Store Manager, Retail A

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) Plan

Matching Contributions

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Voluntary Life Insurance

Flexible Schedule

Goodwill Cars to Work

Job summary

Goodwill Kentucky is seeking a high energy Store Manager to lead daily operations in Lexington. You will guide a team, ensure excellent customer service, and drive store performance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include managing expenses and payroll, coaching associates, promoting loss prevention, and aligning with our mission of dignity and independence. Travel to other locations may be required; schedule includes evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of management/supervisory experience.
• Retail, logistics, warehouse, or light manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Ability to work a rotating schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Travel to other locations beyond the assigned work location is required.

Responsibilities

• Improve operational processes and workflows with senior store manager.
• Manage store expense control and payroll to optimize business.
• Focus staff on Loss Prevention priorities and Safety Awareness.
• Follow company guidelines to foster a positive shopping experience.
• Train, develop, and manage a team of Associates and Assistant Managers.
• Ability to make good hiring decisions while following the companies hiring process.
• Manage and coach all associates on achieving sales goals with a focus on key metrics.
• Develop a culture of goal attainment aligned with the company’s mission, vision, and values.

Skills

Management experience

Team leadership

Customer service

Payroll management

Loss prevention

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Goodwill Kentucky is looking for a high energy, detail-oriented Store Manager to join our team! This position would be responsible for all operations in a fast paced, dynamic, and rewarding environment. The ideal candidate will support our core values of Dignity, Service, Hope, and Partnership with a focus on great customer service, and the ability to effectively lead a team. The individual will need to be highly motivated and passionate about Goodwill’s mission, accepting of a changing environment, and constantly looking to influence the outlook of the company.

Our retail operation is an important part of who we are and what we do. It fuels our good work across the Kentucky Bluegrass, generating revenue for programs and services while providing job opportunities to many of who face limited options. Every role within our retail operations helps us further our mission of empowering people to increase the dignity and independence that comes with earning a paycheck and achieving self-sufficiency.

Pay: $50,000

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Hours of Operation: Monday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Essential Duties and Tasks:

• Key decision maker in improving operational processes and workflows that enhance the efficiency and quality of store results in collaboration with the senior store manager.
• Manage store expense control and payroll to optimize business.
• Focus staff on Loss Prevention priorities and Safety Awareness.
• Follow company guidelines to foster a positive shopping experience.
• Train, develop, and manage a team of Associates and Assistant Managers.
• Ability to make good hiring decisions while following the companies hiring process.
• Manage and coach all associates on achieving sales goals with a focus on key metrics.

• Develop a culture of goal attainment focused on the company’s mission, vision, and values.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED, required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1-3 years of management/supervisory experience.
• Retail, logistics, warehouse, or light manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Must have the ability to work a rotating schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Travel to other locations beyond the assigned work location is required.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stock merchandise from store receiving to shelving; ability to place product, weighing up to 45 pounds, on shelving at various heights. 45 pounds to be consistent with ASM requirement.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, lift, carry, and walk about the store.

Benefits:

• 403(b) Plan
• Company 403(b) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 8 Paid Holidays
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Free career coaching, including financial training and digital literacy
• Flexible schedule
• Access to our Goodwill Cars to Work program
• Mission-centric career

When we say mission-centric career, what do we mean? When you work at Goodwill, you work to help fund employment programs for Kentuckians who have disabilities or other challenges to entering the workforce. You get paid, but you also help your neighbors in need!

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