Store Manager

Winn-Dixie; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Winn-Dixie in the United States seeks a working management leader to oversee day-to-day store operations, driving sales and profitability while promoting a courteous, clean, and friendly shopping environment. This role balances physical labor, delegation, and administrative duties, with a focus on talent development and training.

Responsibilities include leading teams, managing budgets, scheduling, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, as well as coordinating community

Qualifications

• Proficient with basic computer applications used in store operations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills.
• Food Safety Certification or ability to obtain within 180 days of placement.
• High standard of integrity and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Leads and empowers teams to deliver a great shopping experience aligned with company vision and policies.
• Conducts weekly meetings to discuss progress, financial results, and training enhancements.
• Manages recruiting, interviewing and onboarding to hire qualified associates.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Integrity

Education

High School / GED

Bachelor's Degree - Business or related field

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

We are committed to a culture of belonging and fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate differences. As a great place to work, we empower everyone to be their full, authentic selves.

We move fast, adapt quickly, and take pride in upholding the highest standards of quality in everything we do.

Job Summary

Leads and manages day to day store operations and associates to execute company best practices to maximize sales and profitability. Increases customer confidence and loyalty to the company by promoting clean and consistent operating conditions, courteous and prompt service, and a friendly atmosphere. Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team. This is a working management position that requires a balance of physical labor, delegation, team building and leadership, planning, and administrative work. Identifies talent and develops associates through proper training.

Responsibility

Store Leadership

Leads and empowers teams to deliver a great shopping experience for our customers in alignment with the company’s vision, goals, expectations, and policies while maintaining open communication channels for ideas, suggestions, and feedback. Conducts weekly meetings to discuss departments’ progress, financial results, recommendations and training enhancements. Establishes and maintains a professional working relationship with customers, associates, schools, vendors, suppliers, and regulatory agencies. Manages neighborhood partnerships by leveraging corporate resources and strategies; develops and maintains a positive image by participating and partnering in community events. Monitors and analyzes the internal and external business environment and manage the store’s competitive response.

Fiscal Leadership

Manages the fiscal budget, in-stock conditions, inventory, shrink, pricing, receiving and expenses including labor and supply management with a high level of integrity, urgency and responsibility. Maximizes sales and profits by ensuring effective display and sales techniques, efficient ordering, scheduling and work planning. Provides guidance in product and supply ordering, equipment setup, department organization and vendor assistance.

Delegates authority, responsibility and accountability to managers and creates a coordinated, motivated management team. Trains and coaches department managers on all KPIs, product stocking, customer service, product knowledge, suggestive selling, safety and sanitation.

Communicates departments’ progress, financial results, recommendations and training enhancements. Uses initiative, ingenuity, creativity, and good judgment to act on opportunities and issues as they occur within the store location. Teaches, coaches and advises department managers on sound decision-making principles and applications in daily operations. Ensures all policies, programs and directives are communicated and executed in a positive and timely manner. Ensures store operations are consistent with all aspects of federal, state and company health, safety, and sanitation codes.

Accountable for the hiring and training follow-up in the store. Ensures that recruiting, interviewing and hiring the best-qualified applicants through pro-active and consistent recruitment techniques, within company established compensation guidelines by following up with leaders. Accountable for ensuring new associates receive a proper on-boarding and completes new hire training as outlined by training best practices by following up with leaders and new hires. Exercises ability to coach, hold associates accountable, separate associates when necessary or effectively recommend the same. Ensures adherence to all state and federal employment laws and company policies and procedures.

Required Education

High School / GED

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Business or related field

Language Requirements

• Supervisory Experience - 1 - 5 yrs minimum

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Proficient with computer applications used in effectively operating the store.
• Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills.
• Possession of Food Safety Certification or the ability to obtain same within 180 days of placement.
• High standard of integrity and reliability.
• Demonstrated strong customer service skills, effectively addressing customer issues and controlling business impact.
• Ability to understand and follow English instructions.
• Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to obtain the same.
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background check.