Group Manager/Field Ops

Farmers Home Furniture; Dublin (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmers Home Furniture in Georgia is seeking a Group Manager to recruit, lead and develop independent Store Managers through coaching and support, focusing on profitability, customer relationships, and operational excellence across our store group.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Management or Business Administration and at least 7 years in retail management, with a valid driver's license; you will oversee store leaders, drive sales, monitor KPIs, and promote community involvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Management or Business Administration and 7+ years retail management experience.
• Valid State Driver’s License required.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Recruits, leads and develops Store Managers through coaching and support.
• Drives sales growth, profitability and customer relationships.
• Ensures operational excellence and community involvement.
• Oversees group of stores and manages staff, schedules, and performance.
• Reviews sales reports, KPIs and credit/AR for stores.

Skills

Store management

Leadership

Budgeting/financial analysis

Staff coaching & development

Sales growth

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Management or Business Administration

Job description

Description

The Group Manager recruits, leads and develops independent Store Managers through coaching and support, driving integrity, accountability, and performance. They focus on sales growth, profitability, customer relationships, and managing bad debt while ensuring operational excellence and community involvement.

Description

The Group Manager recruits, leads and develops independent Store Managers through coaching and support, driving integrity, accountability, and performance. They focus on sales growth, profitability, customer relationships, and managing bad debt while ensuring operational excellence and community involvement.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Oversees and manages assigned group of stores, store managers, and support staff; plans work schedules and coordinates activities.
• Ensures stores and the group are meeting established profit and sales goals.
• Promotes and sets high expectations for Community Involvement initiatives that build trust and loyalty, enhance brand recognition, and drives foot traffic and sales which all align with company values.
• Actively participates in the recruitment of Store Managers and Store Manager Trainees to build a strong talent pipeline, ensure cultural alignment, and support consistent, long-term business success across all stores.
• Develop Store Managers to actively recruit, develop, and retain top talent for all store-level positions, ensuring strong succession pipelines and minimizing staffing gaps.
• Monitors, reviews, and analyzes daily, weekly, and/or monthly sales reports, profit and loss statements, KPIs, and credit reports for assigned group of stores to identify any potential problems or deficiencies in sales, store operations or credit/accounts receivable collections. Included in this review of performance metrics is to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure accountability.
• Conducts detailed on-site store visits to examine the condition of merchandise presentations and displays, tagging, cleanliness, cash handling, bookkeeping, warehouse and delivery, inventory management, personnel, customer service, credit procedures, company vehicles, building condition and appearance, and other aspects of conducting business.
• Conducts sales, credit, and operational reviews for assigned stores to ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures; provides training in specific areas highlighted in the reviews.
• Ensures store management is trained in all areas including, but not limited to, maintaining an acceptable profit, employee scheduling, delegation of duties, warehousing, payroll and inventory control, ordering merchandise, displaying merchandise, cycle inventory counts, advertising, sales management, and resolving customer complaints.
• Monitors and analyzes the payroll of assigned stores to identify discrepancies and errors; works with assigned store managers to establish monthly payroll budgets.
• Conducts meetings with their Store Managers on a routine basis to inform and instruct on new advertising campaigns, sales promotions, and/or review of operational and credit policies and procedures that reinforce operational excellence, sales growth, and profitability.
• Conducts staff meetings; attends conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, Group Manager Meetings, and training sessions as appropriate.
• Maintains a work environment free of legally prohibited discriminatory practices and sexual harassment.
• Prepares and/or receives a variety of forms, logs, requests, records, reports, correspondence, and other documents associated with daily responsibilities of this position; reviews, completes, processes, forwards, maintains, and/or takes other action as appropriate.
• Operates a personal computer, printer, calculator, copy machine, telephone, or other equipment necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.
• Applies company management systems, including Standards for Success, Issue Based Management, and Store Visit Reports, to maintain consistency and drive store performance.
• Fosters a positive, collaborative culture by celebrating achievements, recognizing contributions, and encouraging professional development among Store Managers and staff.
• Responsible for maintaining open, two-way communication—proactively sharing thoughts, concerns, and recommendations with upper management, while also effectively communicating and reinforcing programs, policies, and procedures to Store Managers.
• Upholds and promotes our H.O.M.E. values: Helping others, developing Ordinary people to do extraordinary things, being a Motivated owner that cares, and Ensuring that excellence is a habit personally and for those entrusted to them to lead.

Additional Functions

• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Management or Business Administration field; seven (7) years experience in retail management or supervision; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Valid State Driver’s License required.

Farmers Furniture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company is committed to maintaining an environment free of harassment and discrimination.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability

Tasks require the ability to exert moderate physical effort, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-50 pounds).

Sensory Requirements

Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors

Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Farmers Home Furniture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.