Store Leadership Trainee: Path to Manager

Dollar General Corporation; Bridgeville (DE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General Corporation is seeking a Store Manager Candidate to support the Store Manager in overseeing store operations, supervising staff, inventory, stocking and receiving.

This temporary role helps develop an external candidate for the Store Manager position, participates in opening and closing, ensures cash controls and safety, and maintains a focus on customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in a leadership or managerial position.
• Two or more years of experience in a retail grocery store strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in recruiting and staffing activities.
• Assists with store merchandising by facilitating and/or participating in staging, stocking and storage of merchandise; ensuring that merchandise is presented according to established practices and store manager direction; and properly utilizing merchandise fixtures, signing and pricing of merchandise.
• Assists in all aspects of inventory management (including proper execution of damages, markdowns, register scanning, paperwork and facility controls); prepare and conduct inventories.
• Follows prescribed ordering practices to ensure the meeting or exceeding of in-stock targets.
• Provides superior customer service leadership.
• Acts as a role model by following Company procedures and policies as outlined in the employee handbook, SOP manual and Company communications.
• Participates in store opening and closing activities.
• Ensures the safe deposit of all Company funds in the designated bank.
• Assists in ensuring the financial integrity of the store through strict cashier accountability, key control and adherence to Company security practices and cash control procedures.
• Assists in the maintenance of clean, well-stocked stores; provide a safe environment for customers and employees.
• Operates store in store manager’s absence.
• Reviews operating statements to identify business trends (including sales, labor, profitability, and inventory turn), expense control opportunities, potential shrink, and errors.
• Completes all paperwork and documentation according to guidelines and deadlines.

Skills

Staffing management

Inventory management

Customer service leadership

Cash handling

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2+ years leadership experience

Tools

POS system

Stock management system

Job description

Dollar General Corporation is seeking a Store Manager Candidate to support the Store Manager in overseeing store operations, supervising staff, inventory, stocking and receiving.

This temporary role helps develop an external candidate for the Store Manager position, participates in opening and closing, ensures cash controls and safety, and maintains a focus on customer service excellence.