General Manager in Training

MERS / Missouri Goodwill Industries; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus up to $500

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

PTO 15 days

Flexible schedules

Job summary

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is seeking a General Manager in Training to support our Retail Management team at the Aftergut Center Headquarters. You will learn to oversee store operations, budgets, and staffing while upholding our mission to Change Lives Through the Power of Work.

The role offers an hourly full-time schedule with a $24.50 hourly rate and a bonus potential of up to $500 per month. A path through our Leadership Development Cohort Program guides your growth.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Three years of Retail, Warehouse, or Logistics management experience.
• Valid MO or IL driver’s license and insurance are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including customer service, conflict resolution, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Learn to oversee store operations, resources, and budgets to meet/exceed goals.
• Model values to foster safety, ethics, and quality within the store.
• Supervise and train staff to perform core duties.
• Provide superior customer service to retain donors, shoppers, and staff; de-escalate issues quickly.

Skills

Retail management

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Scheduling software

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

POS system

Inventory software

Scheduling software

Job description

Career Opportunities: General Manager in Training (7932)

Requisition ID7932-Posted09/08/2026-Retail Management-Retail Administration-Aftergut Center Headquarters-Retail Operations-25%

Required Travel:25%
Position Type:Hourly Full-Time
Hourly Rate:$24.50
Bonus Potential: Up to $500/month

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professionalGeneral Manager in Trainingto join ourRetail Managementteam! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Three years of Retail, Warehouse, or Logistics management experience.
• A Valid MO or IL state driver’s license and insurance are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills include customer service, conflict resolution, and teamwork.
• Leadership skills include quality decision-making, goal-setting, and problem-solving, with the ability to motivate and lead employees and hold them accountable.
• Comfortable with workplace technology like registers, scheduling, and inventory management software.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Responsible for learning how to oversee store operations, resources, and budgets to ensure all goals and benchmarks are met or exceeded.
• Model core values to establish a culture with an understanding and commitment to safety, ethics, and quality within the store.
• Supervise, direct, and train assigned staff and ensure they perform their essential/primary functions.
• Provide superior internal and external customer service to ensure repeat donors, shoppers, and staff retention and de-escalate customer dissatisfaction quickly and effectively.
• Coach and counsel employees concerning the performance of their job duties, including discipline up to and including termination.
• Exercise independent judgment in assigning daily job duties to achieve daily operational tasks.
• Helps to identify and recommend employees with proven performance for advancement.
• Safeguards company property and personal information from harm, damage, or theft. Reports any theft, misappropriation, unethical/inappropriate behavior, or unauthorized possession of company property to a member of management, Human Resources, or Risk Management.
• Must read, follow, model, and enforce all agency policies, procedures, and values.
• Utilizes efficient staffing methods to ensure the store is staffed appropriately. Arranges for replacements of absent employees when necessary. Audits, edits, and approves payroll.
• Eliminates wasteful practices through process improvement.
• Maintains a professional appearance, adhering to MERS Goodwill’s dress code
• Completion of the MERS Goodwill's Leadership Development Cohort Program.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Monthly Bonus up to $500.00
• Individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.

MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.