Retail Store General Manager

Blick Art Materials; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K Plan

Profit Sharing

Bonus Incentives

Holidays & PTO

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

Training Opportunities

Life Insurance

Employee Discount

Job summary

Blick Art Materials in Nashville, TN seeks a General Manager to lead the store team, supervise assistants and sales staff, and drive exceptional customer service, product knowledge, and revenue growth while upholding Blick standards.

You will oversee training, scheduling, inventory, and store operations, collaborate with the District Manager, and ensure compliance with policies. Required: retail management experience, strong communication, and willingness to relocate for future opportunities.

Qualifications

• Retail management experience in a previous role.
• Ability to recruit, develop, and supervise personnel.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Willing to relocate for future opportunities if required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train store management and associates; recruit and hire candidates.
• Manage House Account relationships and orders; build customer relationships.
• Drive revenue through outstanding customer service and product knowledge.
• Oversee onboarding, sales training, promotions, and custom services training.
• Oversee inventory, ordering, cycle counts, store transfers, and shipments.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Customer service

Communication

Education

High School Graduate

College preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Your Role

By exhibiting exceptional teamwork, boundless curiosity, and the utmost care, the

• Supervise the Assistant Manager(s), Key Holder(s), Receiver, Framer (if on staff), and Sales Associates; train and develop store management in all aspects of the business; direct and monitor training and development for all associates; continually evaluate and react to performance issues; and actively recruit, interview and hire management and associate candidates.
• Contact and meet with current and potential House Account customers on a regular basis, process House Account orders, maintain and develop customer relationships as outlined by the National Sales Manager.
• Driving revenue by ensuring associates provide our customers with outstanding customer service, helpful product knowledge, building individual customer relationships and handling all customer contacts in a friendly, courteous and professional manner.
• Supervise the training of all store associates on Blick Onboarding Training, Sales Training Program, promotional events, Featured Products, and Custom Services Training from NDS.
• Provide customer service at the Custom Services desk including making appointments for customers, consulting with customers on their Custom Services project, taking Custom Services orders, and delivering completed Custom
• Services orders in store.
• Assist the local or remote Custom Services production team (Framers) by analyzing/maintaining the Work in Progress report, ordering framing supplies, communicating with the production facility in Galesburg, light production responsibilities as needed.
• Regularly reviews and monitors all aspects of inventory management including Vendor Direct Orders, Special Orders, Min/Max changes, PDA Adjustments, Weekly Cycle Counts, Store to Store transfers, returns to D.C., RTVs, shipment processing, and shipping discrepancies.
• Maintain a regular routine of maintenance and housekeeping to ensure safety of associates, customers, and protection of company assets.
• Plan and coordinate of merchandise set ups, visual compliance, promotional signage compliance, layout changes, and ability to implement and maintain the store as set forth by Blick Management.
• Shift supervision, including opening and closing the store, managing payroll, creating weekly schedule, staff tasks and duties assigned on a daily basis.
• Provide input to the District Manager concerning customer needs, new products, competition and pricing.
• Implement local marketing initiatives at store level while ensuring compliance with National Marketing programs.
• Understands and manages the store’s financial performance, including controlling shrink, expenses and payroll, utilizing the annual budget and monthly Profit & Loss statements.
• Timely processing of inter-company communications and forms, payment of bills, and payroll reporting.
• Ensure compliance to all Dick Blick Company Policies and Procedures, loss prevention initiatives, and operational controls.

Your Role

By exhibiting exceptional teamwork, boundless curiosity, and the utmost care, the General Manager will lead their team to fulfil Blick’s commitment to our customers, the Arts, and our local communities. Responsibilities include,

• Supervise the Assistant Manager(s), Key Holder(s), Receiver, Framer (if on staff), and Sales Associates; train and develop store management in all aspects of the business; direct and monitor training and development for all associates; continually evaluate and react to performance issues; and actively recruit, interview and hire management and associate candidates.
• Contact and meet with current and potential House Account customers on a regular basis, process House Account orders, maintain and develop customer relationships as outlined by the National Sales Manager.
• Driving revenue by ensuring associates provide our customers with outstanding customer service, helpful product knowledge, building individual customer relationships and handling all customer contacts in a friendly, courteous and professional manner.
• Supervise the training of all store associates on Blick Onboarding Training, Sales Training Program, promotional events, Featured Products, and Custom Services Training from NDS.
• Provide customer service at the Custom Services desk including making appointments for customers, consulting with customers on their Custom Services project, taking Custom Services orders, and delivering completed Custom
• Services orders in store.
• Assist the local or remote Custom Services production team (Framers) by analyzing/maintaining the Work in Progress report, ordering framing supplies, communicating with the production facility in Galesburg, light production responsibilities as needed.
• Regularly reviews and monitors all aspects of inventory management including Vendor Direct Orders, Special Orders, Min/Max changes, PDA Adjustments, Weekly Cycle Counts, Store to Store transfers, returns to D.C., RTVs, shipment processing, and shipping discrepancies.
• Maintain a regular routine of maintenance and housekeeping to ensure safety of associates, customers, and protection of company assets.
• Plan and coordinate of merchandise set ups, visual compliance, promotional signage compliance, layout changes, and ability to implement and maintain the store as set forth by Blick Management.
• Shift supervision, including opening and closing the store, managing payroll, creating weekly schedule, staff tasks and duties assigned on a daily basis.
• Provide input to the District Manager concerning customer needs, new products, competition and pricing.
• Implement local marketing initiatives at store level while ensuring compliance with National Marketing programs.
• Understands and manages the store’s financial performance, including controlling shrink, expenses and payroll, utilizing the annual budget and monthly Profit & Loss statements.
• Timely processing of inter-company communications and forms, payment of bills, and payroll reporting.
• Ensure compliance to all Dick Blick Company Policies and Procedures, loss prevention initiatives, and operational controls.

General Requirements

• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Willing and able to relocate for future opportunities if required.

Scheduling Requirements

• Minimum of two nights per work week. Must close Friday and Saturday a minimum of one weekend per accounting period, minimum of one Sunday per accounting period.
• Availability to work flexible schedules including day/evening shifts, weekends and holidays as required by the needs of the business.
• Regular attendance in accordance with the retail attendance policy.
• Associates in this role are scheduled a minimum of 45 hours per week

Competencies

• Elevates Service Standards
• Leadership
• Champions Core Values
• People
• Operations

Supervisory Responsibility

• The General Manager directly a minimum of two full time associates and indirectly supervises all personnel within their store location and is responsible for leadership of the associates in the store.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds while using the appropriate lifting techniques and following all safety rules.
• Prolonged walking, standing and climbing ladders.

Travel

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel is expected.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate, College preferred but not required.
• Three years of previous retail management experience or one year of employment with Blick.
• Demonstrated superior sales performance throughout career.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and supervise personnel.
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Rate

The pay range below is provided in compliance with state/city specific laws. This pay range applies to this location. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

• $65,000 - $75,000 per year + Sales Incentives

Benefits Include

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401K & Profit Sharing Plan
• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Training Opportunities
• Basic & Optional Life Insurance
• Employee Discount

Who We Are

Founded in 1911, Blick Art Materials is in its third generation of family ownership, and is the largest and oldest provider of art supplies in the United States.

Our Mission

At Blick Art Materials, our family owners and dedicated staff support the Visual Art Community by providing the widest selection of art supplies at the lowest prices. With extraordinary service and integrity, we strive to provide artists, educators, students, and our employees with the tools, assistance, and training they need to grow, innovate, and reach their creative potential.