time (Part timestaff receive40 hoursof sick time a year)Paid Maternity/Paternity time, up to8 weekspaid time off!
• Generous store discount: 20% off grocery, 20% off hot bar/salad bar/coffee and juice bar, 10% off beer, 20% off wine, 30% off vitamins/supplements
• 401(k): 100% match of the first 3% of the staff member’s contribution. 50% match on the staff member’s contribution above 3% and up to 5%. Staff are 100% vested in Healthy Living’s contribution from day one
• Income advance program with North Country Federal Credit Union - AKA a loan program, another way we help you get money!
• Free Celtics and Vermont Green tickets
• Plusmany more!

Healthy Living's Essential Behaviors

Make Someone’s Day

You’rehere becauseyou’rea true 51%er and we want you to bring genuine enthusiasm to work daily. You get that warm, fuzzy, tingly-from-head-to-toe feeling when helping others – staff and guests! You see getting to “yes” as a super-fun challenge! You readily and freely interact with every guest.There’s nothing you like more than seeing guests leave happier than when they arrived. When your teammates are having a tough day, you use positive energy to bring them up. When you smile, everyone smiles.

Move fast and be thorough

You work with a purposeful sense of urgency.You will be trained to achieve excellence in your job to complete tasks quickly, efficiently, and with great skill, and at the same time remembering to look up and connect with each guest. You LOVE getting the job done and doing it well.

Create a team people want to stay on

Your genuine, positive energy contributes to an upbeat, effective team where you and your co-workers thrive and express a desire to stay and to grow together. You treat your teammates with respect and kindness every single day. You offer empathy and an open ear. You bringspecial skills to the team that are respected by your teammates and in turn you see the value in others’ skills and talents.

Show Up

You show up to work. You are fully presentforyour teammates, our guests, and our trade partners.You’rea reliable, invested member of the team. You bring authentic, positive energy to work every day. Deep downyou care.

“What can I do?”

The words, “What can I do?” and “How can I help?”flyout of your mouth because you recognize that the collective goal of the team and the store is bigger than the task at hand. Youanticipate the needs of your coworkers and the guests and are proactive in helping others.

Come with a solution

You have a keen eye foridentifyingpain points in our systems, but you always come to the table with a solution to offer. Youthink outside the box,you’re creative in solving problems, and you adapt to change with grace. You always speak up and let us know what you need!

Own it

You hold yourself accountable andyou’re accountable to your teammates. When there is an issue, ask yourself, “What can I do to help fix it?” When there is success, you and your team celebrate! The details matter, and you are attentive to all of them.

Seek knowledge

At Heathy Living we love learning and are naturally curious. We love feedback; it is an opportunity to improve ourselves. You reflect deeply on feedback byfrequently looking inward and evaluating your own performance at HL. You are personally fulfilled by helping others grow and love taking on new challenges and new opportunities to learn.

Healthy Living is anequal opportunity employer andwe’re proud to hire a diverse, inclusive Staff!