Store Manager in Training

Gas-N-Wash; Merrionette Park (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

401(k)

Employee discounts

Job summary

Gas-N-Wash is seeking a Store Manager in Training in Merrionette Park, IL to learn to lead a Gas N Wash store, delivering outstanding customer service, safe operations, and strong financial results. The MIT completes a structured training program and will be placed as a Store Manager upon completion.

The role covers daily store operations, people leadership, merchandising, and compliance with foodservice standards. It requires flexibility for varied shifts and travel to training sites.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of retail, restaurant, or convenience/gas leadership experience.
• Strong customer service mindset and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays.
• Willingness to travel to training sites and meetings as needed.

Responsibilities

• Learn and execute all daily store operations: cash handling, deposits, shift checklists, fuel monitoring, price changes, vendor check-in, and inventory counts.
• Maintain brand standards for cleanliness, food safety, merchandising, and overall facility appearance.
• Promote store sales and selling initiatives and encourage the team to reach goals, margins, and program compliance.
• Train, coach, and hold team members accountable to service, safety and productivity standards.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Communication

POS proficiency

Tools

POS system

MS Office

Job description

Description

Job description:

The Store Manager in Training (MIT) learns to lead a Gas N Wash store to deliver outstanding customer service, safe operations, and strong financial results. The MIT completes a structured training program, mastering day-to-day operations, people leadership, merchandising, foodservice standards, and compliance. Upon successful completion, the MIT is placed as a Store Manager at an assigned location.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn and execute all daily store operations: cash handling, deposits, shift checklists, fuel monitoring, price changes, vendor check-in, and inventory counts.
• Maintain brand standards for cleanliness, food safety, merchandising, and overall facility appearance.
• Promotes store sales and selling initiatives and encourages the team to strive to reach goals/objectives. Provides suggestions for improving sales, margins, and execution of all programs.
• Train, coach, and hold team members accountable to service, safety and productivity standards; recognize performance and document corrective actions when necessary.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, stocking, rotation, and shrink control across c-store and foodservice.
• Ensure compliance with all laws and policies: alcohol/tobacco age verification, lottery, food safety, fuel safety, OSHA, and money-handling.
• Helps perform and supervise all minor maintenance tasks. Supports procedures for additional repairs and maintains work orders.
• Learn to read and act on store P&L drivers: sales, margin, labor, shrink, waste, and controllables.
• Learn scheduling to service demand while meeting labor targets; provide daily direction and shift coverage as needed.
• Ensures that all necessary store reports and paperwork are completed accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Performs hands-on work across all roles (register, foodservice, cleaning, stocking) to support the team and meet business needs.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and safe work environment built on teamwork and integrity.
• Additional duties as assigned to support store and company objectives.

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of retail, restaurant, or convenience/gas experience with supervisory responsibilities; or equivalent leadership experience.
• Strong customer service mindset and communication skills.
• Basic proficiency with POS and common office applications; comfortable learning new systems.
• Must have flexibility to work mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays as business requires
• Travel to training sites and meetings as needed

Preferred

• Convenience/gas and/or foodservice experience.
• Experience with cash handling, deposits, inventory, and vendor relations.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for entire shift
• Ability to frequently lift between 5 to 20 pounds
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to perform repeated bending, kneeling, twisting and overhead reaching
• Ability to work in intermittent temperature, e.g., outside by the pumps and in the cooler

Compensation and Benefits

• Exempt position. Starting rate $65,000-$70,000 with bonus eligibility quarterly
• Eligible benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), and employee discounts.