Store Manager

Kohl's; Mount Prospect (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Employee discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Kohl’s in Mount Prospect, IL seeks an experienced Store Manager to provide leadership for the entire store team, driving sales and profitability while delivering outstanding customer service. You will coach and develop associates, manage payroll, and ensure execution of merchandising and operational standards across all areas.

You will recruit, hire and retain talent, monitor KPIs, address associate relations, and maintain a safe, engaging store environment that aligns with Kohl’s policies and

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Experience supervising 20 or more associates and making employment decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Strong people management and talent development abilities.
• Flexible availability including days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Guide profitable sales and achieve store performance goals through strategic leadership.
• Manage payroll planning and scheduling based on store traffic and weekly/monthly sales.
• Recruit, hire, pay and terminate store personnel across levels.
• Oversee associate relations and performance management in line with company policies.
• Train new hires on Kohl's culture, product knowledge, and selling practices; set targets.
• Coach and develop staff, create succession plans, and promote growth.
• Ensure accurate inventory processes, pricing changes, and ticketing compliance.
• Prevent loss through education, monitoring activity, and coordination with Loss Prevention.
• Maintain merchandising standards and compelling product presentation.
• Plan floor replenishment to keep appropriate product levels available.
• Deliver a superior store experience with fast, friendly customer service.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Flexible schedule

Age requirement

Education

College degree or equivalent

Job description

Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

As Store Manager you will provide oversight and leadership for the entire store team. You are the primary leader for delivering customer experience and associate engagement. You will teach, coach and develop associates to deliver excellent service, merchandising expertise and consistent operational execution. You will be accountable for the overall results and success of all key performance measures with a primary goal of driving sales and profitability.

What You’ll Do

• Guide profitable sales, meet store financial plans and accomplish performance goals through strategic decisions and leadership of the store team
• Achieve payroll plan by managing store schedules, monitoring labor costs and adapting to business conditions based on weekly and monthly sales; plan payroll/scheduling based on store traffic to ensure the store is sufficiently staffed
• Recruit and make hiring, pay and termination decisions for all levels of store personnel including store management
• Manage associate relations issues including performance management, and ensure associates follow company policies
• Manage the training process for new hires on Kohl’s culture, product knowledge, selling practices and other associate responsibilities, holding all associates accountable to individual goals (e.g., credit, loyalty)
• Coach store team to increase their knowledge, providing opportunities for continued development; create succession plans for developing associates
• Ensure sound inventory management through an accurate shipping and receiving merchandise process, completing all required business directives such as price changes and ticketing procedures
• Prevent loss by educating associates, monitoring daily store activity, maintaining product protection standards, ensuring company policies are followed and partnering with Loss Prevention
• Ensure store merchandising standards follow visual merchandising direction, accomplishing product presentation; make decisions about and adaptations to merchandising direction based on the layout, adjacencies and needs of the store; ensure product is displayed in a manner which is clear and easy to understand and is compelling to the customer
• Maintain appropriate levels of product on the sales floor by planning and directing floor replenishment
• Create a compelling store experience for customers by engaging and modeling appropriate customer service behaviors to associates, ensuring speed of point of sale and customer services exceed standards and customer expectations

All manager roles at Kohl’s are responsible for:

• Managing with integrity, honesty and fostering teamwork in an engaged and inclusive culture
• Exercising good judgment and discernment when making decisions; taking appropriate partners as needed
• Modeling, enforcing and providing direction and guidance to associates
• Demonstrating, coaching and developing a customer service mindset, including customer service techniques, anticipating customer needs and satisfactorily resolving issues
• Ensuring the store has strong operational standards, shortage mitigation, and merchandising presentation to include accurate pricing and proper signing
• Monitoring and adjusting resources as the business dictates to support customer needs and workload demands
• Assessing key performance indicators (KPIs) to make informed business decisions that drive overall store results
• Managing talent, including hiring, training, developing, and supervising
• Accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Training, monitoring and reinforcing company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
• Adhering to company safety policies and ensuring the safety of associates and customers
• Other responsibilities as assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Experience supervising 20 or more associates, including the responsibility for performance management and making employment decisions
• Great verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Strong people management skills and ability to develop talent
• Flexible availability, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays

Preferred

• Experience working in a retail environment, preferably in a managerial position
• Experience supervising 50 or more associates, including the responsibility for performance management and making employment decisions
• College degree OR equivalent combination of education and 3-4 years experience in retail or similar industry

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs.
• Ability to comply with dress code requirements.
• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation.
• Ability to operate and communicate on multiple frequency devices, handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed.
• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company.
• Perform work in accordance with the Physical Requirements section.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. frequently and occasionally over 50 lbs. with a two person lift.
• Ability to climb, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, reach, lift, grasp, push and pull on a frequent basis.
• Ability to stand/walk for the duration of a scheduled shift (at least 9 hours).
• Ability to visually verify information and locate and inspect merchandise.
• Ability to comply with health and safety standards.

Pay Range: $87,400.00 - $148,600.00

Kohl’s offers a variety of benefits to associates depending on full-time/part-time status and work hours, including: WORK LIFE BALANCE (PTO, Vacation Buy Program, Parental Leave), HEALTH & WELLNESS (Medical, Dental, Vision and other short and long term disability programs, Emergency health and wellness programs such as Accident Protection Plans, Critical Illness Plans and more), SAVINGS & RETIREMENT BENEFITS (401k, Flexible Spending Accounts and associate discount programs with Kohl’s partners), INSURANCE PROGRAMS (Life Insurance for you, your family or your pet, as well as other protection programs), and LIFE EVENTS (Legal and adoption assistance benefits).