Store Manager, Big Box

The Retail Network; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

A growing retail company in Chicago is seeking an experienced Store Manager. The role requires a passion for team development and operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of retail management experience, exceptional leadership skills, and a Bachelor’s degree. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from $90k to $120k, plus bonus opportunities and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of high-volume retail management experience.
• Experience managing in a Big Box or Grocery retailing environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of customer experience and operations.
• Lead and develop the leadership team.
• Analyze operational performance through data.

Skills

Leadership

Process improvement

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Base pay range

$90,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

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Our client is a unique, growing and well established value retailer seeking an experienced Retail Store Manager! If you are tired of working for the big box chains and want to work in a truly inspiring culture and be able to impact decisions each and every day, this job could be the one you've been looking for! Located near Midway Airport, they seek an experienced and passionate leader who cares as much about their team as they do about creating efficiencies and driving operational excellence.

Our ideal candidate with have a proven track record as a Store Manager in a Big Box or Grocery retailing environment with skills in process improvement and team building.

Compensation in the $90-$120k range plus bonus.

The Store Manager we seek to hire will understand our culture and promote growth, kindness, joy and personal responsibility to our 50+ team members through consistent coaching, mentoring and development. We currently have one high volume location with plans to expand. High level retail operations experience in an entrepreneurial environment is preferred.

The ideal candidate will also support the growth of top line sales, improving profits through expense control, planning, recruiting, developing, and maintaining a highly motivated organization along with implementing customer experience and marketing strategies while partnering with senior management and staff to achieve optimum communication and desired P & L results.

Key Accountabilities

Servant Leader: Oversee all aspects of Customer Experience, Merchandising, and Warehouse Operations.

People/Leadership Development: Lead, manage and hold the Leadership Team accountable for achieving agreed-upon commitments. Motivate a high-performance team and attract, recruit and retain required members of the operational team not currently in place; provide mentoring for management development and succession planning.

Communication: Confirm that all key messages are properly and consistently cascaded across the departments, inherently ensuring that everyone is appropriately in the know. Verify that a high level of effective communication exists throughout the organization. Exemplify clear communication, written and oral.

Orchestrating: Ensure industry leading quality and safety practices are upheld. Ensure everyone is rowing together in the same direction, always working toward the greater good of the business.

Issue Solving: Resolve issues effectively – see real problems, be comfortable with conflict, call out the problems and solve them in a practical and healthy manner. Ensure the Leadership Team is healthy, functional, and cohesive. Demonstrate expertise in distilling information and driving the team to simple, right, and timely conclusions.

Culture Champion: Serve as a culture builder and transformative leader. Consistently model the company core values, continually aligning and enhancing the culture of the organization to create stronger customer experience and team member retention.

Achieving the Plan/Driving Operational Results: Evaluate operational performance through data analysis and KPI metrics and reporting. Ensure the design and implementation of a long-range strategy to maintain operational health and create sustainability during growth and scaling.

LMA: Lead, manage and hold the Leadership Team accountable for achieving agreed-upon commitments. Motivate a high-performance team and attract, recruit and retain required members of the operational team not currently in place; provide mentoring for management development and succession planning. Provide leadership, though partnership and tactical support of the team and to ensure organizational effectiveness in all systems, policies and practices reflect the company core values.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader with a history of success in retail or grocery management. The Store Manager should possess a Bachelor’s degree and/or five plus years of high volume retail management experience.

The General Manager of Retail Operations must be a results-oriented individual who possesses both a broad strategic understanding as well as an ability to drive tactical issues to support team members and to provide leadership in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be a manager at a fast-growth company who has been an intricate part of opening multiple locations. Previous experience leading a privately held business is a plus.

The ability to relate to people at all levels of the organization and maintain a positive team orientation is essential. This individual will be skilled at gathering, assessing, and sharing information, and will serve as a coach, mentor, and facilitator. This leadership position requires the ability to communicate effectively on all levels. This individual must have a track record of building strong mutually beneficial relationships.

Compensation

The compensation for this position is highly competitive and consists of a base salary, management bonus opportunity, and comprehensive benefits program.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, Distribution, and General Business

• Industries

  Retail and Food and Beverage Retail

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