Store Manager

Belk; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Belk in Vicksburg, MS is seeking a Store Manager to lead the store's executive team in achieving sales and profitability goals. The role focuses on developing a high-performing team through leadership, coaching, and accountability, delivering best-in-class associate and customer experiences in a fast-paced environment.

The position is exempt with monthly and quarterly bonus eligibility, offering oversight of store operations, staffing, and strategic initiatives across departments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Retail Store Management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to drive results.
• Strong communication and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead store leadership team to exceed sales and profitability goals.
• Plan weekly workload and align staffing with priorities.
• Coach and develop team through structured onboarding and performance feedback.
• Manage annual expense budgets and optimize scheduling for profitability.
• Uphold merchandising, visual standards, and loss prevention controls.
• Drive recruiting, interviewing, and retention efforts to maintain talent.

Skills

Retail leadership

Budget management

Team coaching

Data analytics

Customer service

Hiring

Scheduling

Job description

The Store Manager leadsthe store's executive team in exceeding sales and profitability goals while driving top-line results. This role develops a high-performing team through leadership, communication, and fostering a culture of accountability and engagement. The Store Manager requires a competitive drive and entrepreneurial confidence to excel in a fast-paced, results-driven environment, delivering best-in-class associate and customer experiences. This is an exempt position, with monthly and quarterly bonus eligibility.

What you will do

• Demonstrate a high level of ownership, accountability, and initiative in achieving store objectives and driving the accomplishment of company goals.
• Conduct weekly workload planning meetings to ensure store leadership team plans and executes workload activities and strategies aligned with people, process, customer, and product priorities.
• Develop action plans and regularly review strategies with the store team and regional business partners. Set clear priorities, communicate expectations, model key behaviors, and provide effective coaching to drive performance and results.
• Manage annual expense budgets to achieve profit goals. Ensure effective scheduling that aligns staffing with business needs and places the right people in the right roles at the right time.
• Elevate merchandising and visual standards, tailored to the store’s unique needs and consistently set to brand guidelines. Manage operational efficiency to ensure products are processed, presented, and priced accurately.
• Ensure compliance with loss prevention, product protection standards, safety guidelines, and security protocols. Lead shortage control efforts by effectively managing asset protection initiatives and overall store operations.
• Ensure each department has a strategic hiring plan to fill open positions timely, actively supporting recruiting and interviewing efforts. Facilitate team career development conversations to ensure a ready-now bench of store talent.
• Ensure structured onboarding completion to prepare your team to deliver service, selling, and operational excellence, while leading continuous learning efforts to drive ongoing growth and performance.
• Build meaningful team connection, foster positive store culture, and champion retention and engagement through recognizing associate value and contributions.
• Lead the adoption and optimization of store systems and processes. Help the team navigate competing priorities and change by providing context, guidance, and support to adapt and execute effectively.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to successfully apply analytics, experience, and judgement to make timely and effective business, people, and profitability decisions.
• Skills and experience to perform in the role and a commitment to continuously learn.
• Ability to develop others through mentorship, effective communication, and side-by-side coaching.
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision in a deadline-driven environment.
• Communicate with excellence.
• 3+ years of Retail Store Management experience and a dedication to customer experience excellence.
• Available to work a flexible schedule based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Comfortable with technology, including smartphones, tablet computers and Windows-based operating systems.
• Must regularly move around all store areas and be accessible to customers.
• Must bend, reach, stretch for product as well as lift, carry, and move at least 40 lbs.

The job posting highlights the most relevant / essential responsibilities and requirements of the role. It is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

Belk, a Charlotte-based department store chain founded in 1888, offers a wide range of products while prioritizing customer service and community engagement across the southeastern U.S.

Retail

Company size 10,001+ employees

Company type Privately held Founded 1888

Total funding 0

Momentum

Team growth

Momentum

Team growth

3% in 12 mo

12,875 employees on LinkedIn

Oct 22 May 26

Capital

Funding history

Footprint

Where they work

2801 W Tyvola Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28217, US 11525 Cantrell Rd, Little Rock, AR 72212, US 2104 W Cumberland St, Dunn, NC 28334, US 4400 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211, US 7600 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919, US 1163 Knox Ave, North Augusta, SC 29841, US 1020 Bichara Blvd, Lady Lake, FL 32159, US

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Company Belk

Location Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States