Manager, Store

LCI Brand; Fort Bragg (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with match

Ten paid holidays annually

Paid Time Off (PTO)

On-site Health and Wellness program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

LCI Brand is seeking a Store Operations Manager for the Base Supply Store at Fort Bragg. You will oversee daily operations, supervise staff, manage inventory, and ensure efficient service to senior military and civilian personnel.

The role emphasizes customer service, vendor negotiations, and adherence to security and logistical protocols. Relevant logistics or retail management experience is preferred; forklift exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate with two years relevant training.
• Military or civil service background with DOD logistics knowledge preferred.
• Experience in warehouse operations or retail management.
• Forklift experience is a plus.
• Ability to negotiate pricing and delivery terms with vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all daily operations of the Base Supply Store.
• Customer service, recognition and interface are critical factors.
• Handle ordering, receiving, sales reconciliation, delivery coordination, merchandising, personnel administration, cleanliness.
• Brief visitors and explain the operation of the store to increase business or open new stores.
• Communicate with vendors, the Assistant Manager and other staff.
• Supervise Assistant Manager and up to ten CS personnel and up to three warehouse/delivery personnel.

Skills

Customer service

Warehouse operations

Retail management

Vendor negotiation

Financial analysis

Decision making

Forklift experience

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

The mission of LCI is to provide meaningful employment for the blind and visually impaired. We accomplish this in four ways:

• EMPLOY: We are one of the largest employers of people who are blind, creating meaningful careers and lasting skills that transform their lives.
• BUILD: We create over 2,000 products and distribute thousands more through manufacturing, retail, nationwide distribution, and e-commerce channels.
• SERVE: Many of our products are sold directly to the federal government. We were pioneers of “base supply centers,” stores on military bases that employ the blind and visually impaired and provide mission‑critical supplies to our nation’s military.
• SUPPORT: We want to end blindness forever. To that end, we engage in philanthropic efforts for research into blindness and treatment for the visually impaired.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Responsible for the overall Base Supply Store operation.

LOCATION AND SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday 7:30 AM – 4 PM (May vary based on store)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for all aspects of the daily operations of the store.
• Customer service, recognition and interface are critical factors with this position.
• Responsible for ordering, receiving, sales reconciliation, delivery coordination, visual merchandising, personnel administration, cleanliness, and dealing with senior military/civilian personnel.
• Ability to brief visitors and explain the operation of the store with the desired results of increasing business or establishing new stores.

Communication with vendors, Assistant Manager and other employees.

Supervises Assistant Manager, up to ten customer service personnel, of which several are legally blind, and up to three warehouse/delivery personnel.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a moderate office environment. The employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk and use hands.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. When in the Manufacturing area, hearing protection may be required depending on the department.
• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Intermittent supervision, with weekly goals and monthly performance reviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Graduate, with two years relevant training.

Ideal candidate would be a recent military or civil servant with extensive knowledge of the DOD logistics systems to include warehouse operations experience or extensive retail management experience in either sales or marketing. Forklift experience is a plus.

Ability to negotiate pricing and delivery terms with established and new vendors. Strong cognitive skill, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis.

Why LCI?

• Purpose-driven company driven by principles, not profit
• Reach your highest potential: upward mobility, rewarded through hard work
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
• 401(k) with match and Surplus-Sharing Plans
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Ten paid holidays annually
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• On-site Health and Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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