Outlet Department Leader - Emerson Ave

Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

PTO & holidays

Education reimbursement

Retirement match

Disability income

Job summary

Goodwill Legacy Group is seeking an Outlet Department Leader in Greenwood, IN to drive daily operations, lead a diverse hourly team, and ensure safety, quality, and productivity. This role reports to the Outlet Manager and requires flexibility with hours to meet peak periods.

The position pays $20 per hour for full-time work, with rotation through early and late shifts and weekend coverage as needed. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Proven leadership with team management.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
• Solid knowledge of MS Office and Internet navigation; G Suite a plus.
• Results-oriented with ability to meet targets.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and train others.
• Able to work in a warehouse/outlet environment with safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations to meet safety, productivity, and customer service goals.
• Develop and implement action plans to improve performance and profitability.
• Forecast sales, manage controllable expenses, and align with budget targets.
• Maintain staffing levels and support recruitment and training.
• Ensure adherence to safety standards and company policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical knowledge

Results oriented

Critical thinking

Continuous learning

Adaptability

Autonomy

Ethical

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

G Suite

Job description

Position Status: Full-Time Hourly Rate: $20/hr. Location/Address: 927 N Emerson Ave., Greenwood, IN 46143

The Outlet Department Leader works with their Outlet Manager, the facility leadership team, and external resources to achieve facility operational objectives that support the annual operating plan/budget and PDR Scorecard goals and requirements.

The Department Leader makes decisions involving customers, suppliers, team members, operational issues, business planning, priority‑setting, creating staff schedules, team member performance appraisals, compliance with company policies, and all areas of the business.

Additionally, the Department Leader manages, coaches, and trains a diverse full‑and part‑time hourly workforce in a principles‑based environment.

The environment is production‑ and safety‑focused with all positions having daily quotas to reach.

Leadership roles require availability and flexibility within the site’s hours of operation as schedules may change as needed.

Hours of Operation: 7 AM to 7:30 PM Monday through Saturday and 11 AM to 7:30 PM Sunday. During peak season, hours may need to shift from 6 AM to 10 PM.

Example Duties and Activities

• Operations (Safety/Financial/Productivity/Customer) - 80% Monitors daily operations and performance. Proactively addresses and follows up with all operational concerns. Understands and manages leading indicators to ensure lagging indicators are met. Advises the Outlet Manager on significant trends and variances.
• Develops and implements action plans once approved on time and meeting quality of work expectations. Examines applicable marketplace and customer metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and threats. Develops and implements (with Outlet Manager approval) plans to grow and protect the business based on analysis.
• Understands, forecasts, and manages sales, controllable expenses, and site needs (within budgets unless Manager approval is obtained to deviate with a strong business case), in a way that ensures operating income expectations are met.
• Utilizes reports to identify opportunities for improvement and implements solutions within the site. Ensures critical internal and external customer‑supplier connections (e.g. to Stores, the Click facility, the Transportation Team, Facilities, etc.) are identified, understood, and managed in a way that ensures customer needs are being met and flow is balanced.
• Improves connections by identifying and eliminating root causes of issues where practical. Maintains a system of problem identification and elimination that is focused on hazards to the achievement of operational goals and objectives.
• Drives improvement in sales and operating margins through sales growth initiatives, productivity improvements, and expense reduction initiatives.
• Confirms all site‑specific supplies are on hand for daily business operations and processes/systems are in place and being maintained.
• Verifies the department meets acceptable standards related to appearance and housekeeping. Demonstrates strong department safety program leadership through hazard elimination, audits, enforcement of facility expectations, and strong safety training and awareness programs. Ensures compliance with OSHA expectations.
• Ensures the department maintains staffing levels required to achieve the facility’s budget (unless Manager approval is obtained to do otherwise). Participates in the hourly associate recruitment process including pre‑screening and interviewing candidates, as needed.
• Meets all daily department goals/objectives and fills in for associates during staffing vacancies or to model goal attainment.
• Drives accountability inside the department by holding associates accountable to meet performance expectations and supports peers in doing the same across the Site.
• In collaboration with outlet facilities technician, troubleshoots, repairs, and completes routine maintenance of facility and physical grounds to ensure a safe and productive work environment, certify product quality, guarantee customer satisfaction, and promote continuous improvement.

Staff Management and Development - 20%

• Creates and maintains a positive culture of open professional communication, immediate resolution of issues, and healthy confrontation within the department.
• Plans, organizes, and directs all activities of department associates, including training and development, maintaining accountability, motivating, monitoring productivity, communicating, and managing performance.
• Also works closely with them to remove any significant work barriers to goal attainment.
• Ensures employee performance feedback is provided in a timely manner, and all required performance reviews are completed on time. Seeks out opportunities for professional development for both self and other team members.
• Ensures all associates are provided and have completed all training required to perform their jobs, and the training is completed appropriately.
• Ensures training processes and systems are maintained and continuously improved to enable goal achievement in a high‑attrition environment.

Required Competencies

• Degree and Credential Requirements - High school diploma or GED or willingness to attain.
• Proven Leadership - Leads, develops, and gets results for a team, department, or organization through qualities of integrity, accountability, empathy, humility, resilience, vision, influence, and positivity, in a leadership role either managing people and/or projects. Fosters a strong team atmosphere that embraces and appreciates diversity.
• Communication Skills - Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non‑verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend customers' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world.
• Technical Knowledge - Has solid knowledge of MS Office with Internet navigation skills. Prior G Suite application is a plus.
• Results‑Oriented - Is compelled to recognize what results are important and what steps need to be taken to achieve set goals or targets.
• Critical Thinking - Uses both rationale and reasoning to examine data, processes, and strategies in identifying trends and inconsistencies to create alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Continuous Learning - Takes hands‑on initiative in stimulating and enhancing personal knowledge, skills, and abilities. Remains open and willing to receive cross‑training and apply feedback to continually improve.
• Adaptability - Adjusts priorities quickly in response to frequently changing circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude. Continually assesses tasks and responds to those requiring extra attention. Foresees and seeks to avoid crisis management.
• Autonomy - Takes initiative without waiting to be directed, does what is asked, and works until the job is completed. Takes ownership of mistakes and learns from them rather than makes excuses.
• Ethical - Adheres to procedures and protocol, including maintaining confidentiality in passwords, logging on and off procedures, and adherence to Goodwill’s values.

Preferred Competencies

• Industry Expertise - Has led a production‑oriented team. Possesses familiarity with warehousing and inventory controls, lean manufacturing systems, quality management systems, logistics, and/or supply chain.

Other Requirements

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Hard to Very Hard Physical Work - Is able to spend time in excess of 8 hours sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Uses hands to grasp, carry, feel, or touch products and machinery. Has the ability to move and lift up to 50 pounds. Can manage frequent exposure to moderate noise and temperature variations.
• Visual Acuity - Has close, distance, peripheral, color vision abilities, depth perception, and is able to adjust focus.
• Warehouse Environment – Is able to work in a warehouse/outlet environment that may not be fully climate‑controlled, with regular exposure to seasonal temperature fluctuations, including heat, cold, and humidity.

Benefits

• Full‑time employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes:
• Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive health plan
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sabbatical and parental leaves
• Life, dental and vision insurance
• Short‑and long‑term disability plans
• Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums
• Retirement planning options with generous company % match

Mission and Values

Goodwill Legacy Group is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled employer Retail1 Since 1930, Goodwill Legacy Group has helped individuals become more economically self‑sufficient through employment, education, job training, and health services.

Today, we are one of the largest Goodwills in North America, providing services to thousands of individuals and families each year.

We change lives every day by empowering people to increase their independence and reach their potential. As employees, we thrive and work as a team living and breathing Goodwill’s values.

When becoming an employee, you can expect to embrace the values of Innovation, The Value of the Individual, Learning, Employment, Self‑Sufficiency, and Lasting Impact.

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Goodwill Legacy Group participates in E‑Verify. All individuals hired will be required to complete the federal employment eligibility verification process. Please review the E‑Verify Participation and Right to Work here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.