Store Manager

CVS Health Corporation; Fair Lawn (NJ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health in New Jersey seeks a Store Manager to lead a single-unit retail team, driving sales, service and regulatory compliance. You will coach staff, manage scheduling and ensure a safe, customer-centered store environment.

The role requires 18+, 1–3 years of experience, weekend availability, and lifting up to 50 lbs. Benefits include a comprehensive package and potential bonuses. This full-time position emphasizes leadership and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• 1-3 years of prior relevant work experience.
• Flexible schedules including early morning and evening shifts; weekends required.
• Lift and move up to 50 lbs regularly to manage stock and store needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead a single-store retail team to achieve operational excellence.
• Schedule staff to meet demand and publish schedules 3 weeks in advance.
• Coach colleagues to improve sales, service, loyalty and compliance.
• Ensure a safe, high-quality working environment and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee training and development of front store teams and cross-trained staff.
• Maintain relationships with Pharmacy and in-store teams to support total store staffing.
• Act as CVS Health ambassador through professional conduct and community engagement.

Skills

Front store leadership

Scheduling

Coaching

Retail operations

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselvesaccountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers, and on making our company a great place to work. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. Within our Retail locations, we bring this promise to life with heart, every day. Our Retail Store Managers play a critical role in building and leading teams to consistently deliver on our brand promise.

As a CVS Health Store Manager (SM), you will be a single-unit retail leader responsible for leading your team to achieve operational and service excellence. The SM will achieve success through managing, inspiring and coaching their direct reports, consisting of Front Store (FS) crew and FS management positions. The SM will lead the store team through effective communication, consistent application of SOPs and best practices, provisioning of appropriate support to all departments, and scheduling to the needs of the business. A model for all, the SM will demonstrate CVS Health’s Heart At Work behaviors, HelpingWithHeart Actions, and will lead their team to do the same.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

To successfully operate their retail location, the Store Manager is specifically responsible to:

• Cultivate and maintain a healthy talent pipeline, including oversight of front store and cross-trained colleague performance and development, contributing to career progression, involving hiring, training, performance management, and where required, termination of employment
• Ensure appropriate staffing to operate store successfully by scheduling to demand, consistently creating and publishing the schedule 3 weeks in advance, and maintaining financial stewardship of store labor spending
• Improve store performance measures (sales, service, loyalty, shrink, compliance, etc.) by coaching colleagues and working within the #OneTeam dynamic to identify and address barriers to operation
• Maintain a safe and high-quality working environment that complies with all regulatory and company standards
• Oversee timely and quality training of front store and cross-trained colleagues
• Conduct regular check-ins with all direct reports to track business goals and maintain team engagement
• Maintain a strong working relationship with Rx DL, Pharmacy Manager, pharmacy team and any other in-store teams (e.g., Minute Clinic, etc.) to foster a #OneTeam mentality and support a holistic total store staffing pipeline
• Partner with FS DL to establish store priorities, implement new initiatives, and engage all colleagues
• Act as an ambassador for CVS Health through professional behaviors and positive engagement within the community

Education

• High school diploma or general equivalent education (GED)

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age
• Completion of all required training for current role within required timeframe
• Hight school diploma or general equivalent development (GED)
• 1-3 years of prior relevant work experience
• Work flexible schedules including early morning and evening shifts according to store needs and operating hours; two closing shifts per week and four weekend shifts per month are required at a minimum
  • Examples:
    • Store Manager is scheduled consistently four Saturday OR Sunday shifts each month equating to working a total of four weekend shifts per month
    • Store Manager is scheduled a Saturday and Sunday shift in the same weekend, with two weekends on per month equating to working a total of four weekend shifts per month
• Lift and exert up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force regularly to move objects to and from, including overhead lifting
• Ability to stand and walk for an extended amount of time

Preferred Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technician Licensure

• Bachelor’s degree

Anticipated Weekly Hours

45

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$63,000.00 - $105,000.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/26/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.