Store Manager (Tulare Geo)

The Save Mart Companies; Lindsay (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Save Mart Companies is seeking a Store Manager to lead the daily operations of our California store. You will oversee sales and profit, inventory, staffing, and customer experience while upholding Save Mart standards and values. This role requires strong leadership and hands-on supervision.

With a four-year degree and five years in retail management, you’ll drive performance, ensure compliance, and develop a capable team that delivers exceptional service in a competitive market.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer-service abilities.
• Strategic thinking, decision making, and problem solving.
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily store operations to achieve sales and profit targets.
• Oversee inventory, merchandising, and staffing to optimize performance.
• Uphold safety, compliance, and quality standards in all store activities.
• Coach and develop store team to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Analyze store metrics and implement improvement initiatives.
• Represent the store with Save Mart leadership and community partners.
• Ensure execution of company programs and initiatives.

Job description

We are California’s largest regional, full-service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities.

It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop. We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in-store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick-up.

The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family-owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the U.S. and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC. The Jim Pattison Group has a long-term strategic focus to see their companies succeed and grow. Together, our dedication to our associates and customers, commitment to growth and innovation, and our family traditions continue to thrive.

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

The Store Manager has ultimate responsibility for the overall business performance of the assigned store. This position manages the day-to-day operations and maintains the highest levels of retail standards at all times. The Store Manager is accountable for implementing new concepts, ensuring compliance of legal requirements, effective utilization of resources to maximize sales and profit, and meeting or exceeding company financials and operating goals. The Store Manager provides leadership and motivation within the store to promote a culture reflective of Save Mart's mission statement and winning behaviors. The Manager develops a store management team to ensure consistent execution of company programs and provides a solid foundation for succession planning for the organization’s continued and future success.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Provides customers with a remarkable shopping experience by demonstrating, training, and holding store associates accountable for excellent customer service
• Responsible for driving improvement of the overall customer experience and quality of the processes, products, and services provided within the store, providing a Remarkable Shopping Experience for all customers which will result in increased sales
• Develops and maintains a customer-focused organization by modeling and communicating associate and customer connection behaviors throughout the store
• Accountable for achieving total store financials (sales, profit and loss, projections, metrics, and analysis) by identifying, defining, and implementing best store practices and optimization strategies utilizing innovative solutions
• Leads, mentors and develops direct reports with focus on accountability and achieving high level of business performance outcomes
• Oversees total store conditions (to include store safety, food safety, protection of company assets, etc.), ensuring that all compliance programs are met/passed
• Effectively utilizes resources to improve productivity, flexibility and efficiencies of labor, and quality of shopping experience
• Represents the store as the primary link to Save Mart leadership teams; ensures effective implementation of business plans
• Acts as company Ambassador to build company/store image through community involvement
• Acts as Quality Workplace leader (working environment, employee relations, etc.) by working collaboratively with store management team and associates to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity and retention
• Oversees overall inventory/ordering process
• Performs other duties as assigned

Some ofour competitive benefits offerings include exceptionally generousbenefits packages (Health, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, 401K), LifelongLearning Educational tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities,vacation and personal holidays, and in-store purchase discounts.

Hiring pay range: $98,488.00 - 110,000.00

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Excellent leadership/team building, communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, customer service, coaching/mentoring, training, decision making, delegation, negotiation, organization, administration and financial skills.
• Knowledge of Store operations (including compliance), store financials, store hazardous materials and food safety rules, inventory management, employment law, applicable union contractual agreement language, interviewing techniques and hiring practices.Understands and is experienced in all aspects of providing products and services in stores.

Education

Four-year college degree (or equivalent knowledge gained through formal education, specialized training, or additional job experience)

Experience

Five years management experience with minimum one year as Assistant Store Manager.

Other

Must be available to work a variety of required retail hours

Physical

Requires standing and other physical movements on a frequent basis.Requires lifting up to 40 lbs. without assistance

Reference: req42074

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The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.