Retail Leadership Trainee: Path to Store Leader

Academy Sports and Outdoors; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Academy Sports + Outdoors invites motivated professionals to join its Manager in Training (MIT) program in Cartersville, GA. You will rotate through store departments, learning merchandising, staffing, inventory and the customer experience while partnering with store leadership to drive sales, service, and operational excellence.

The program emphasizes leadership development, performance analysis, and real-time priority adjustments to meet business demands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership or management experience.
• Experience leading departments of up to 40 team members and driving operational excellence.
• Certification in firearms sales and PIT operation may be required.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through store departments to understand merchandising, staffing, inventory and customer experience.
• Partner with store leadership to develop and execute sales, service, and operational strategies.
• Analyze performance metrics and plan labor effectively to meet business demands.
• Lead teams and coach associates to deliver a great shopping experience.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Customer Service

Training

Strategy and Execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Firearms Sales Certification

Power Industrial Truck Certification

Job description

Academy Sports + Outdoors invites motivated professionals to join its Manager in Training (MIT) program in Cartersville, GA. You will rotate through store departments, learning merchandising, staffing, inventory and the customer experience while partnering with store leadership to drive sales, service, and operational excellence.

The program emphasizes leadership development, performance analysis, and real-time priority adjustments to meet business demands.