Store Manager-in-Training: Retail Leadership Path

Dollar General Corporation; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General Store in Pineville, LA seeks a Store Manager Candidate to support the Store Manager in daily operations, staffing, inventory, and customer service. This role is temporary and aimed at developing an external candidate for the Store Manager position.

You will assist with recruiting, merchandising, inventory control, and store procedures while ensuring a safe, well-stocked, and customer-focused environment. Strong leadership and cash handling are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Two+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial position.
• Two+ years of experience in a retail grocery store strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in recruiting and staffing activities.
• Assists with store merchandising by facilitating and/or participating in staging, stocking and storage of merchandise; ensuring that merchandise is presented according to established practices and store manager direction; and properly utilizing merchandise fixtures, signing and pricing of merchandise.
• Assists in all aspects of inventory management (including proper execution of damages, markdowns, register scanning, paperwork and facility controls); prepare and conduct inventories.
• Follows prescribed ordering practices to ensure the meeting or exceeding of in-stock targets.
• Provides superior customer service leadership.
• Acts as a role model by following Company procedures and policies as outlined in the employee handbook, SOP manual and Company communications.
• Participates in store opening and closing activities.
• Ensures the safe deposit of all Company funds in the designated bank.
• Assists in ensuring the financial integrity of the store through strict cashier accountability, key control and adherence to Company security practices and cash control procedures.
• Assists in the maintenance of clean, well-stocked stores; provide a safe environment for customers and employees.
• Operates store in store manager's absence.
• Reviews operating statements to identify business trends (including sales, labor, profitability, and inventory turn), expense control opportunities, potential shrink, and errors.
• Completes all paperwork and documentation according to guidelines and deadlines.

Skills

Leadership experience

Staffing/recruiting

Cash handling

Customer service leadership

Inventory management

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two+ years leadership/managerial experience

Two+ years retail grocery experience

Tools

Handheld scanners

Pricing guns

Dollies/rolltainers

Job description

Dollar General Store in Pineville, LA seeks a Store Manager Candidate to support the Store Manager in daily operations, staffing, inventory, and customer service. This role is temporary and aimed at developing an external candidate for the Store Manager position.

You will assist with recruiting, merchandising, inventory control, and store procedures while ensuring a safe, well-stocked, and customer-focused environment. Strong leadership and cash handling are essential.