Store Leader — Growth, Team Leadership, Community Impact

Jobtome; Misenheimer (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Associate discounts

Career growth

Leadership training

Job summary

Rural King is seeking a Store Manager to lead store operations, sales, profitability, customer experience, and associate development. This role is responsible for executing the store business plan, analyzing performance, driving in-store and omnichannel sales, and building a high-performing team.

You will lead with Rural King's values while maintaining safety, compliance, merchandising, inventory, and customer service standards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of retail management or store leadership experience preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
• Experience with retail operations, sales, P&L, merchandising, and inventory.
• Strong business, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze performance and implement strategies to improve sales.

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 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 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, events, partnerships, 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.
• Ensure accurate inventory, pricing, cash controls, and asset protection practices.
• Maintain the building, grounds, equipment, and merchandise to company standards.

Skills

Retail management

People leadership

Analytics

Communication

Scheduling

Loss prevention

P&L management

Omnichannel sales

Microsoft Office

POS systems

Inventory management

Tools

POS systems

Microsoft Office

Excel

Inventory management systems

Job description

Rural King is seeking a Store Manager to lead store operations, sales, profitability, customer experience, and associate development. This role is responsible for executing the store business plan, analyzing performance, driving in-store and omnichannel sales, and building a high-performing team.

You will lead with Rural King's values while maintaining safety, compliance, merchandising, inventory, and customer service standards.