Store Manager - Hubbard, OH

Save A Lot; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Team Member Referral Program

Wellbeing Program

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Save A Lot is looking for a Store Manager in Youngstown, Ohio. The ideal candidate will create an excellent shopping experience by leading the store team while ensuring operational standards are met. Responsibilities include recruiting, training, and mentoring team members, analyzing financial data, and maintaining store conditions. Candidates should possess management experience, leadership qualities, and strong communication skills. Health and welfare benefits are included for full-time team members.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of management experience required.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Proficiency in planning and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing store team.
• Ensure operational standards are met.
• Manage inventory levels and store performance metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Time management

Planning and analytical skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Purpose

The Store Manager is responsible for creating an excellent shopping experience for all customers, driving sales growth and profitability, and establishing an engaging work environment for all team members. The Store Manager leads an assigned retail store ensuring and maintaining store operational standards, key performance metrics and targets set forth by the company. The Store Manager provides leadership to the full store team resulting in excellent daily store conditions, a positive work environment that maximizes sales and profitability, and a unique, satisfying shopping experience for customers and employees. The Store Manager is directly responsible for recruitment, selection, training, motivation, coaching and developing the store team to retain the best staff and deliver best‑in‑class operations. The Store Manager ensures all team members comply with company policies, procedures, and all City, State and Federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, coaching and development to store team members regarding their tasks, duties, role requirements and performance standards
• Creates a positive, safe, and clean store environment for team members and customers where they enjoy working and shopping
• Recruits talented, highly motivated, committed team members with positive attitudes who possess the skills and behaviours to successfully complete the role requirements using the established process, tools and resources set out by the company
• Trains, develops, mentors and coaches all team members to succeed within their roles today and into the future by upskilling them using best‑practice tools and techniques
• Takes genuine interest in the growth, development and success of all team members through rigorous job screening, feedback, teaching, mentoring and progressive disciplinary actions as required to ensure performance standards are met
• Consistently and effectively communicates across all stakeholders, including but not limited to store team members, District Managers, Regional Directors and other field team members
• Ensures the store operates according to the operational standards set forth by the company that maximises sales, profits and a world‑class shopping experience for our customers
• Provides leadership that results in excellent daily store conditions to include, but not limited to, required daily produce, meat and centre store department operations that fully adhere to the company’s operational standards and programs
• Maintains a clean, safe and secure work environment by owning the daily execution of Food Safety, Health & Safety and Compliance policies and practices in line with Company, Federal, State or City requirements
• Is responsible for key metrics of store operations, including sales, customer counts, margins, labour productivity, shrink and EBITDA metrics
• Analyses, understands and utilises operational/financial data to make appropriate and well‑thought‑out business decisions
• Is responsible for merchandising programme execution, all plan‑ograms, displays, price signs and tags and COOL signage
• Maintains a high standard of operation for customers which includes a full, fresh, clean and friendly place to shop on a consistent basis
• Manages inventory levels to the specific metrics of the store and ensures quality, freshness and effective rotation practices meet the company’s high standards
• Is responsible for an excellent fresh product offering and management, including in‑stock positions, conditions and shrink exposures
• Is responsible for the implementation and compliance with all company policies and procedures; this includes, but is not limited to, accounting procedures and practices, cash handling, inventory processes, loss prevention, payroll administration, sanitation, food safety, best methods, documentation, policy violations, administrative paperwork and initiating effective communication with the support team as needed
• Acquires Food Safety certification in accordance with company policies and City/State requirements
• Protects company property, funds and merchandise
• Deals with DSD vendors and holds them accountable to our vendor policies
• Supports competitive environment research
• Strives to assist the company in becoming a Great Place to Work by acting as a trusted leader within the organisation, following up on commitments, taking responsibility and acting with the team member and customer in mind
• Works within, lives and acts as an ambassador of the company values statement
• Performs other duties as assigned

About You

• Must be 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Basic computer proficiency
• Minimum of three to five (3‑5) years of management experience
• Management/Leadership experience supervising others along with previous experience in scheduling, merchandising, budgeting and expense control preferred
• Leadership and/or Management Training preferred
• Effective oral and written communications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities and tasks
• Ability to effectively complete administrative paperwork in a timely manner
• Proficient in planning and analytical skills (comprehension of P&L, budget and expense)
• Strong time management, planning & organisational skills

Physical Requirements

• Requires the ability to reach, bend, balance, lift and transport various objects weighing up to 50 lbs. repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, may be required to lift 100 lbs. with assistance
• Must have the ability to stand, walk and/or move about for extended periods of time
• Requires the ability to push, pull, grasp, twist and use sawing motions for extended periods of time
• Regularly works in freezers, coolers, refrigerators, inside and outside of the store in all weather conditions and inside delivery trucks

Competencies

• Plans & Aligns: Plans and delegates work to meet Save A Lot commitments and goals
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Drives Results: Pushes self to achieve goals and results
• Develops Talent: Grows team through coaching, feedback and exposure to the Save A Lot business

Our Values

Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values.

Simplicity (operate) – the drive to identify root cause and innovate to remove complexity to deliver the best outcome.

Heart (emotion) – the passion that drives you to get up every day and work hard to strive for excellence.

Performance Excellence (mindset) – clearly defining high expectations, driving ownership of key roles and responsibilities, executing with integrity and emphasis while creating a culture of accountability.

Respect (philosophy) – taking pride in being inclusive and treating everyone who comes through the doors with respect.

Benefits

Eligible for Team Members who are full‑time or who average 30 or more hours per week are eligible for health and welfare benefits.

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Team Member Referral Program
• Wellbeing Program
• Career development opportunities

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and/or location.