Co Manager

RaceTrac; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in LaGrange, Georgia, is seeking a Co-Manager to support the General Manager in overseeing store profitability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in food service and retail management, with a strong emphasis on customer service and operational excellence. This full-time role includes responsibilities such as training staff, ensuring food quality, and maintaining store standards.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of prior food service, retail, or restaurant supervisory experience.
• 1+ years management experience preferred.
• Proficiency in analyzing profit and loss statements.

Responsibilities

• Establish an environment of prompt and courteous service.
• Encourage a high standard of store cleanliness.
• Lead coaching and training of direct reports.

Skills

Food service knowledge

Retail management

Conflict management

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

As the Co-Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the General Manager in overseeing the profitability for one RaceTrac store. You will continuously deliver RaceTrac’s mission of making people’s lives simpler and more enjoyable through friendly service, food execution, cleanliness, talent leadership, and driving store success.

Responsibilities

• Friendly: Establish an environment of prompt, efficient, and courteous service and effectively engage in conflict management
• Food: Drive excellence in food service by executing processes, implementing goals to increase sales and margin, ensuring product quality, and utilizing training resources; Ensure all food offers are available; ensure preparation areas and equipment are clean and properly maintained
• Clean: Encourage and manage a high standard of store cleanliness; Direct, monitor, and adhere to all RaceTrac, federal, state, and local safety-related regulations, including food safety regulations; Responsible for executing shift duties, maintaining overall presentation standards, and representing the RaceTrac brand
• Leading Talent: Demonstrate RaceTrac's Core Values of Honesty, Efficiency, Positive Attitude, Respect, and Teamwork; Display RaceTrac’s Leadership Qualities through acting with a servant-leader mentality, prioritizing tasks appropriately, going the extra mile for guests and your team, listening, and communicating respectfully, and solving problems with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach; Lead the coaching, training, and assessment of direct reports while adhering to operational standards; Provide feedback and recommendations on employee performance and development to the General Manager
• Driving Success: Work with the General Manager to direct the control of inventory and the distribution of materials, merchandise, and supplies; Develop and maintain a relationship with vendors to ensure efficient and accurate deliveries; Use company provided tools to coach, mentor and develop a high performing store team

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED in progress or completed
• 3-5 years of prior food service, retail, or restaurant supervisory experience; retail management experience preferred
• 1+ years management experience preferred
• Previous experience working in high-volume, guest-focused, transactional environment preferred
• Knowledge and skills in analyzing profit and loss statements and overall financial performance of the store
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proven knowledge of Labor Laws and staffing best practices
• Takes initiative
• Can lift up to 50 pounds and repeatedly bend, stand, and reach while on the job
• May be required to obtain and maintain food handler permit, based on local or state requirements
• May be required to obtain and maintain alcohol server permit, based on local or state requirements

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales and Business Development

Industries

• Retail