General Manager in Training - Retail

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Scheduling

401(k) – 100% match up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after

Competitive Pay

Career Development

Quarterly Bonus Program

Profit-Sharing Opportunity

Job summary

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. in Joliet, IL is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee daily operations across store, fuel, restaurant, and truck care, driving efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.

You will lead a team, manage processes, analyze profit and loss, and implement strategies to grow sales while ensuring safety and a clean, well-maintained facility. Strong leadership, budgeting, and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in retail or travel stop management with $2M+ annual sales.
• 2+ years supervising 5-10+ employees.
• 2+ years managing budgets and P&L statements.
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen and background checks, possibly DOT.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations across store, fuel, restaurant and truck care.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility and safety checks.
• Drive sales through inventory management and merchandising standards.
• Support General Manager with tasks, scheduling, cash integrity, and reporting.
• Analyze profit and loss statements and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with managers on talent acquisition.

Skills

Operations management

Budget & P&L

Team supervision

Customer service

Scheduling & staffing

Communication

Inventory & merchandising

Tools

POS systems

Inventory software

Job description

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Benefits:

• $28.00 - $40.00 p/hr
• Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Scheduling
• 401(k) – 100% match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30-days
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development
• Quarterly Bonus Program
• Profit-Sharing Opportunity

Welcome to Love’s!

At Love’s, our Operations Managers assist/oversee daily operations to drive efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include leading a team, managing processes, and executing strategies to grow sales and meet organizational goals. With opportunity as our greatest benefit and having a supportive team environment, this role is perfect for driven individuals looking to make an impact.

Job Functions:

• Hands-on responsibility of multiple business operations up to and potentially including retail store, fuel, restaurant, fresh kitchen, and truck care.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility through restroom and shower cleanliness, facilities, equipment maintenance, and safety checks.
• Drive sales of products and services through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory management, and merchandising standards.
• Assist the General Manager with proper task execution and completion, schedule and cash integrity, and complete daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.
• Understand financial reporting to include analyzing profit and loss statements and affecting changes to capture and capitalize on opportunities.
• Collaborate with managers in the efforts of talent acquisition.

Requirements:

• 2+ years in retail, travel stop or c-store, big box, grocery, or department store management.
• 2+ years managing operations with an annual sales volume of $2+million.
• 2+ years affecting and deciphering budgets and P&L statements.
• 2+ years supervising and training 5-10+ employees.
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Additional screening may include a motor vehicle check and/or DOT Physical.

Skills and Demands:

• Ability to work various shift times to include days, afternoons, evenings, nights, occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer satisfaction focus.
• Exceptional customer service, positive rapport building, expert salesmanship, and ensuring satisfaction by managing operations and employee-vehicle deployment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.
• Effective teamwork skills.
• Ability to navigate various computer programs, systems, and technology tools as part of daily operations.
• Must be able to talk, hear, move around, lift up to 50 pounds, and see clearly to perform job duties

Our Culture:

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.

Nearest Major Market: Joliet

Nearest Secondary Market: Chicago