Store Director in Training - Wilmington, NC

Lowes Foods, LLC; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC seeks a Store Director to lead operations at a Wilmington, NC location. You will drive sales growth, manage merchandising programs, plan weekly themes, and ensure in-stock conditions while maintaining high guest satisfaction and service standards.

You will be accountable for financial results, staffing, training, and compliance with food safety and company policies, building a strong leadership bench for sustained growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3-4 years progressive supermarket management experience.
• Preference for Store Manager level.

Responsibilities

• Implements in-store sales-building culture to drive growth and execute weekly plans in each department.
• Ensures guest satisfaction, courtesy and service with emphasis on front-end fast service.
• Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results.
• Protects assets: merchandise, cash, facilities and equipment, with weekly audits and shrink management follow-through.
• Controls store variable expenses including wage percent to meet budget.
• Staffing: forecasting, recruitment and training; develop hi-potential and promotable individuals.
• Communicates performance expectations and conducts reviews with direct reports.
• conducts frequent store walks to monitor conditions.
• Trains and develops store management team to ensure sustained growth.
• Maintains sanitation and food safety standards store-wide.
• Fosters positive store morale and selling culture.
• Ensures effective communications to Division Director, Support Staff and store hosts.
• Ensures compliance with company standards and all laws and policies.
• Maintains a safe facility for guests and hosts.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Sales growth

Customer service

Forecasting

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

A Lowes Foods Store Director ensures effective and profitable operations of the store through sales maximization and host growth. This role support the company brand and instill service priorities and cultural initiatives to maximize sales.

Responsibilities

1. Implements and maintains an in-store sales-building culture that ensures growth through: execution of company merchandising programs and weekly sales plans in each department, planning and executing weekly sales themes, ensuring in-stock conditions throughout the store and conducting weekly sales meetings.

2. Provides for desired levels of guest satisfaction, courtesy and service throughout the store, with special emphasis on our front-end fast service commitment.

3. Accountable for achieving budgeted financial results.

4. Protects company assets: merchandise, cash, facilities and equipment. Conducts weekly manager audits on front-end, DSD receiving and pricing. Personally responsible for follow through on all required shrink management programs.

5. Effectively controls store variable expenses, including achieving budgeted wage percent.

6. Personally responsible for the staffing of the store, including forecasting of needs, recruitment and training. Additionally, builds a talent planning bench for store, including developing and executing development plans for all hi-potential and promotable individuals.

7. Ensures direct reports understand expectations for performance, holds them accountable to achieve budgeted results and meets with them to review performance and provide feedback (ongoing and annual performance appraisal).

8. Constant awareness and reaction to store conditions through frequent and detailed store walks.

9. Effectively trains and develops store management team, especially co-managers, to ensure Lowes Foods has the necessary bench for our sustained growth. Acts as a resource for these leaders in their roles.

10. Ensures sanitation and food safety standards are maintained throughout the store (as measured through internal and external sources).

11. Creates an atmosphere that ensures positive store morale through effective supervisory treatment and recognition. The workforce should be enthusiastic, guest focused and embedded in a selling culture.

12. Provides and facilitates effective communications to Division Director, Support Staff and store hosts.

13. Ensures stores are run in compliance with company standards (as measured by ALI audits).

14. Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations and company policies.

15. Maintains a safe facility for guests and hosts.

Qualifications

Possess the skills and knowledge generally associated with a bachelor's degree and 3 - 4 years progressive supermarket management experience, preferably to the Store Manager level.

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