Store Leader: Grow Teams, Drive Sales & Community Impact

Jobtome; Sophia (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Associate discounts

Career growth and promotion

Leadership training and development

Job summary

Rural King is seeking a Store Manager to lead store operations, sales, profitability, customer experience, and associate development. You will implement the store business plan, analyze performance data, and drive in-store and omnichannel sales while building a high-performing team.

This role emphasizes safety, compliance, merchandising, and excellent customer service, with leadership grounded in Rural King's values. You will mentor staff and foster community engagement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of retail management or leadership experience.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams.
• Experience with retail operations, P&L, merchandising, inventory, customer service, scheduling, and loss prevention.
• Strong business, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze performance and improve sales and profitability within a store.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily store operations and execute strategies to achieve sales, profitability, productivity, and customer service goals.
• Manage store P&L, expenses, labor, inventory, cash control, and operational resources.
• Analyze sales, inventory, labor, and customer data to identify opportunities and improve business results.
• Drive sales growth, market share, BOPIS, online orders, and omnichannel engagement.
• Oversee merchandising, pricing, inventory accuracy, product availability, and store presentation.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, coach, and develop Assistant Store Managers, Department Managers, and associates.
• Set performance expectations, provide feedback, recognize results, and address performance opportunities.
• Build a positive, high-performing team and develop talent for succession and career growth.
• Lead by example and reinforce Rural King's leadership principles and values.
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience through strong service, product knowledge, and sales execution.
• Build the store's local presence through social media, store events, vendor partnerships, customer training, and community engagement.
• Monitor customer feedback and trends to improve service and store performance.
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and compliant store environment.
• Lead efforts to reduce shrink, inventory loss, operational risk, and cash discrepancies.

Skills

People leadership

P&L accountability

Retail operations

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

POS systems

Inventory management systems

Job description

Rural King is seeking a Store Manager to lead store operations, sales, profitability, customer experience, and associate development. You will implement the store business plan, analyze performance data, and drive in-store and omnichannel sales while building a high-performing team.

This role emphasizes safety, compliance, merchandising, and excellent customer service, with leadership grounded in Rural King's values. You will mentor staff and foster community engagement.