Store Manager (Kingsway)

Sunshine Ace Hardware; Port Charlotte (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus incentives

Quarterly bonuses

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Critical illness insurance

Accident insurance

401(k) plan

Company 401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Sunshine Ace Hardware in Port Charlotte, FL, is seeking a Store Manager to lead daily operations, drive sales, and manage a team in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will mentor staff, implement merchandising strategies, and ensure safety and policy compliance while controlling expenses and optimizing inventory. This role requires a degree or equivalent experience and a strong customer-service mindset.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in business, management or retail management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of progressively responsible supervisory experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to relate to diverse groups.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred (verbal and written).
• Valid Florida driver license with clean driving record.
• Willingness to travel 2–3 times per year for industry events.
• Forklift certification or ability to attain preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks including standing for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify legendary customer service and maximize store sales and profitability.
• Oversee associate growth, development, and quarterly evaluations.
• Coordinate daily supervision of retail staff to meet monthly sales goals and policies.
• Develop merchandising strategies with support office and vendors.
• Monitor payroll and enforce store safety policies daily.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Spanish (preferred)

Motivation & development

Education

Associate degree in business/retail management

Tools

Excel

Google Docs

E‑mail

RF gun

Internet

Job description

Port Charlotte - Kings Highway

Sunshine Ace Hardware

Store Manager

Full Time

Port Charlotte - Kings Highway

Our family-owned business has been providing career opportunities and adding economic value to our local economy since 1958. Our customers have come to depend on the helpful advice our friendly associates provide. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a flexible, family-oriented environment to work in. Whether you are looking for part-time opportunities or a new career, Sunshine® Ace Hardware is a great place to work.

Your Role

• Store Managers are responsible for exemplifying legendary customer service, maximizing store sales and profitability, monitoring expenses, ensuring adequate stock and optimizing merchandise
• Enhance and share their own learning and effectively contributes and oversees the associate growth and development
• Review all quarterly store evaluations with store management team and staff to identify opportunity areas
• Coordinate the overall daily supervision of retail staff to ensure that monthly sales performance goals are met and company procedures are followed accurately
• Work with support office and vendors to develop produce merchandising strategies
• Conduct 90 day associate evaluations and quarterly one-to-one meetings in a timely manner in order to provide constructive feedback for improvement and growth opportunities
• Monitor payroll percentages on a bi-weekly basis to ensure compliance with established budgets and take corrective measures in advance as necessary
• Continually keep store staff sufficiently informed about plans, projects, policies and procedures, such that all staff members have an appropriate and positive level of understanding of store operations
• Enforces safety policies and procedures on a daily basis; is a safety role model

About You

• Associate degree in business, business management or retail management or a closely related field and a minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible and related supervisory experience; OR, an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to relate to a diverse group of customers, associates, vendors, etc
• Ability to motivate and provide exceptional leadership to associates while utilizing Dale Carnegie Principles and exhibiting Sunshine’s Core Values
• High degree of analytical skills and the ability to delegate, be self-direction and take initiative.
• Possess technical skills in basic computer operations, software and peripherals (e.g. Excel, Google Docs, E-Mail, internet, RF gun etc.)
• Bilingual (Spanish) verbal and written communication skills preferred
• Possession of a valid State of Florida Driver License with a clean driving record in accordance with the company’s insurance carrier’s standards
• May require out of town/overnight travel for industry events (e.g. trade shows) and/or professional development conferences and seminars 2-3 times per year
• Forklift Operator’s certification or the ability to attain strongly desired
• Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Requires the ability to reach, bend, balance, lift and transport various objects weighing up to 30 lbs repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, product weight may reach 50 lbs - requires the ability to move heavy product with assistance

Eligible Employees Also Receive

• Competitive pay including annual bonus incentives for store managers
• Additional quarterly bonuses for all employees
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Sunshine® Ace Hardware is an alcohol and drug free workplace.

Sunshine® Ace Hardware provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Sunshine® Ace Hardware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.